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Figure 101
RIPng basic packet format
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Command: Type of message. 0x01 indicates Request, 0x02 indicates Response.
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Version: Version of RIPng. It can only be 0x01.
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RTE: Route table entry; it’s 20 bytes for each entry.
RTE format
The types of RTEs in RIPng are as follows:
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Next hop RTE: Defines the IPv6 address of a next hop
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IPv6 prefix RTE: Describes the destination IPv6 address, route tag, prefix length, and metric
in the RIPng routing table
Figure 102
Next hop RTE format
IPv6 next hop address is the IPv6 address of the next hop.
Figure 103
IPv6 prefix RTE format
IPv6 prefix (16 octets)
Route tag
Prefix length
Metric
0
7
15
31
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IPv6 prefix: Destination IPv6 address prefix
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Route tag: Route tag
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Prefix length: Length of the IPv6 address prefix
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Metric: Cost of a route
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