Routing Protocol & Concept (MCA238) crash course, Online MCA, Semester 2: Routing Protocol & Concept

This subject explains how routers learn about remote networks and choose the best path, covering static routes, distance vector protocols (RIPv1, RIPv2, EIGRP), link-state routing and OSPF, along with VLSM, CIDR and routing table lookup. After it you will be able to configure, verify and troubleshoot static and dynamic routing on Cisco routers and design addressing schemes using VLSM and route summarization. It's the Routing Protocol & Concept subject of Online MCA, Semester 2, in 33 lessons: Inside the Router: Components and Boot Process; Router CLI Configuration and IP Addressing; Routing Tables, Path Determination and Packet Switching; Router Configuration Review and Directly Connected Networks; Configuring Static Routes: Next Hop vs Exit Interface; Summary and Default Static Routes; Troubleshooting Static Routes; Classifying Dynamic Routing Protocols; Routing Metrics and Administrative Distance; Routing Protocols and Subnetting Practice; Distance Vector Network Discovery and Table Maintenance; Routing Loops: Split Horizon, Hold-Down and Poison Reverse; RIPv1 as a Classful Distance Vector Protocol; Basic RIPv1 Configuration and Troubleshooting; RIPv1 Automatic Summarization and Default Routes; Classful vs Classless Addressing; VLSM Subnetting Explained; CIDR and Route Summarization; RIPv1 Limitations and Why RIPv2; Configuring RIPv2 with VLSM and CIDR; Verifying and Troubleshooting RIPv2; Routing Table Structure: Level 1 and Level 2 Routes; Routing Table Lookup Process and Classful vs Classless Behaviour; Introduction to EIGRP and Basic Configuration; EIGRP Metric Calculation; DUAL Algorithm: Successor and Feasible Successor; Advanced EIGRP Configuration; How Link State Routing Works (SPF); Implementing Link State Protocols: OSPF vs IS-IS; Introduction to OSPF and Basic Configuration; OSPF Cost Metric; OSPF DR and BDR Election on Multi-access Networks; Advanced OSPF Configuration.

Yes. Every video lesson is free to watch without an account. A free login unlocks study notes, quizzes, the assignment, a notebook and progress that syncs across devices.

About 9h 15m of video across 33 lessons, plus time for notes and quizzes. Go at your own pace; your place is saved.

Yes: “Design, Address and Route a Small Enterprise Network: Static, RIPv2, EIGRP and OSPF Analysis”. It comes after the last lesson, with a brief, clear tasks and how the work is judged.

A members-only live chat beside the video, shared by everyone studying Online MCA, where learners ask doubts, share tips and react with stickers and GIFs. One ₹19 pass, paid once from your InsideEdge wallet, opens the live chat for every degree.

No. It's a crash course to help you understand and revise the subject quickly. Use it alongside your official study material and assignments.