
VINES Overview
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Figure 1-6. VINES Nonsequenced Routing Update Protocol Header
The four fields of the header are as follows:
• Operation type specifies the packet type: routing request, update, or redirect
or response.
• Node type specifies the type of node that originated the packet: service or
client.
• Controller type specifies the type of controller that originated the packet:
single-buffer or multibuffer LAN card.
• Machine type specifies the type of processor that originated the packet.
Nonsequenced RTP distinguishes between service nodes and client nodes on the
network. Service nodes route packets addressed to other nodes, usually servers.
Client nodes do not perform any routing services. Both service nodes and client
nodes maintain two routing tables: a table of all known networks and a table of
neighbors. When you configure both Nonsequenced RTP and Sequenced RTP on
the router, the protocols share these routing tables (Table 1-3).
Operation Type (1 byte)
Node Type (1 byte)
Controller Type (1 byte)
Machine Type (1 byte)
4 bytes
VN0006A
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