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Training Camp • Cybersecurity Glossary
Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) is a type of routing protocol used within an autonomous system to exchange routing information between routers.
IGP Definition: Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) is a type of routing protocol used within an autonomous system to exchange routing information between routers.
An Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) is a type of routing protocol used within autonomous systems to exchange routing information among network routers. IGPs, such as OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) and EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol), help determine the best paths for data packets to travel within a network based on various metrics like cost, delay, and bandwidth.
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