List of Figures

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Number Title Page Number

Figure 2.1 iBGP and eBGP 5

Figure 2.2 BGP Router 6
Figure 3.1 Mesh Topology 9
Figure 3.2 Route Reflector 10
Figure 3.3 BGP Confederation 11
Figure 4.1 Flowchart for Central Routing Algorithm 13
Figure 4.2 Flowchart for Shortest Path Search 14
Figure 5.1 View of NS 2 16
Figure 5.2 Output obtained for Mesh Topology 20
Figure 5.3 Output obtained for Route Reflector 23
Figure 5.4 Throughput obtained for Mesh Topology 24
Figure 5.5 Throughput obtained for Route Reflector 24
Figure 5.6 Delay obtained for Mesh Topology 26
Figure 5.7 Delay obtained for Route Reflector 26
Figure 5.8 Transmission from Node 1 to Node 12 via Node 0 29
Figure 5.9 Transmission from Node 1 to Node 12 via Node 7 29

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