EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

(FD)Feasible distance /(RD)Reported distance
Successor route /Feasible successor route

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

(FD)Feasible distance /(RD)Reported distance

Successor route /Feasible successor route
Consider yourself inside R2:
- The route to R5 can be linked through R5 then R4 Then R5 => the cost to
R5 is 3 + 5 + 5 = 13
Or
- The route to R5 can be linked through R1 then R3 Then R5 => the cost to
R5 is 4 + 5 + 5 = 14

R2 want to
access to R5

Cost =
3

Cost =
4

R1 want to access
to R5

Consider yourself inside R1:

- The route to R5 can be linked through R3 then R5 => the cost to
R5 is 3 + 5 = 8
Or
- The route to R5 can be linked through R2 then R6 Then R4 =>
the cost to R5 is 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = 17

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

(FD)Feasible distance /(RD)Reported distance

Successor route /Feasible successor route

For R2 the feasible distance is the lowest cost distance = 3 + 5 + 5 = 13 through R6 and R4
R2 want to
access to R5

Cost =
3

Cost =
4

R1 want to access
to R5

Cost =
5
For R2 the feasible distance is the lowest cost distance = 5 + 5 = 10 through R3

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

(FD)Feasible distance /(RD)Reported distance

Successor route /Feasible successor route

CONSIDER YOURSELF INSIDE R1

R2 want to
access to R5

Cost =
3

Cost =
4

R1 want to access
to R5

Cost =
5

the Feasible distance

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5
he cost from R1 to R5 via R3 = 5+5 = 10
route
R1 to R5 via R3 is the Successor Route / the lowest cost route the Feasible distance
That will come up with the The
result
of from

he cost from R1 to R5 via R2 = 4+3+5+5 = 17

Feasible successor route means that the neighbour router(s) has(have) lower cost route to offer to the destination THAN the route from R1 to R5
That will come up with the result of

From R1 prospective there is no feasible successor route because the alternative route that R2 can offer is higher 13 via R6than the route R1 can offer to R5 10 via R3

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

(FD)Feasible distance /(RD)Reported distance

Successor route /Feasible successor route

CONSIDER YOURSELF INSIDE R2

R2 want to
access to R5

Cost =
3

Cost =
4

the Feasible distance

R1 want to access
to R5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5
The cost from R2 to R5 via R6 = 3+5+5 = 13
The route
from R2 to R5 via R6 is the Successor Route / the lowest cost route the Feasible distance
That will come up with the result
of
The cost from R2 to R5 via R1 = 4+5+5 = 14

Feasible successor route means that the neighbour router(s) has(have) lower cost route to offer to the destination THAN the route from R2 to R5
That will come up with the result of

From R2 prospective there is a feasible successor route because the alternative route that R1 can offer is lower 10 via R3 than the route R2 can offer to R5 113 via R3

EIGRP

Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol

(FD)Feasible distance /(RD)Reported distance

Successor route /Feasible successor route

R2 want to
access to R5

Cost =
3

Cost =
4

R1 want to access
to R5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

Cost =
5

After checking with slides 4 and 5:

R2 will add to its EIGRP Topology Table the route via R1 as a
FEASIBLE SUCCESSOR ROUTE =>
If the route between R2 and R6 is down
or Route between R6 and R4 is down
or the Route between R4 and R5 is down.

R1 will not add to its EIGRP Topology Table the route from R2
as a FEASIBLE SUCCESSOR ROUTE =>

Cost =
5

- R2 can immediately check in its topology table

for the available feasible successor and it will
find that the route between R1 and R5 through
R3 is ready and there is no need to send
queries to calculate another route to get R5
- If the route between R1 and R3 or between
R3 and R5 is down. R1 has to send queries to
calculate another route to get R5