EIGRP - IP Protocol
This page provides IP protocol information on the EIGRP IP protocol (EIGRP) detected by the Netify DPI engine. Please see the IP protocol catalog for information on other IP protocols.
EIGRP is the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol, Cisco's advanced distance-vector routing protocol combining fast convergence with efficient bandwidth use.
IP Protocol Details
- Name
- EIGRP
- Abbreviation
- EIGRP
- Status
- Active
- IANA Number
- 88
- IANA Keyword
- EIGRP
- Reference
- EIGRP
IP Protocol Status - Active
EIGRP was introduced by Cisco in 1994 and opened as an IETF informational standard in RFC 7868 (2016) and remains actively deployed in many enterprise networks.
IP Protocol Network Policy
EIGRP is used by routers running Cisco EIGRP for interior routing; allow only on enterprise or campus networks that have EIGRP explicitly configured between routers.