Routing domain
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In computer networking, a routing domain is a collection of networked systems that operate common routing protocol
s and are under the control of a single administration. For example, this might be a set of routers under a control of a single organization, some of them operating a corporate network, some others a branch office network, and the rest the data center network.
A given autonomous system
can contain multiple routing domains, or a set of routing domains can be coordinated without being an Internet-participating autonomous system.
Routing protocol
A routing protocol is a protocol that specifies how routers communicate with each other, disseminating information that enables them to select routes between any two nodes on a computer network, the choice of the route being done by routing algorithms. Each router has a priori knowledge only of...
s and are under the control of a single administration. For example, this might be a set of routers under a control of a single organization, some of them operating a corporate network, some others a branch office network, and the rest the data center network.
A given autonomous system
Autonomous system (Internet)
Within the Internet, an Autonomous System is a collection of connected Internet Protocol routing prefixes under the control of one or more network operators that presents a common, clearly defined routing policy to the Internet....
can contain multiple routing domains, or a set of routing domains can be coordinated without being an Internet-participating autonomous system.