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Configuring RIPv2 route summarization
Perform this task to summarize contiguous subnets into a summary network and sends the network
to neighbors. The smallest metric among all summarized routes is used as the metric of the
summary route.
Enabling RIPv2 automatic route summarization
Automatic summarization enables RIPv2 to generate a natural network for contiguous subnets. For
example, suppose there are three subnet routes 10.1.1.0/24, 10.1.2.0/24, and 10.1.3.0/24.
Automatic summarization automatically creates and advertises a summary route 10.0.0.0/8 instead
of the more specific routes.
To enable RIPv2 automatic route summarization:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enter RIP view.
rip
[ process-id ] [
vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
N/A
3. (Optional.) Enable RIPv2
automatic route
summarization.
summary
By default, RIPv2 automatic route
summarization is enabled.
If subnets in the routing table are
not contiguous, disable automatic
route summarization to advertise
more specific routes.
Advertising a summary route
Perform this task to manually configure a summary route.
For example, suppose contiguous subnets routes 10.1.1.0/24, 10.1.2.0/24, and 10.1.3.0/24 exist in
the routing table. You can create a summary route 10.1.0.0/16 on VLAN-interface 1 to advertise the
summary route instead of the more specific routes.
To configure a summary route:
Step Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2. Enter RIP view.
rip
[ process-id ] [
vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
N/A
3. Disable RIPv2 automatic
route summarization.
undo summary
By default, RIPv2 automatic route
summarization is enabled.
4. Return to system view.
quit
N/A
5. Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
N/A
6. Configure a summary route.
rip summary-address
ip-address
{ mask-length | mask }
By default, no summary route is
configured.
Disabling host route reception
Perform this task to disable RIPv2 from receiving host routes from the same network to save network
resources. This feature does not apply to RIPv1.
To disable RIP from receiving host routes: