Developing Routing Strategies

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

After planning your network infrastructure based on your design model, plan how to implement routing. Figure 1.4 shows the tasks involved in developing a unicast routing strategy. For information about IP multicast routing, see "Planning IP Multicasting" later in this chapter.

Figure 1.4   Developing a Routing Strategy

To plan an effective routing solution for your environment, you must understand the differences between hardware routers and software routers; static routing and dynamic routing; and distance vector routing protocols and link state routing protocols.