Unicast routing protocols
This section covers unicast routing protocol guides. Use it to configure and understand BGP, OSPF, RIP, IS-IS, BFD, RPKI, and EVPN behavior in RouterOS.
BGP
4 items
OSPF
5 items
BFD
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) is a low‑overhead, short‑duration protocol that detects faults in the bidirectional path between two forwarding engines. This includes physical interfaces, sub‑interfaces, data links, and — as far as possible — the forwarding engines themselves, all with very low latency. It operates independently of media, data protocols, and routing protocols.
EVPN
Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN) is a technology that extends Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity between different network segments. MPLS or VXLAN encapsulations transfer Ethernet frames over MPLS or IP‑based networks.
IS-IS
The IS-IS (Intermediate System - Intermediate System) protocol is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) used to distribute IP routing information throughout a single Autonomous System.
RIP
MikroTik RouterOS implements RIP version 2 (RFC 2453). Version 1 (RFC 1058) is not supported.
RPKI
RouterOS implements the Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) to Router Protocol defined in RFC 8210. RTR is a lightweight, low-memory protocol for retrieving prefix validation data from RPKI validators. See a validator setup example on the RIPE blog.