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Routing Protocol

Routing protocol is a standardized method that routers use to exchange routing information and compute paths across IP networks, enabling automated, policy-controlled connectivity for enterprise, cloud, and service-provider environments and supporting availability, scalability, and manageability in complex network architectures.

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curl -X POST https://mcp.decisioninsights.ai/api/mcp-public \
  -H "content-type: application/json" \
  -H "accept: application/json, text/event-stream" \
  -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"tools/call","params":{"arguments":{"slug":"routing-protocol"},"name":"di_get_term"}}'

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It's a known term One entry, with its type (topic) name
It sits in a glossary Linked to Router, Protocol, Internet Protocol, Cloud Router inDefinedTermSet
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