RIP route entries
RIP stores route entries in a database. Each route entry contains the following elements:
Destination address—IP address of a destination host or a network.
Next hop—IP address of the next hop.
Egress interface—Egress interface of the route.
Metric—Cost from the local router to the destination.
Route time—Time elapsed since the last update. The time is reset to 0 when the route entry is updated.
Route tag—Used for route control. For more information, see "Configuring routing policies."