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An interior gateway protocol (usually IGP) is, in the TCP/IP protocol suite's routing architecture, a routing protocol used to do path selection in a disconnected internet, or in a local portion of the Internet. (These local portions are termed 'Autonomous Systems' (ASs); basically, they are parts of the Internet which are under separate control from other parts.)

There are three main IGPs in use:

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−	An '''~~Interior Gateway Protocol~~''' (usually '''IGP''') is, in the [[TCP/IP]] [[protocol suite]]'s [[routing architecture]], a [[routing protocol]] used to do [[path selection]] in a disconnected [[internetwork\|internet]], or in a local portion of the [[Internet]]. (These local portions are termed '~~autonomous systems~~' (ASs); basically, they are parts of the Internet which are under separate control from other parts.)	+	An '''interior gateway protocol''' (usually '''IGP''') is, in the [[TCP/IP]] [[protocol suite]]'s [[routing architecture]], a [[routing protocol]] used to do [[path selection]] in a disconnected [[internetwork\|internet]], or in a local portion of the [[Internet]]. (These local portions are termed '[[Autonomous System]]s' (ASs); basically, they are parts of the Internet which are under separate control from other parts.)

	There are three main IGPs in use:		There are three main IGPs in use: