EIGRP Topology Table

In EIGRP there is a topology table that is separate from the routing table. This topology table makes EIGRP different from a traditional distance vector protocol and contains information to identify loop-free routes. Each entry in this topology table contains:

1. The network prefix
2. EIGRP neighbors that have advertised that network prefix
3. The metrics from each neighbor advertising the network prefix such as:
   1. Reported Distance
   2. Hop Count
4. Values that may be used for calculating the metric from the local router:
   1. Minimum Bandwidth
   2. Total Delay
   3. Reliability
   4. Link Load

The topology table can be viewed with the command show ip eigrp topology