IP Protocol Numbers

When IP encapsulates another protoctol it labels the protoctol field with a number to define the next layer.

IP Protocol NumberDescription
1ICMP
2IGMP
6TCP
17UDP
46RSVP
47GRE
51ESP (IPSec)
51AH (IPSec)
69TFTP
88EIGRP
89OSPF
103PIM
112VRRP
115L2TP
161SNMP
162TRAPS

Protocol Numbers - IANA

Cisco Administrative Distance

ProtocolAdministrative Distance
Connected0
Static1
EIGRP Summary5
eBGP20
EIGRP Internal90
OSPF110
IS-IS115
RIP120
ODR160
EIGRP External170
iBGP200
Unknown/Infinite1255

Troubleshooting TechNotes - What is Administrative Distance? - Cisco

1

Can use to do route-filtering.