|  | 11.8 | Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) and Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP)
| 11.8.2 | IGPs and EGPs
Two types of routing protocols are the Exterior Gateway Protocols (EGPs) and the Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs). Exterior Gateway Protocols route data between autonomous systems. An example of an EGP is BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), the primary exterior routing protocol of the Internet. Can you think of an example where an Exterior Gateway Protocol would be used? Interior Gateway Protocols route data in an autonomous system. Examples of IGPs are: RIP IGRP EIGRP OSPF Can you think of an example where an Interior Gateway Protocol would be used?