# Routing Protocols

Routing is one of the most fundamental areas of networking that an administrator has to know. Routing protocols determine how your data gets to its destination and helps to make that routing process as smooth as possible. However, there are so many different types of routing protocol that it can be very difficult to keep track of them all!

Routing protocols can be split in 2 categories:

* [Dynamic](https://bata-mladen.gitbook.io/bata-mladen/notes/services/routing-protocols/dynamic)
* [Static](https://bata-mladen.gitbook.io/bata-mladen/notes/services/routing-protocols/static)
