Abstract

This study contrasts the recursive architecture of an internetwork (RINA) with the traditional Internet protocol, highlighting the modular, scalable, and secure nature of RINA, as opposed to IP's incapacity to handle mobility, congestion, and quality of service. Rina is considered as a candidate for an architecture that can guide future internet designs. The objective of this study is to offer an in-depth comparison between the recursive architecture of the internetwork (RINA) and the traditional Internet Protocol (IP), covering architectural designs, implementation, scalability, security, and quality of service (QoS). Through theoretical and simulation-based evaluations of both protocols, the study aims to investigate Rina's strengths and weaknesses as a next-generation internet protocol and its software potential to handle IP difficulties in a modern network environment. Simulation-, and theory-based evaluation of Rina versus IP in diverse network scenarios ensues. Main performance metrics such as scalability, QoS, mobility and security management are evaluated. From the evaluation, it is learned that Rina excels at modularity and security, yet suffers from being interoperable, because of existing IP infrastructure implementation.