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Cisco Radio Aware Routing addresses several of the challenges faced when merging IP routing and radio communications in mobile networks, especially those exhibiting ad hoc (MANET) behavior. This technology has applications in the defense industry as well as state and local government for search and rescue, law enforcement, and disaster assessment.    Our existing routing protocols such as OSPFv3 and EIGRP need to adjust their path metrics very quickly to maintain a cohesive operational network. The routing protocol also needs a way to get information from the radios, requiring a radio to router protocol that is delivered by Cisco Radio Aware Routing in the form of two open protocols, which we will discuss here.    Tune in to this episode to learn how Cisco Radio Aware Routing provides capabilities that facilitate:    Optimal route selection based on cross-layer feedback from cooperating radios  Faster convergence when nodes join and leave the network  Flow-controlled communications between the radio and its p