Routing | Ospf - Comtech EF Data SLM-5650B Installation And Operation Manual

8.6.5.6.2

Routing | OSPF

Use the 'Routing | OSPF' page (Figure 8-31) to define the operating parameters for Open Shortest
Path First routing.
OSPF Parameters
Item
OSPF
Area Network Address
Area Subnet Mask
OSPF Area
Cost
Retransmit Interval
Transmit Delay
Network Processor (NP) Interface
Figure 8-31. Routing | OSPF Page
To control OSPF routing, set the interface as Disabled or Enabled.
Network address of an area. An area is a set of networks and hosts within an
Autonomous System (AS) that has been administratively grouped together.
Subnet mask of the Area Network.
The modem NP Interface supports only one OSPF Area at a time. A group of (adjacent)
routers which cooperate by exchanging their routing data base for the specified network
range; i.e. an OSPF router will only send its database to other routers that advertise that
they are in the same area.
Valid range is from 0 to 4294967295.
Specify the explicit cost of sending a packet via this interface.
Valid range is from 1 to 65535.
Specify the number of seconds between link state advertisement retransmissions for
adjacencies belonging to an OSPF interface.
Parameters used to define the route to the destination network.
Valid range is from 1 to 65535 seconds.
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