Introduction To Ospf; Ospf Configuration - 3Com S7906E Configuration Manual

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OSPF Configuration

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a link state interior gateway protocol developed by the OSPF
working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). At present, OSPF version 2 (RFC 2328) is
used.
When configuring OSPF, go to these sections for information you are interested in:

Introduction to OSPF

OSPF Configuration Task List
Enabling OSPF
Configuring OSPF Areas
Configuring OSPF Network Types
Configuring OSPF Route Control
Configuring OSPF Network Optimization
Configuring OSPF Graceful Restart
Configuring BFD for OSPF
Displaying and Maintaining OSPF
OSPF Configuration Examples
Troubleshooting OSPF Configuration
The term "router" in this document refers to a router in a generic sense or an Ethernet switch running
routing protocols.
Introduction to OSPF
Unless otherwise noted, OSPF refers to OSPFv2 throughout this document.
OSPF has the following features:
Wide scope: Supports networks of various sizes and up to several hundred routers in an OSPF
routing domain.
Fast convergence: Transmits updates instantly after network topology changes for routing
information synchronization in the AS.
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