Ospfv3 Configuration; Introduction To Ospfv3; Ospfv3 Overview - 3Com S7906E Configuration Manual

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OSPFv3 Configuration

When configuring OSPF, go to these sections for information you are interested in:

Introduction to OSPFv3

IPv6 OSPFv3 Configuration Task List
Enabling OSPFv3
Configuring OSPFv3 Area Parameters
Configuring OSPFv3 Network Types
Configuring OSPFv3 Routing Information Control
Tuning and Optimizing OSPFv3 Networks
Configuring OSPFv3 GR
Displaying and Maintaining OSPFv3
OSPFv3 Configuration Examples
Troubleshooting OSPFv3 Configuration
The term "router" in this document refers to a router in a generic sense or a Layer 3 switch.
EA boards (such as LSQ1GP12EA and LSQ1TGX1EA) do not support IPv6 features.
Introduction to OSPFv3

OSPFv3 Overview

Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) supports IPv6 and complies with RFC2740 (OSPF for
IPv6).
The same between OSPFv3 and OSPFv2:
32 bits router ID and area ID
Packets: Hello, DD (Data Description), LSR (Link State Request), LSU (Link State Update), LSAck
(Link State Acknowledgment)
Mechanism for finding neighbors and establishing adjacencies
Mechanism for LSA flooding and aging
Differences between OSPFv3 and OSPFv2:
OSPFv3 runs on a per-link basis, instead of on a per-IP-subnet basis.
OSPFv3 supports multiple instances per link.
OSPFv3 identifies neighbors by Router ID, while OSPFv2 by IP address.
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