OSPF Configuration
Configuring an Area Border Router
This example shows configuration for an Area Border Router (ABR). In this example, the OSPF
routers are Allied Telesis managed Layer 3 switches. Switch 2 is an ABR, where interface
vlan2 is in Area 0 and interface vlan3 is in Area 1.
Switch 2
awplus# configure terminal
awplus(config)# router ospf 100
awplus(config-router)# network
10.10.10.0/24 area 0
awplus(config-router)# network
10.10.11.0/24 area 1
Names of Commands Used
network area
Validation Commands
show ip
35.6
Area 0
port1.0.2
port1.0.2
10.10.10.10/24
10.10.10.12/24
Switch 1
Enter the Configure mode.
Configure the Routing process and specify the Process ID
(100). The Process ID should be a unique positive integer
identifying the routing process.
Define one interface (10.10.10.0/24) on which OSPF
runs and associate the area ID (0) with the interface.
Define the other interface (10.10.11.0/24) on which
OSPF runs and associate the area ID (1) with the interface.
ospf,
show ip ospf interface
Software Reference for SwitchBlade® x908, x900 and x600 Series Switches
TM
AlliedWare Plus
Operating System - Software Version 5.3.1
Switch 2
port1.0.2
port1.0.1
10.10.10.11/24
10.10.11.11/24
Switch 3
Designated
Router
port1.0.1
port1.0.2
10.10.11.13/24
Switch 4
Area 1
ospf_3
C613-50007-01 REV B