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Figure 1-3 Virtual link application 2
The virtual link between the two ABRs acts as a point-to-point connection. Therefore, you can configure
interface parameters such as hello packet interval on the virtual link as they are configured on physical
interfaces.
The two ABRs on the virtual link exchange OSPF packets with each other directly, and the OSPF
routers in between simply convey these OSPF packets as normal IP packets.
Stub area
The ABR in a stub area does not distribute Type-5 LSAs into the area, so the routing table size and
amount of routing information in this area are reduced significantly.
You can configure the stub area as a totally stub area, where the ABR advertises neither the
destinations to other areas nor external routes.
Stub area configuration is optional, and not every area is eligible to be a stub area. In general, a stub
area resides on the border of the AS.
The ABR in a stub area generates a default route into the area.
Note the following when configuring a (totally) stub area:
The backbone area cannot be a (totally) stub area.
To configure an area as a stub area, the stub command must be configured on routers in the area.
To configure an area as a totally stub area, the stub command must be configured on routers in the
area, and the ABR of the area must be configured with the stub [ no-summary ] command.
A (totally) stub area cannot have an ASBR because AS external routes cannot be distributed into
the stub area.
Virtual links cannot transit (totally) stub areas.
NSSA area
Similar to a stub area, an NSSA area imports no AS external LSA (Type-5 LSA) but can import Type-7
LSAs that are generated by the ASBR and distributed throughout the NSSA area. When traveling to the
NSSA ABR, Type-7 LSAs are translated into Type-5 LSAs by the ABR for advertisement to other areas.
In the following figure, the OSPF AS contains three areas: Area 1, Area 2 and Area 0. The other two
ASs employ the RIP protocol. Area 1 is an NSSA area, and the ASBR in it translates RIP routes into
Type-7 LSAs and advertises them throughout Area 1. When these LSAs travel to the NSSA ABR, the
ABR translates Type-7 LSAs to Type-5 LSAs for advertisement to Area 0 and Area 2.
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