Ospf Area Details - Motorola WiNG 5.4.2 System Reference Manual

13.3.15.3 OSPF Area Details

OSPF
An OSPF network is subdivided into routing areas (with 32 bit area identifiers) to simplify administration and optimize traffic
utilization. Areas are logical groupings of hosts and networks, including routers having interfaces connected to an included
network. Each area maintains a separate link state database whose information may be summarized towards the rest of the
network. An OSPF Area contains a set of routers exchanging Link State Advertisements (LSAs) with others in the same area.
Areas limit LSAs and encourage aggregate routes. Areas are identified by 32-bit IDs, expressed either in decimal, or octet-
based dot-decimal notation.
To view OSPF area statistics:
1. Select the Statistics
2. Select System
point for statistical observation.
3. Select OSPF.
4. Select the Area Details
The Area Details
OSPF Area ID
menu from the Web UI.
from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen), expand the default node and select an access
tab.
Figure 13-51 Access Point - OSPF Area Details tab
tab describes the following:
Displays either the integer (numeric ID) or IP address assigned to the OSPF area as a unique
identifier.
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