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LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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Configuring the Open Shortest Path First Protocol (Version 2)

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Protocol Type – Specifies the external routing protocol type for which

routing information is to be redistributed into the local routing domain.

(Options: RIP, Static; Default: RIP)

Metric Type – Indicates the method used to calculate external route

costs. (Options: Type 1, Type 2; Default: Type 1)
Metric type specifies the way to advertise routes to destinations outside

the autonomous system (AS) through External LSAs. Specify Type 1 to

add the internal cost metric to the external route metric. In other

words, the cost of the route from any router within the AS is equal to

the cost associated with reaching the advertising ASBR, plus the cost of

the external route. Specify Type 2 to only advertise the external route

metric.

Metric – Metric assigned to all external routes for the specified

protocol. (Range: 1-65535: Default: 10)
The metric value specified for redistributed routes supersedes the

Default External Metric specified in the Routing Protocol > OSPF >

System screen (

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Tag – A tag placed in the AS-external LSA to identify a specific external

routing domain, or to pass additional information between routers.

(Range: 0-4294967295)
A tag can be used to distinguish between routes learned from different

external autonomous systems (other routing protocols). For example, if

there are two ASBRs in a routing domain: A and B. ASBR A can be

configured to redistribute routes learned from RIP domain 1 (identified

by tag 1) and ASBR B can redistribute routes learned from RIP domain

2 (identified by tag 2).

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To configure the router to import external routing information:

1.

Click Routing Protocol, OSPF, Redistribute.

2.

Select Add from the Action list.

3.

Specify the process ID, the protocol type to import, the metric type,
path cost, and optional tag.

4.

Click Apply.