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OSPF Configuration

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a link state interior gateway protocol developed by the OSPF

working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). At present, OSPF version 2 (RFC 2328)

is used.

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

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Introduction to OSPF

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OSPF Configuration Task List

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Enabling OSPF

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Configuring OSPF Areas

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Configuring OSPF Network Types

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Configuring OSPF Route Control

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Configuring OSPF Network Optimization

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Configuring OSPF Graceful Restart

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Configuring BFD for OSPF

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Displaying and Maintaining OSPF

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OSPF Configuration Examples

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Troubleshooting OSPF Configuration

The term “router” in this document refers to a router in a generic sense or an Ethernet switch running

routing protocols.

Introduction to OSPF

Unless otherwise noted, OSPF refers to OSPFv2 throughout this document.

OSPF has the following features:

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Wide scope: Supports networks of various sizes and up to several hundred routers in an OSPF

routing domain.