D-Link DFL-260-IPS-12 Product Manual - Page 175

Authentication., OSPF Areas, OSPF Area Components, The Designated Router, ASBRs, Backbone Areas

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4.5.2. OSPF Concepts Chapter 4. Routing Authentication. All OSPF protocol exchanges can, if required, be authenticated. This means that only routers with the correct authentication can join an AS. Different authentication schemes can be used and with NetDefendOS the scheme can be either a passphrase or an MD5 digest. It is possible to configure separate authentication methods for each AS. OSPF Areas An OSPF Area consists of networks and hosts within an AS that have been grouped together. Routers that are only within an area are called internal routers. All interfaces on internal routers are directly connected to networks within the area. The topology of an area is hidden from the rest of the AS. This information hiding reduces the amount of routing traffic exchanged. Also, routing within the area is determined only by the area's own topology, lending the area protection from bad routing data. An area is a generalization of an IP sub netted network. In NetDefendOS, areas are defined by OSPF Area objects and are added to the AS which is itself defined by an OSPF Router object. There can be more than one area within an AS so multiple OSPF Area objects could be added to a single OSPF Router. In most cases, one is enough and it should be defined separately on each NetDefend Firewall which will be part of the OSPF network. This NetDefendOS object is described further in Section 4.5.3.2, "OSPF Area". OSPF Area Components A summary of OSPF components related to an area is given below: ABRs Area Border Routers are routers that have interfaces connected to more than one area. These maintain a separate topological database for each area to which they have an interface. ASBRs Routers that exchange routing information with routers in other Autonomous Systems are called Autonomous System Boundary Routers. They advertise externally learned routes throughout the Autonomous System. Backbone Areas All OSPF networks need to have at least the Backbone Area which is the OSPF area with an ID of 0. This is the area that other related areas should be connected to. The backbone ensures routing information is distributed between connected areas. When an area is not directly connected to the backbone it needs a virtual link to it. OSPF networks should be designed by beginning with the backbone. Stub Areas Stub areas are areas through which or into which AS external advertisements are not flooded. When an area is configured as a stub area, the router will automatically advertise a default route so that routers in the stub area can reach destinations outside the area. Transit Areas Transit areas are used to pass traffic from an area that is not directly connected to the backbone area. The Designated Router Each OSPF broadcast network has a single Designated Router (DR) and a single Backup Designated Router. The routers use OSPF Hello messages to elect the DR and BDR for the network based on 175

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Authentication.
All OSPF protocol exchanges can, if required, be authenticated. This means that only routers with
the correct authentication can join an AS. Different authentication schemes can be used and with
NetDefendOS the scheme can be either a passphrase or an MD5 digest.
It is possible to configure separate authentication methods for each AS.
OSPF Areas
An OSPF
Area
consists of networks and hosts within an AS that have been grouped together.
Routers that are only within an area are called
internal routers
. All interfaces on internal routers are
directly connected to networks within the area.
The topology of an area is hidden from the rest of the AS. This information hiding reduces the
amount of routing traffic exchanged. Also, routing within the area is determined only by the area's
own topology, lending the area protection from bad routing data. An area is a generalization of an IP
sub netted network.
In NetDefendOS, areas are defined by
OSPF Area
objects and are added to the AS which is itself
defined by an
OSPF Router
object. There can be more than one area within an AS so multiple
OSPF
Area
objects could be added to a single
OSPF Router
. In most cases, one is enough and it should be
defined separately on each NetDefend Firewall which will be part of the OSPF network.
This NetDefendOS object is described further in
Section 4.5.3.2, “OSPF Area”
.
OSPF Area Components
A summary of OSPF components related to an area is given below:
ABRs
Area Border Routers
are routers that have interfaces connected to more than
one area. These maintain a separate topological database for each area to
which they have an interface.
ASBRs
Routers that exchange routing information with routers in other Autonomous
Systems are called
Autonomous System Boundary Routers
. They advertise
externally learned routes throughout the Autonomous System.
Backbone Areas
All OSPF networks need to have at least the
Backbone Area
which is the
OSPF area with an ID of 0. This is the area that other related areas should be
connected to. The backbone ensures routing information is distributed
between connected areas. When an area is not directly connected to the
backbone it needs a virtual link to it.
OSPF networks should be designed by beginning with the backbone.
Stub Areas
Stub areas are areas through which or into which AS external advertisements
are not flooded. When an area is configured as a stub area, the router will
automatically advertise a default route so that routers in the stub area can
reach destinations outside the area.
Transit Areas
Transit areas are used to pass traffic from an area that is not directly
connected to the backbone area.
The Designated Router
Each OSPF broadcast network has a single
Designated Router
(DR) and a single
Backup Designated
Router
. The routers use OSPF
Hello
messages to elect the DR and BDR for the network based on
4.5.2. OSPF Concepts
Chapter 4. Routing
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