Netgear XCM8806 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide - Page 994

23. OSPF Commands 23 This chapter describes commands used for the interior gateway protocol OSPF. Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a link-state protocol that distributes routing information between routers belonging to a single IP domain, also known as an autonomous system (AS). In a link-state routing protocol, each router maintains a database describing the topology of the autonomous system. Each participating router has an identical database maintained from the perspective of that router. From the link-state database (LSDB), each router constructs a tree of shortest paths, using itself as the root. The shortest path tree provides the route to each destination in the autonomous system. When several equal-cost routes to a destination exist, traffic can distributed among them. The cost of a route is described by a single metric. OSPF allows parts of a networks to be grouped together into areas. The topology within an area is hidden from the rest of the autonomous system. Hiding this information enables a significant reduction in link-state advertisement (LSA) traffic, and reduces the computations needed to maintain the LSDB. Routing within the area is determined only by the topology of the area. The three types of routers defined by OSPF are as follows: • Internal Router (IR)-An internal router has all of its interfaces within the same area. • Area Border Router (ABR)-An ABR has interfaces belonging to two or more areas. It is responsible for exchanging summary advertisements with other ABRs. • Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR)-An ASBR acts as a gateway between OSPF and other routing protocols, or other autonomous systems. Each switch that is configured to run OSPF must have a unique router ID. It is recommended that you manually set the router ID of the switches participating in OSPF, instead of having the switch automatically choose its router ID based on the highest interface IP address. Not performing this configuration in larger, dynamic environments could result in an older LSDB remaining in use. Note: Do not set the router ID to 0.0.0.0. For information about licensing requirements, see Appendix A in the NETGEAR 8800 User Manual. Chapter 23. OSPF Commands | 994