Chapter 3. Configuring the Open Shortest Path First Protocol

This chapter introduces the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. It covers the following topics:

• Understanding OSPF Terminology and Operation

• OSPF Packets

• Configuring and Verifying Basic OSPF Routing

• Understanding OSPF Network Types

• Understanding OSPF LSAs

• Interpreting the OSPF LSDB and Routing Table

• Configuring and Verifying Advanced OSPF Features

• Configuring and Verifying OSPF Authentication

This chapter examines the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol, which is one of the most commonly used interior gateway protocols in IP networking. OSPF is an open-standard protocol based primarily on RFC 2328. OSPF is a fairly complex protocol made ...

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