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Configuring OSPFv2
This chapter describes how to configure Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2) for IPv4 networks.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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Information About OSPFv2
OSPFv2 is an IETF link-state protocol (see the
networks. An OSPFv2 router sends a special message, called a
interface to discover other OSPFv2 neighbor routers. Once a neighbor is discovered, the two routers
compare information in the Hello packet to determine if the routers have compatible configurations. The
neighbor routers attempt to establish adjacency, which means that the routers synchronize their
link-state databases to ensure that they have identical OSPFv2 routing information. Adjacent routers
share
the cost of the link, and any other neighbor information. The routers then flood these received LSAs out
every OSPF-enabled interface so that all OSPFv2 routers eventually have identical link-state databases.
When all OSPFv2 routers have identical link-state databases, the network is
"Convergence" section on page
algorithm to build its route table.
You can divide OSPFv2 networks into areas. Routers send most LSAs only within one area, which
reduces the CPU and memory requirements for an OSPF-enabled router.
Information About OSPFv2, page 3-1
Verifying the OSPFv2 Configuration, page 3-41
Displaying OSPFv2 Statistics, page 3-42
Configuration Examples for OSPFv2, page 3-42
Additional References, page 3-43
Feature History for OSPFv2, page 3-43
advertisements (LSAs) that include information about the operational state of each link,
link-state
Cisco Nexus 3000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, NX-OS Release 5.0(3)U1(1)
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"Link-State Protocols" section on page
1-6). Each router then uses Dijkstra's Shortest Path First (SPF)
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1-9) for IPv4
packet, out each OSPF-enabled
hello
(see the
converged
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