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Chapter 7: 10-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware
Table 7-81. OSPF Interface Configuration Page Parameters
Parameter Description
Interface Specifies the interface index of the port.
Area ID
Indicates the 32-bit integer uniquely identifying the area to which the
interface connects.
Priority
Specifies the priority of this interface, which is used in the DR (Designated
Router) election algorithm.
Authentication Type
You can choose MD5 , Simple Password , or None as the authentication
type.
MD5 Key ID
Specifies the secret key used to create the message digest appended to
the OSPF packet if the authentication type is
MD5 .
Authentication Key
Specifies the key required for authentication, if authentication is enabled
on this interface.
Metric Specifies the metric of using the type of service on the interface.
Passive Allows to configure the interface as passive or normal.
Demand Circuit
Indicates whether Demand OSPF procedures should be performed on this
interface.
If Type
Specifies the OSPF interface type which can be Broadcast , NBMA ,
Point-to-Point or Point-to-Multipoint .
Transit Delay
Specifies the number of seconds taken to transmit a link state update
packet over the interface.
Retransmit Interval
Specifies the number of seconds between link-state advertisement
retransmissions, for adjacencies belonging to the interface.
Hello Interval
Specifies the length of time, in seconds, between the Hello packets sent on
the interface.
Dead Interval
Specifies the number of seconds that a router's Hello packets have not
been seen before it's neighbors declare the router down.
IP Address Specifies the IP Address of the OSPF interface.
Designated Router
Specifies the IP Address of the Designated Router, which is a read-only
field.