Operation Manual – IPv4 Routing
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 3 OSPF Configuration
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Chapter 3 OSPF Configuration
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a link state interior gateway protocol developed by
the OSPF working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). At present,
OSPF version 2 (RFC2328) is used.
When configuring OSPF, go to these sections for information you are interested in:
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Configuring OSPF Basic Functions
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Configuring OSPF Area Parameters
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Configuring OSPF Network Types
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Configuring OSPF Route Control
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Configuring OSPF Network Optimization
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Configuring OSPF Graceful Restart
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Displaying and Maintaining OSPF
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Troubleshooting OSPF Configuration
Note:
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The term “router” in this document refers to a router in a generic sense or an
Ethernet switch running routing protocols.
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The value ranges of the parameters of the commands in this manual use the ranges
assuming the switch operate in the default mode. When the switch operates in the
IPv4/IPv6 dual-stack or the MCE mode, the value ranges of some parameters may
vary. For the operating modes of the switch, refer to the parts discussing
IPv6
configuration
or
MCE
.
3.1 Introduction to OSPF
Note:
Unless otherwise noted, OSPF refers to OSPFv2 throughout this document.
OSPF has the following features: