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CHAPTER 12
OSPF
Alteon OS supports the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. The Alteon OS
implementation conforms to the OSPF version 2 specifications detailed in Internet RFC 1583.
The following sections discuss OSPF support for the GbE Switch Module:
“OSPF Overview” on page 188. This section provides information on OSPF concepts,
such as types of OSPF areas, types of routing devices, neighbors, adjacencies, link state
database, authentication, and internal versus external routing.
“OSPF Implementation in Alteon OS” on page 193. This section describes how OSPF is
implemented in Alteon OS, such as configuration parameters, electing the designated
router, summarizing routes, defining route maps and so forth.
“OSPF Configuration Examples” on page 204. This section provides step-by-step instruc-
tions on configuring different configuration examples:
Creating a simple OSPF domain
Creating virtual links
Summarizing routes