Chapter 5. Advanced Open Shortest Path First Protocol Configuration

This chapter discusses advanced OSPF configuration. It covers the following topics:

This chapter introduces advanced operation, configuration, and verification of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol. The different types of OSPF routers and link-state advertisements (LSAs) are introduced. Understanding the contents of the OSPF link-state database (LSDB) and IP routing table is key to understanding OSPF operation; both are investigated in this chapter. OSPF does not automatically ...

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