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Configuring OSPF

132 Enterasys Xpedition User Reference Manual

Intra-area paths have destinations within the same area. Inter-area paths have

destinations in other OSPF areas. Both types of Autonomous System External (ASE)

routes are routes to destinations external to OSPF (and usually external to the AS). Routes

exported into OSPF ASE as type 1 ASE routes are supposed to be from interior gateway

protocols (e.g., RIP) whose external metrics are directly comparable to OSPF metrics.

When a routing decision is being made, OSPF will add the internal cost to the AS border

router to the external metric. Type 2 ASEs are used for exterior gateway protocols whose

metrics are not comparable to OSPF metrics. In this case, only the internal OSPF cost to the

AS border router is used in the routing decision.

The XP supports the following OSPF functions:

• Stub Areas: Definition of stub areas is supported.

• Authentication: Simple password and MD5 authentication methods are supported

within an area.

• Virtual Links: Virtual links are supported.

• Route Redistribution: Routes learned via RIP, BGP, or any other sources can be

redistributed into OSPF. OSPF routes can be redistributed into RIP or BGP.

• Interface Parameters: Parameters that can be configured include interface output cost,

retransmission interval, interface transmit delay, router priority, router dead and hello

intervals, and authentication key.

OSPF Multipath

The XP also supports OSPF and static Multi-path. If multiple equal-cost OSPF or static

routes have been defined for any destination, then the XP “discovers” and uses all of

them. The XP will automatically learn up to four equal-cost OSPF or static routes and

retain them in its forwarding information base (FIB). The forwarding module then installs

flows for these destinations in a round-robin fashion.

Configuring OSPF

To configure OSPF on the XP, you must enable OSPF, create OSPF areas, assign interfaces

to OSPF areas, and, if necessary, specify any of the OSPF interface parameters.

To configure OSPF, you may need to perform some or all of the following tasks:

• Enable OSPF.

• Create OSPF areas.

• Create an IP interface or assign an IP interface to a VLAN.

• Add IP interfaces to OSPF areas.

• Configure OSPF interface parameters, if necessary.

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