Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions 060187-10 REV D manual Configuring Router Capabilities

Configuring OSPF Configuring OSPF

Configuring Router Capabilities

The following list shows various commands that can be useful in tailoring a router’s performance capabili- ties. All of the listed parameters have defaults that are acceptable for running an OSPF network.

ip ospf exit-overflow-intervalSets the overflow interval value. The overflow interval is the time

	whereby the router will wait before attempting to leave the database
	overflow state.
ip ospf extlsdb-limit	Sets a limit to the number of external Link State Databases entries
	learned by the router. An external LSDB entry is created when the
	router learns a link address that exists outside of its Autonomous System
	(AS).
ip ospf host	Creates and deletes an OSPF entry for directly attached hosts.
ip ospf mtu-checking	Enables or disables the use of Maximum Transfer Unit (MTU) checking
	on received OSPF database description packets.
ip ospf route-tag	Configures a tag value for Autonomous System External (ASE) routes
	created.
ip ospf spf-timer	Configures timers for Shortest Path First (SPF) calculation.

To configure a router parameter, enter the parameter at the CLI prompt with the new value or required variables. For example to set the exit overflow interval to 40, enter:

-> ip ospf exit-overflow-interval 40

To enable MTU checking, enter:

-> ip ospf mtu-checking

To set the route tag to 5, enter:

-> ip ospf route-tag 5

To set the SPF timer delay to 3 and the hold time to 6, enter:

-> ip ospf spf-timer delay 3 hold 6

To return a parameter to its default setting, enter the command with no parameter value, as shown:

-> ip ospf spf-timer

OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide March 2005 page 1-29