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Configuring the OSPF Protocol
Configuring the OSPF Protocol
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) is a
OSPF allows you to organize routers, networks, and subnetworks within an AS into subsets called areas. An area is a grouping of logically contiguous networks and hosts. Instead of maintaining a topological database of the entire AS, routers in an area maintain the topology for only the area in which they reside. Therefore, all routers belonging to an area must be consistent in their configuration of the area. The topology of an area is hidden from systems that are not part of the area. The creation of separate areas can help minimize overall routing traffic in the AS. Figure
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