Avaya C360 manual Interface state of the Ospf interface

Chapter 20

Table 20-10. OSPF Interfaces (Continued)
Field	Description
State	The interface state of the OSPF interface:
	• Down - OSPF is not active on the interface.
	• Waiting - The identity of the designated
	router for this subnet is not yet determined.
	• Designated Router - This router is the
	Designated Router on this subnet.
	• Backup Designated Router - This router is the
	Backup Designated Router.
	• Other Designated Router - Another router is
	the Designated Router on this subnet.
Status	If checked, this denotes that the interface may
	form neighbor relationships, and that the interface
	is advertised as an internal route to OSPF. If not
	checked, the interface is external to OSPF.
Designated Router	The IP Address of the designated router.
Backup Designated	The IP Address of the backup designated router.
Router
Priority	The priority of this router to become the
	designated router on this interface. A value of zero
	indicates that this router is not eligible to become
	the designated router on the current network. If
	more than one router has the same priority, then
	the router ID is used.
Cost	The cost of using this interface. OSPF will choose
	the route with the lowest total cost (metric) to
	each destination.
Hello Interval	The period of time (in seconds) between Hello
	packets. All routers attached to a common
	network must have the same Hello Interval.
Dead Interval	The period of time (in seconds) that a router’s
	Hello packets have not been seen before the
	router’s neighbors declare the router down. All
	routers attached to a common network must have
	the same Dead interval.
Auth Type	Authentication Type. Possible methods are:
	• None
	• Simple

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