Chapter 5: OSPF Configuration Guide

Configure OSPF Interface Parameters

You can configure the OSPF interface parameters shown in the table below.

Table 3. OSPF Interface Parameters

OSPF Parameter

Default Value

 

 

Interface OSPF State (Enable/Disable)

Enable (except for virtual links)

 

 

Cost

1

 

 

No multicast

Default is using multicast mechanism.

 

 

Retransmit interval

5 seconds

 

 

Transit delay

1 second

 

 

Priority

0

 

 

Hello interval

10 seconds (broadcast), 30 (non broadcast)

 

 

Router dead interval

4 times the hello interval

 

 

Poll Interval

120 seconds

 

 

Key chain

N/A

 

 

Authentication Method

None

 

 

To configure OSPF interface parameters, enter one of the following commands in Configure mode:

Enable OSPF state on interface.

ospf set interface <name-or-IPaddr>all

 

state disableenable

 

 

Specify the cost of sending a packet

ospf set interface <name-or-IPaddr>all

on an OSPF interface.

cost <num>

 

 

Specify the priority for determining

ospf set interface <name-or-IPaddr>all

the designated router on an OSPF

priority <num>

interface.

 

 

 

Specify the interval between OSPF

ospf set interface <name-or-IPaddr>all

hello packets on an OSPF interface.

hello-interval <num>

 

 

Configure the retransmission interval

ospf set interface <name-or-IPaddr>all

between link state advertisements for

retransmit-interval <num>

adjacencies belonging to an OSPF

 

interface.

 

 

 

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