Parameter

Default

Description

Area ID¹

 

A 32-bit integer uniquely identifying an OSPF protocol

 

 

broadcast area. This identifier can be in the form of an IP

 

 

address or integer. Each port on the switch can be configured

 

 

to represent one OSPF area.

 

 

ID 0.0.0.0 is used for the OSPF backbone.

Router Priority

1

The priority used when selecting the designated router and

 

 

designated backup router.

 

 

Range: 0-255; Disable election: 0

Transit Delay

1 second

The estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a link

 

 

state update packet over this interface.

 

 

Range: 0-3600 seconds

Retransmit

5

The number of seconds between retransmitting link-state

Interval

seconds

advertisements to router adjacencies on this interface. This

 

 

value is also used when retransmitting database descriptions

 

 

and link-state request packets.

 

 

Range: 0-3600 seconds

Hello

10

The interval, in seconds, between sending Hello packets out

Interval²

seconds

the router interface.

 

 

Range: 1-65535 seconds

Dead

40

The number of seconds that a router’s Hello packets have not

Interval²

seconds

been seen before its neighbors declare the router down. This

 

 

should be a multiple of the Hello interval.

 

 

Range: 1-65535 seconds

 

 

 

1.The Area ID is used to specify a group of contiguous networks and hosts. OSPF protocol broadcast messages are restricted by area to limit their impact on network performance.

2.This value must be the same for all routers attached to a common network.

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