Lucent Technologies P550 Creating OSPF Virtual Links

	Configuring the OSPF Routing Protocol (Layer 3)
Table 9-3.OSPF Interface Parameters (Continued)
Parameter	Definition
Retransmit Interval	Enter the number of seconds between link-state advertisement
	retransmissions, for adjacencies belonging to this interface. This
	value is also used when retransmitting database description and
	link-state request packets.
Hello Interval	Enter the length of time, in seconds, between the Hello packets
	that the router sends on the interface. This value must be the
	same for all routers attached to a common network.
Dead Interval	Enter the number of seconds that a router's Hello packets have
	not been seen before it's neighbors declare the router down. This
	should be some multiple of the Hello interval. This value must be
	the same for all routers attached to a common network.
Poll Interval	Enter the larger time interval, in seconds, between the Hello
	packets sent to an inactive non-broadcast multiaccess neighbor.
Cost	Enter the cost metric associated with this interface.
Authentication	Select the type of authentication available for use on a given
	OSPF interface.
	Authentication types include:
	• None
	• Simple Password
	• MD5 Authentication
Key	Enter the area's authorization key value.
MD5 Key ID	Enter the MD5 authentication key ID as a decimal value.

Creating OSPF Virtual Links

To create an OSPF virtual link:

1.In the OSPF Configuration section of the Web Agent window, click Virtual Links. The OSPF Virtual Links dialog box opens.

Note: This dialog box only appears with configured OSPF virtual links if you have previously configured one or more OSPF virtual links.

2.Click CREATE. The Add OSPF Virtual Link dialog box opens.

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