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OSPF dialog - Area Aggregate tab

2Using the fields provided, configure the area aggregate information. These fields are described in the following table.

Area Aggregate tab fields

Field

Description

 

 

AreaID

The unique identifier of the Area this address

 

aggregate is found in.

 

 

LsdbType

The type of address aggregate. This field specifies

 

the link state database type that this address

 

aggregate applies to. Select one of the following

 

types: Summary Link, Aggregated Summary Link,

 

nssaExternal link, or Not so Stubby Area Link.

 

 

IpAddress

The IP address of the network or subnetwork

 

indicated by the aggregate range.

 

 

Mask

The subnet mask that pertains to the network or

 

subnetwork.

 

 

Effect

This field indicates the aggregates effect. Subnets

 

subsumed by aggregate ranges either trigger

 

the advertisement of the indicated aggregate

 

(advertiseMatching value) or result in the subnet

 

not being advertised at all outside the area. Select

 

one of the following types: AdvertiseMatching

 

(Advertise the aggregate summary LSA with

 

same LSID), DoNotAdvertiseMatching (Suppress

 

all networks that fall within the entire range) or

 

AdvertiseDoNotAggregate (Advertise individual

 

networks).

 

 

AdvertiseMetric

The advertisement metric associated with this

 

aggregate. Enter an integer value between 0 and

 

65535 which represents the Metric cost value for

 

the OSPF area range.

 

 

3Click Apply.

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Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.127 August 2007

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