RAD Data comm E1/T1 operation manual Ospf Areas Setup, Ospf Summaries Setup, Normal, Stub, Nssa

Chapter 5 Setup MenuFCD-IPMInstallation and Operation Manual

Table 5-12. OSPF Areas Setup

Parameters	Possible Values	Description
Area	0.0.0.0. to
	255.255.255.255
Type	Normal	Accepts all types of OSPF traffic (Standard Area)
	Stub	Accepts all types of OSPF traffic, except
		AS-external-LSA’s (type 5 LSAs)
	NSSA	Not-So-Stubby-Area – a stub area that connects
		to an external AS

OSPF Summaries Setup

To reduce the number of LSAs advertised, it’s common practice in OSPF to configure IP subnets in contiguous manner and to define subnet summarization. It means that the area border router will try to aggregate various subnets it learned in one area before advertising it in another area.

OSPF SUMMARIES SETUP ( Device name - FCD-IPM )

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	Area	Ip	Mask	Advert.
1.	010.001.036.000	010.001.037.000	255.255.255.000	Yes
2.	010.001.036.000	010.002.037.000	255.255.255.000	Yes
OPTIONS: C-Clear all, E-Edit, D-Delete,			A-Add
Press one of the above or ESC to return			to previous screen:

Figure 5-25. OSPF Summaries Setup

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