Chapter 10. OSPF
This chapter includes the following topics:
The Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Protocol offers you many configurable features and parameters. Because of this, it has a position of importance in most Cisco lab scenarios. This chapter is designed to provide the information that is needed to bring your network topology online with any-to-any connectivity.
OSPF is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) designed for IP networks. OSPF supports IP subnetting, tagging of externally derived routing information, packet authentication, and makes use of IP multicast when sending and receiving packets.
Cisco's OSPF implementation conforms to the specifications outlined in RFC 2328, “OSPF Version ...
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