Chapter 9. Multiarea OSPF

Objectives

Upon completion of this chapter, you will be able to answer the following questions:

How does multiarea OSPF operate in a small to medium-sized business network?

How do you implement multiarea OSPFv2 and OSPFv3?

Key Terms

This chapter uses the following key terms. You can find the definitions in the Glossary.

internal router

backbone router

Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR)

route redistribution

LSA Type 1

LSA Type 2

LSA Type 3

LSA Type 4

LSA Type 5

Introduction (9.0.1.1)

Multiarea OSPF is used to ...

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