224.0.0.5 && 224.0.0.

6 >>Updates
LSDB refresh>>30 minutes >>>>LSDB expire=60 Min

Pref:10
Metric=Cost= 10^8/BW

By default support load sharing, 4 path

By configuration>>>>16 Path

Tables
1- Neighbor Table

2- Topology Table

3- Routing table

Topologies
- BMA
- P2P
- NBMA (X.25, Frame Relay, ATM)

Packet type:
1- Hello Packet
a) Discover neighbors
b) Maintain neighborship
i. 224.0.0.5
2- DDP(DBD) Database description packet
a) Summary of entries inside LSDB
3- LSR: Link state request packet
a) Request part of of LSDB from neighbor
4- LSU: link state update
a) Detailed info for entries inside LSDB
5- LSA ACk: ack receive of LSU

OSPF operation
1- Neighbor discovery
a) No communication yet

B) Initial state
- First discovery will be sent
 1.1 Same area ID
1.2 Hello/Dead intervals
1.3 Authentication
1.4 Stub area flag
1.5 MTU
C) Two way state

2- Election DR&&BDR
a) Designated router
i. First router to be up in our topology
ii. Priority (0>>255)
iii. Router ID
1. Defined value by CLI
2. Highest Loopback ip add
3. Highest physical ip add
b) BDR: second best router on our topology (Backup DR)
3- Route discovery
4- SPF algorithm using dijekstra to draw the topology