OSPF – Summary Cheatsheet (ATech) – Part 3

Point-to-Point

R1 R2

Broadcast
R2

R1 R3
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R4
OSPF Network/Interface types that can Inter-operate
Side A Side B Can Inter-Operate? Comments Non-Broadcast
Broadcast Broadcast R2
Non-broadcast Non-broadcast
Point-to-Point Point-to-Point

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R1 R3
Can work after Hello/Dead
Broadcast Non-broadcast Timers Adjustments

Can work after Hello/Dead R4

Point-to-Point Point-to-Multipoint Timers Adjustments
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OSPF LSA Types

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LSA Type1 Router LSA [by ALL RT] Totally
LSA Type2 Network LSA [by ALL DR] Stub Stub
BB / NSSA
LSA Type3 Network Summary LSA [by ABR]
Normal
LSA Type4 ASBR Summary LSA [by ABR]
LSA Type5 External LSA by ASBR [by ASBR]
LSA Type6 Multicast (Group membership) LSA
LSA Type7 NSSA External LSA [by ASBR] NSSA
LSA Type8 External attributes LSA (for BGP)
LSA Type9/10/11 Future use - AS Opaque

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Area
Backbone Area
(Area0 / Transit Area)
Standard/Normal Area
Stub Area
NSSA (Not So Stub Area)
TSA (Totally Stub Area)
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Configuration
Detail
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⁻ BB Area is Transit Area #area 0
#area 0
⁻ No ASBR allowed
⁻ A default route is substituted for external routes
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⁻ ASBR allowed (RFC 1587)
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