OSPF MULTI AREA

Why do we need multi area OSPF

• Multi area OSPF will fix this OSPF single area issue
1. Frequent SPF algorithm calculations
2. Large routing table
3. Large LSDB

Solution
Divide the network into multiple OSPF area.
OSPF area
OSPF Router Types
Internal: Routers with all their interfaces within the same area
Backbone: Routers with at least one interface connected to area 0
ASBR: (Autonomous System Boundary Router): Routers that have at least one interface
connected to an external internetwork (another autonomous system)
ABR: (Area Border Router): Routers which his interfaces are attached to multiple areas.
Router # 1 -IP Configuration
• Router>enable
• Router#configure
• Router(config)#int fa 0/1
• Router(config-if)#ip addr 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• Exit
• Router(config)#int fa 0/0
• Router(config-if)#ip addr 192.168.2.2 255.255.255.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• DO WR
ROUTER#2 IP configuration
• Router>enable
• Router#configure
• Router(config)#int fa 0/0
• Router(config-if)#ip addr 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• EXIT

• Router(config)#int fa 0/1
• Router(config-if)#ip addr 192.168.3.1 255.255.255.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• DO WR
Router #3 IP configuration
• Router>enable
• Router#configure
• Router(config)#int fa 0/1
• Router(config-if)#ip addr 192.168.3.2 255.255.255.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• Router(config-if)exit

• Router(config)#int fa 0/0
• Router(config-if)#ip addr 192.168.4.1 255.255.255.0
• Router(config-if)#no shutdown
• Router(config-if)#do wr
R1 OSPF Configuration
• Router>enable
• Router#configure
• Router(config)#router ospf 1
• Router(config-router)#router-id 1.1.1.1
• Router(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
• Router(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
• Do wr
R2 OSPF CONFIGURATION
• Router>enable
• Router#configure
• Router(config)#router ospf 2
• Router(config-router)#router-id 2.2.2.2
• Router(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
• Router(config-router)#network 192.168.3.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
• DO WR
ROUTER 3 OSPF configuration
• Router>enable
• Router#configure
• Router(config)#router ospf 3
• Router(config-router)#router-id 3.3.3.3
• Router(config-router)#network 192.168.4.0 0.0.0.255 area 2
• Router(config-router)#network 192.168.3.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
• Do wr
TESTING
• Show ip route
• Show Ip ospf database
• Show ip ospf neighbor