IP Routing: OSPF Configuration Guide,

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CONTENTS
Configuring OSPF 1
Finding Feature Information 1
Information About OSPF 1
Cisco OSPF Implementation 2
Router Coordination for OSPF 2
Route Distribution for OSPF 2
OSPF Network Types 3
Original LSA Behavior 7
LSA Group Pacing with Multiple Timers 7
How to Configure OSPF 9
Enabling OSPF 10
Configuring OSPF Interface Parameters 11
Configuring OSPF over Different Physical Networks 13
Configuring Point-to-Multipoint Broadcast Networks 13
Configuring OSPF for Nonbroadcast Networks 13
Configuring OSPF Area Parameters 14
Configuring OSPF Area Parameters 14
Configuring OSPF NSSA 16
Configuring an OSPF NSSA Area and Its Parameters 16
Configuring an NSSA ABR as a Forced NSSA LSA Translator 17
Disabling RFC 3101 Compatibility and Enabling RFC 1587 Compatibility 19
Configuring OSPF NSSA Parameters 20
Prerequisites 20
Configuring OSPF NSSA Area Parameters 20
Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas 21
Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas Configuring Route
Summarization Between OSPF Areas Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF
Areas 22
Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF 22

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Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF 22

Establishing Virtual Links 23
Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF 23
Generating a Default Route 24
Generating a Default Route 24
Configuring Lookup of DNS Names 24
Configuring Lookup of DNS Names 25
Forcing the Router ID Choice with a Loopback Interface 25
Controlling Default Metrics 25
Controlling Default Metrics 25
Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances 26
Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances 26
Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces 27
Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces 27
Configuring Route Calculation Timers 27
Configuring Route Calculation Timers 27
Configuring OSPF over On-Demand Circuits 28
Prerequisites 28
Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down 29
Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down 29
Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval 30
Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval 30
Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding 31
Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding 31
Reducing LSA Flooding 31
Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding 32
Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets 32
Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets 32
Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing 33
Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing 33
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF 34
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF 36
Restrictions 37
Configuration Examples for OSPF 37
Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint 38

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Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint with Broadcast 39

Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint with Nonbroadcast 40
Example: Variable-Length Subnet Masks 40
Example: OSPF NSSA 41
Example: OSPF NSSA Area with RFC 3101 Disabled and RFC 1587 Active 46
Example: OSPF Routing and Route Redistribution 47
Example: Basic OSPF Configuration 47
Example: Basic OSPF Configuration for Internal Router ABR and ASBRs 47
Example: Complex Internal Router with ABR and ASBR 48
Example: Complex OSPF Configuration for ABR 51
Examples: Route Map 52
Example: Changing OSPF Administrative Distance 54
Example: OSPF over On-Demand Routing 55
Example: LSA Group Pacing 56
Example: Block LSA Flooding 56
Example: Ignore MOSPF LSA Packets 56
Additional References 56
Feature Information for Configuring OSPF 58
OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering 61
Finding Feature Information 61
Benefits 62
Restrictions 62
Related Features and Technologies 62
Configuration Tasks 62
Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering 62
Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering 63
Verifying OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering 63
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering 64
Configuration Examples 64
Additional References 65
OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 67
Finding Feature Information 67
Information About OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 67
OSPF Stub Router Advertisement Functionality 67
Allowing Routing Tables to Converge 68

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Configuring a Graceful Shutdown 68

Benefits of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 69
Related Features and Technologies 69
Supported Platforms 69
How to Configure OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 70
Configuring Advertisement on Startup 70
Configuring Advertisement Until Routing Tables Converge 70
Configuring Advertisement for a Graceful Shutdown 71
Verifying the Advertisement of a Maximum Metric 71
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 73
Configuration Examples of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 74
Example Advertisement on Startup 74
Example Advertisement Until Routing Tables Converge 74
Example Graceful Shutdown 74
Additional References 74
Feature Information for OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 75
OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers 77
Finding Feature Information 77
Restrictions on OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers 77
Information About OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers 78
Functionality of the OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Timers 78
Benefits of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers 78
Related Features and Technologies 78
Supported Platforms 78
How to Configure OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers 79
Configuring OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers 79
Configuring a Group Packet Pacing Timer 80
Configuring a Group Packet Pacing Timer 80
Verifying OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers 81
Troubleshooting Tips 81
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers 81
Configuration Examples of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing 82
Example Flood Pacing 82
Example Retransmission Pacing 82
Example Group Pacing 82

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Additional References 82
Feature Information for OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers 84
OSPF Sham-Link Support for MPLS VPN 85
Finding Feature Information 85
Feature Overview 85
Using OSPF in PE-CE Router Connections 86
Using a Sham-Link to Correct OSPF Backdoor Routing 86
Sham-Link Configuration Example 89
Benefits 91
Restrictions 91
Related Features and Technologies 91
Related Documents 91
Supported Platforms 91
Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs 92
Prerequisites 93
Configuration Tasks 93
Creating a Sham-Link 93
Verifying Sham-Link Creation 95
Monitoring and Maintaining a Sham-Link 95
Configuration Examples 95
Glossary 96
OSPF Retransmissions Limit 99
Finding Feature Information 99
Feature Overview 99
Benefits 100
Restrictions 100
Related Features and Technologies 100
Supported Platforms 100
Configuration Tasks 101
Setting OSPF Retransmission Limits 101
OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers 103
Finding Feature Information 103
Information About OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers 103
How to Configure OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers 104
Configuring the Multi-VRF Capability for OSPF Routing 104

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Verifying the OSPF Multi-VRF Configuration 105

Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers 105
Example Configuring the Multi-VRF Capability 105
Example Verifying the OSPF Multi-VRF Configuration 106
Additional References 107
Feature Information for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers 108
Glossary 108
OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs 111
Finding Feature Information 111
Prerequisites for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs 111
Information About OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs 112
Benefits of OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs 112
When to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs 112
How to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs 113
Suppressing OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs 113
Configuration Examples for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5
LSAs 114
Example Suppressing OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs 114
Additional References 115
Feature Information for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs 116
OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List 117
Finding Feature Information 117
Prerequisites for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List 117
Information About OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List 117
How to Configure OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps 119
Configuring OSPF Route Map-Based Filtering 119
Configuration Examples for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List 120
Example OSPF Route Map-Based Filtering 121
Additional References 121
Feature Information for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List 122
OSPF Shortest Path First Throttling 125
Finding Feature Information 125
Information About OSPF SPF Throttling 126
Shortest Path First Calculations 126
How to Configure OSPF SPF Throttling 127
Configuring OSPF SPF Throttling 127
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Verifying SPF Throttle Values 128

Configuration Examples for OSPF SPF Throttling 130
Throttle Timers Example 130
Additional References 130
OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets 133
Finding Feature Information 133
Prerequisites for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets 133
Information About OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets 133
OSPF Hello Interval and Dead Interval 134
OSPF Fast Hello Packets 134
Benefits of OSPF Fast Hello Packets 134
How to Configure OSPF Fast Hello Packets 134
Configuring OSPF Fast Hello Packets 135
Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets 136
Example OSPF Fast Hello Packets 136
Additional References 136
Feature Information for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets 137
OSPF Incremental SPF 139
Finding Feature Information 139
Prerequisites for OSPF Incremental SPF 139
Information About OSPF Incremental SPF 139
How to Enable OSPF Incremental SPF 140
Enabling Incremental SPF 140
Configuration Examples for OSPF Incremental SPF 141
Example Incremental SPF 141
Additional References 141
Feature Information for OSPF Incremental SPF 142
OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes 145
Finding Feature Information 145
Prerequisites for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes 145
Information About OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes 145
How to Configure OSPF Limit the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes 146
Limiting the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes 146
Requesting a Warning About the Number of Routes Redistributed into OSPF 148
Configuration Examples for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes 149

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Example OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes 149

Example Requesting a Warning About the Number of Redistributed Routes 150
Additional References 150
Feature Information for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes 151
OSPF Link-State Advertisement Throttling 153
Finding Feature Information 153
Prerequisites for OSPF LSA Throttling 154
Information About OSPF LSA Throttling 154
Benefits of OSPF LSA Throttling 154
How OSPF LSA Throttling Works 154
How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling 154
Customizing OSPF LSA Throttling 155
Configuration Examples for OSPF LSA Throttling 160
Example OSPF LSA Throttling 160
Additional References 161
OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 163
Finding Feature Information 164
Prerequisites for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 164
Restrictions for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 164
Information About OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 164
How to Configure OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 164
Configuring and Verifying Unlimited Software VRFs per Provider Edge Router 165
Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 166
Example Configuring OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 166
Example Verifying OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router 166
Additional References 167
Glossary 168
OSPF Area Transit Capability 169
Finding Feature Information 169
Information About OSPF Area Transit Capability 169
How to Disable OSPF Area Transit Capability 169
Disabling OSPF Area Transit Capability on an Area Border Router 170
Additional References 170
Feature Information for OSPF Area Transit Capability 171
OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling 173
Finding Feature Information 173
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Information About OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling 173

Benefits of the OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling Feature 173
How to Configure OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling 174
Turning Off LLS on a Per-Interface Basis 174
What to Do Next 175
Configuration Examples for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling 175
Example OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling 176
Additional References 177
Feature Information for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling 178
OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection 181
Finding Feature Information 182
Prerequisites for OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection 182
Information About OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection 182
Benefits of Using OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection 182
How OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection Works 182
How to Configure OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection 183
Limiting the Number of NonSelf-Generating LSAs for an OSPF Process 183
Verifying the Number of Nonself-Generated LSAs on a Router 184
Configuration Examples for OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection 185
Example Setting a Limit for LSA Generation 185
Additional References 186
Glossary 187
OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 189
Finding Feature Information 189
Prerequisites for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics 189
Information About OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics 190
How to Display and Clear OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics 190
Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 190
Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3 191
Configuration Examples for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Commands 191
Displaying and Clearing Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 Example 192
Displaying and Clearing Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3 Example 194
Additional References 195
Feature Information for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics 196
OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 199

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Finding Feature Information 199

Prerequisites for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 199
Restrictions for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 200
Information About OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 200
OSPF MIB Changes to Support RFC 1850 200
OSPF MIB 200
OSPF TRAP MIB 201
CISCO OSPF MIB 202
CISCO OSPF TRAP MIB 203
Benefits of the OSPF MIB 204
How to Enable OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 205
Enabling OSPF MIB Support 205
What to Do Next 206
Enabling Specific OSPF Traps 207
Verifying OSPF MIB Traps on the Router 209
Configuration Examples for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 210
Example Enabling and Verifying OSPF MIB Support Traps 210
Where to Go Next 210
Additional References 210
Feature Information for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions 211
SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Data Fields 213
Finding Feature Information 213
Prerequisites for Interface ID in Data Fields 213
Information About Interface ID in Data Fields 213
Benefits of Choosing to Identify Interfaces by the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Value 214
How OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Value 214
How to Configure the Interface ID in Data Fields 214
Using SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Numbers 214
Configuration Examples for the Interface ID in Data Fields 216
Configuring the SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID for OSPFv2 Example 216
Configuring the SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID for OSPFv3 Example 217
Additional References 220
Feature Information for SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in Data Fields 221
Glossary 221
OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 223

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Finding Feature Information 223

Prerequisites for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 223
Restrictions for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 223
Information About OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 224
Cisco NSF Routing and Forwarding Operation 224
Cisco Express Forwarding for NSF 224
OSPF Graceful Restart Helper Mode Functionality per RFC 3623 225
How to Use OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 226
Configuring Strict LSA Checking on the Helper Router 226
Configuration Examples for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 227
Example Disabling Helper Support for IETF NSF 227
Additional References 227
Feature Information for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode 228
OSPF Mechanism to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from LSA Advertisements 231
Finding Feature Information 231
Prerequisites for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs 231
Information About Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs 231
Previous Methods to Limit the Number of IP Prefixes Carried in LSAs 232
Feature Overview 232
How to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from OSPF LSAs 232
Excluding IP Prefixes per OSPF Process 233
Excluding IP Prefixes on a Per-Interface Basis 235
Troubleshooting IP Prefix Suppression 236
Configuration Examples for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs 237
Excluding IP Prefixes from LSAs for an OSPF Process Example 238
Excluding IP Prefixes from LSAs for a Specified Interface Example 238
Additional References 239
Glossary 240
OSPFv2 Local RIB 241
Finding Feature Information 241
Prerequisites for OSPFv2 Local RIB 241
Restrictions for OSPFv2 Local RIB 241
Information About OSPFv2 Local RIB 242
Function of the OSPF Local RIB 242
How to Configure the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature 242

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Changing the Default Local RIB Criteria 242

Changing the Administrative Distance for Discard Routes 244
Troubleshooting Tips 245
Configuration Examples for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature 246
Example: Changing the Default Local RIB Criteria 246
Example: Changing the Administrative Distance for Discard Routes 246
Additional References 246
Feature Information for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature 247

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Configuring OSPF
This module describes how to configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). OSPF is an Interior Gateway
Protocol (IGP) developed by the OSPF working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
OSPF was designed expressly for IP networks and it supports IP subnetting and tagging of externally
derived routing information. OSPF also allows packet authentication and uses IP multicast when sending
and receiving packets.
Cisco supports RFC 1253, OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base, August 1991. The OSPF MIB
defines an IP routing protocol that provides management information related to OSPF and is supported by
Cisco routers.
For protocol-independent features that work with OSPF, see the "Configuring IP Routing ProtocolIndependent Features" module.

Finding Feature Information, page 1

Information About OSPF, page 1
How to Configure OSPF, page 9
Configuration Examples for OSPF, page 37
Additional References, page 56
Feature Information for Configuring OSPF, page 58

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Information About OSPF

Cisco OSPF Implementation, page 2

Router Coordination for OSPF, page 2
Route Distribution for OSPF, page 2

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Information About OSPF

Cisco OSPF Implementation

The Cisco implementation conforms to the OSPF Version 2 specifications detailed in the Internet RFC
2328. The list that follows outlines key features supported in the Cisco OSPF implementation:

Stub areas--Definition of stub areas is supported.

Route redistribution--Routes learned via any IP routing protocol can be redistributed into any other IP
routing protocol. At the intradomain level, OSPF can import routes learned via Interior Gateway
Routing Protocol (IGRP), Routing Information Protocol (RIP), and Intermediate System-toIntermediate System (IS-IS). OSPF routes can also be exported into IGRP, RIP, and IS-IS. At the
interdomain level, OSPF can import routes learned via Exterior Gateway Protocol (EGP) and Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP). OSPF routes can be exported into BGP and EGP.
Authentication--Plain text and message-digest algorithm 5 (MD5) authentication among neighboring
routers within an area is supported.
Routing interface parameters--Configurable parameters supported include interface output cost,
retransmission interval, interface transmit delay, router priority, router "dead" and hello intervals, and
authentication key.
Virtual links--Virtual links are supported.
Not-so-stubby area (NSSA)--RFC 3101. In Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)S and later releases, RFC 3101
replaces RFC 1587.
OSPF over demand circuit--RFC 1793.

Router Coordination for OSPF

OSPF typically requires coordination among many internal routers: Area Border Routers (ABRs), which
are routers connected to multiple areas, and Autonomous System Boundary Routers (ASBRs). At a
minimum, OSPF-based routers or access servers can be configured with all default parameter values, no
authentication, and interfaces assigned to areas. If you intend to customize your environment, you must
ensure coordinated configurations of all routers.

Route Distribution for OSPF

You can specify route redistribution; see the task "Redistribute Routing Information" in the Network
Protocols Configuration Guide, Part 1 for information on how to configure route redistribution.
The Cisco OSPF implementation allows you to alter certain interface-specific OSPF parameters, as needed.
You are not required to alter any of these parameters, but some interface parameters must be consistent
across all routers in an attached network. Those parameters are controlled by the ip ospf hello-interval, ip
ospf dead-interval, and ip ospf authentication-key interface configuration commands. Therefore, be sure
that if you do configure any of these parameters, the configurations for all routers on your network have
compatible values.
OSPF classifies different media into the following three types of networks by default:

Broadcast networks (Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI)

Nonbroadcast multiaccess (NBMA) networks (Switched Multimegabit Data Service (SMDS), Frame
Relay, and X.25)
Point-to-point networks (High-Level Data Link Control [HDLC] and PPP)

You can configure your network as either a broadcast or an NBMA network.

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OSPF Network Types

X.25 and Frame Relay provide an optional broadcast capability that can be configured in the map to allow
OSPF to run as a broadcast network. Refer to the x25 map and frame-relay map command descriptions in
the Cisco IOS Wide-Area Networking Command Reference publication for more detail.

OSPF Network Types, page 3

Original LSA Behavior, page 7
LSA Group Pacing with Multiple Timers, page 7

OSPF Network Types

You have the choice of configuring your OSPF network type as either broadcast or NBMA, regardless of
the default media type. Using this feature, you can configure broadcast networks as NBMA networks when,
for example, you have routers in your network that do not support multicast addressing. You also can
configure NBMA networks (such as X.25, Frame Relay, and SMDS) as broadcast networks. This feature
saves you from needing to configure neighbors, as described in the section "Configuring OSPF for
Nonbroadcast Networks, page 13" later in this module.
Configuring NBMA networks as either broadcast or nonbroadcast assumes that there are virtual circuits
(VCs) from every router to every router or fully meshed network. This is not true for some cases, for
example, because of cost constraints, or when you have only a partially meshed network. In these cases,
you can configure the OSPF network type as a point-to-multipoint network. Routing between two routers
not directly connected will go through the router that has VCs to both routers. Note that you need not
configure neighbors when using this feature.
An OSPF point-to-multipoint interface is defined as a numbered point-to-point interface having one or
more neighbors. It creates multiple host routes. An OSPF point-to-multipoint network has the following
benefits compared to NBMA and point-to-point networks:

Point-to-multipoint is easier to configure because it requires no configuration of neighbor commands,

it consumes only one IP subnet, and it requires no designated router election.
It costs less because it does not require a fully meshed topology.
It is more reliable because it maintains connectivity in the event of VC failure.

On point-to-multipoint, broadcast networks, there is no need to specify neighbors. However, you can
specify neighbors with the neighbor router configuration command, in which case you should specify a
cost to that neighbor.
Before the point-to-multipoint keyword was added to the ip ospf network interface configuration
command, some OSPF point-to-multipoint protocol traffic was treated as multicast traffic. Therefore, the
neighbor router configuration command was not needed for point-to-multipoint interfaces because
multicast took care of the traffic. Hello, update, and acknowledgment messages were sent using multicast.
In particular, multicast hello messages discovered all neighbors dynamically.
On any point-to-multipoint interface (broadcast or not), the Cisco IOS software assumed that the cost to
each neighbor was equal. The cost was configured with the ip ospf cost interface confutation command. In
reality, the bandwidth to each neighbor is different, so the cost should differ. With this feature, you can
configure a separate cost to each neighbor. This feature applies to point-to-multipoint interfaces only.
Because many routers might be attached to an OSPF network, a designated router is selected for the
network. Special configuration parameters are needed in the designated router selection if broadcast
capability is not configured.
These parameters need only be configured in those devices that are themselves eligible to become the
designated router or backup designated router (in other words, routers with a nonzero router priority value).
You can specify the following neighbor parameters, as required:

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Priority for a neighboring router

Nonbroadcast poll interval

On point-to-multipoint, nonbroadcast networks, use the neighbor router configuration command to identify
neighbors. Assigning a cost to a neighbor is optional.
Prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.0, some customers were using point-to-multipoint on nonbroadcast media
(such as classic IP over ATM), so their routers could not dynamically discover their neighbors. This feature
allows the neighbor router configuration command to be used on point-to-multipoint interfaces.
On any point-to-multipoint interface (broadcast or not), the Cisco IOS software assumed the cost to each
neighbor was equal. The cost was configured with the ip ospf cost interface configuration command. In
reality, the bandwidth to each neighbor is different, so the cost should differ. With this feature, you can
configure a separate cost to each neighbor. This feature applies to point-to-multipoint interfaces only.
Our OSPF software allows you to configure several area parameters. These area parameters, shown in the
following task table, include authentication, defining stub areas, and assigning specific costs to the default
summary route. Authentication allows password-based protection against unauthorized access to an area.
Stub areas are areas into which information on external routes is not sent. Instead, there is a default external
route generated by the ABR, into the stub area for destinations outside the autonomous system. To take
advantage of the OSPF stub area support, default routing must be used in the stub area. To further reduce
the number of LSAs sent into a stub area, you can configure the no-summary keyword of the area stub
router configuration command on the ABR to prevent it from sending summary link advertisement (LSAs
Type 3) into the stub area.
The OSPF NSSA feature is described by RFC 3101. In Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)S and later releases, RFC
3101 replaces RFC 1587. RFC 3101 is backward compatible with RFC 1587. For a detailed list of
differences between them, see Appendix F of RFC 3101. NSSA support was first integrated into Cisco IOS
Release 11.2. OSPF NSSA is a nonproprietary extension of the existing OSPF stub area feature.
RFC 3101 support enhances both the Type 7 autonomous-system external routing calculation and the
translation of Type 7 LSAs into Type 5 LSAs. For more information, see RFC 3101.
Use NSSA to simplify administration if you are an Internet service provider (ISP) or a network
administrator that must connect a central site that is using OSPF to a remote site that is using a different
routing protocol.
Prior to NSSA, the connection between the corporate site border router and the remote router could not be
run as an OSPF stub area because routes for the remote site could not be redistributed into the stub area,
and two routing protocols needed to be maintained. A simple protocol such as RIP was usually run and
handled the redistribution. With NSSA, you can extend OSPF to cover the remote connection by defining
the area between the corporate router and the remote router as an NSSA.
As with OSPF stub areas, NSSA areas cannot be injected with distributed routes via Type 5 LSAs. Route
redistribution into an NSSA area is possible only with a special type of LSA that is known as Type 7 that
can exist only in an NSSA area. An NSSA ASBR generates the Type 7 LSA so that the routes can be
redistributed, and an NSSA ABR translates the Type 7 LSA into a Type 5 LSA, which can be flooded
throughout the whole OSPF routing domain. Summarization and filtering are supported during the
translation.
Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)S and later releases support RFC 3101, which allows you to configure an NSSA
ABR router as a forced NSSA LSA translator. This means that the NSSA ABR router will unconditionally
assume the role of LSA translator, preempting the default behavior, which would only include it among the
candidates to be elected as translator.

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Note

Even a forced translator might not translate all LSAs; translation depends on the contents of each LSA.
The figure below shows a network diagram in which OSPF Area 1 is defined as the stub area. The
Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) routes cannot be propagated into the OSPF domain
because routing redistribution is not allowed in the stub area. However, once OSPF Area 1 is defined as an
NSSA, an NSSA ASBR can inject the EIGRP routes into the OSPF NSSA by creating Type 7 LSAs.
Figure 1

OSPF NSSA

The redistributed routes from the RIP router will not be allowed into OSPF Area 1 because NSSA is an
extension to the stub area. The stub area characteristics will still exist, including the exclusion of Type 5
LSAs.
Route summarization is the consolidation of advertised addresses. This feature causes a single summary
route to be advertised to other areas by an ABR. In OSPF, an ABR will advertise networks in one area into
another area. If the network numbers in an area are assigned in a way such that they are contiguous, you
can configure the ABR to advertise a summary route that covers all the individual networks within the area
that fall into the specified range.
When routes from other protocols are redistributed into OSPF (as described in the module "Configuring IP
Routing Protocol-Independent Features"), each route is advertised individually in an external LSA.
However, you can configure the Cisco IOS software to advertise a single route for all the redistributed
routes that are covered by a specified network address and mask. Doing so helps decrease the size of the
OSPF link-state database.
In OSPF, all areas must be connected to a backbone area. If there is a break in backbone continuity, or the
backbone is purposefully partitioned, you can establish a virtual link. The two endpoints of a virtual link
are ABRs. The virtual link must be configured in both routers. The configuration information in each router
consists of the other virtual endpoint (the other ABR) and the nonbackbone area that the two routers have
in common (called the transit area). Note that virtual links cannot be configured through stub areas.
You can force an ASBR to generate a default route into an OSPF routing domain. Whenever you
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becomes an ASBR. However, an ASBR does not, by default, generate a default route into the OSPF routing
domain.
You can configure OSPF to look up Domain Naming System (DNS) names for use in all OSPF show
EXEC command displays. You can use this feature to more easily identify a router, because the router is
displayed by name rather than by its router ID or neighbor ID.
OSPF uses the largest IP address configured on the interfaces as its router ID. If the interface associated
with this IP address is ever brought down, or if the address is removed, the OSPF process must recalculate
a new router ID and resend all its routing information out its interfaces.
If a loopback interface is configured with an IP address, the Cisco IOS software will use this IP address as
its router ID, even if other interfaces have larger IP addresses. Because loopback interfaces never go down,
greater stability in the routing table is achieved.
OSPF automatically prefers a loopback interface over any other kind, and it chooses the highest IP address
among all loopback interfaces. If no loopback interfaces are present, the highest IP address in the router is
chosen. You cannot tell OSPF to use any particular interface.
In Cisco IOS Release 10.3 and later releases, by default OSPF calculates the OSPF metric for an interface
according to the bandwidth of the interface. For example, a 64-kbps link gets a metric of 1562, and a T1
link gets a metric of 64.
The OSPF metric is calculated as the ref-bw value divided by the bandwidth value, with the ref-bw value
equal to 108 by default, and the bandwidth value determined by the bandwidth interface configuration
command. The calculation gives FDDI a metric of 1. If you have multiple links with high bandwidth, you
might want to specify a larger number to differentiate the cost on those links.
An administrative distance is a rating of the trustworthiness of a routing information source, such as an
individual router or a group of routers. Numerically, an administrative distance is an integer from 0 to 255.
In general, the higher the value, the lower the trust rating. An administrative distance of 255 means the
routing information source cannot be trusted at all and should be ignored.
OSPF uses three different administrative distances: intra-area, interarea, and external. Routes within an area
are intra-area; routes to another area are interarea; and routes from another routing domain learned via
redistribution are external. The default distance for each type of route is 110.
Because simplex interfaces between two devices on an Ethernet represent only one network segment, for
OSPF you must configure the sending interface to be a passive interface. This configuration prevents OSPF
from sending hello packets for the sending interface. Both devices are able to see each other via the hello
packet generated for the receiving interface.
You can configure the delay time between when OSPF receives a topology change and when it starts a
shortest path first (SPF) calculation. You can also configure the hold time between two consecutive SPF
calculations.
The OSPF on-demand circuit is an enhancement to the OSPF protocol that allows efficient operation over
on-demand circuits such as ISDN, X.25 switched virtual circuits (SVCs), and dialup lines. This feature
supports RFC 1793, Extending OSPF to Support Demand Circuits.
Prior to this feature, OSPF periodic hello and LSA updates would be exchanged between routers that
connected the on-demand link, even when no changes occurred in the hello or LSA information.
With this feature, periodic hellos are suppressed and the periodic refreshes of LSAs are not flooded over
the demand circuit. These packets bring up the link only when they are exchanged for the first time, or
when a change occurs in the information they contain. This operation allows the underlying data link layer
to be closed when the network topology is stable.
This feature is useful when you want to connect telecommuters or branch offices to an OSPF backbone at a
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without excess connection costs. Periodic refreshes of hello updates, LSA updates, and other protocol
overhead are prevented from enabling the on-demand circuit when there is no "real" data to send.
Overhead protocols such as hellos and LSAs are transferred over the on-demand circuit only upon initial
setup and when they reflect a change in the topology. This means that critical changes to the topology that
require new SPF calculations are sent in order to maintain network topology integrity. Periodic refreshes
that do not include changes, however, are not sent across the link.
The OSPF LSA group pacing feature allows the router to group OSPF LSAs and pace the refreshing,
checksumming, and aging functions. The group pacing results in more efficient use of the router.
The router groups OSPF LSAs and paces the refreshing, checksumming, and aging functions so that sudden
increases in CPU usage and network resources are avoided. This feature is most beneficial to large OSPF
networks.
OSPF LSA group pacing is enabled by default. For typical customers, the default group pacing interval for
refreshing, checksumming, and aging is appropriate and you need not configure this feature.

Original LSA Behavior

Each OSPF LSA has an age, which indicates whether the LSA is still valid. Once the LSA reaches the
maximum age (1 hour), it is discarded. During the aging process, the originating router sends a refresh
packet every 30 minutes to refresh the LSA. Refresh packets are sent to keep the LSA from expiring,
whether there has been a change in the network topology or not. Checksumming is performed on all LSAs
every 10 minutes. The router keeps track of LSAs it generates and LSAs it receives from other routers. The
router refreshes LSAs it generated; it ages the LSAs it received from other routers.
Prior to the LSA group pacing feature, the Cisco IOS software would perform refreshing on a single timer,
and checksumming and aging on another timer. In the case of refreshing, for example, the software would
scan the whole database every 30 minutes, refreshing every LSA the router generated, no matter how old it
was. The figure below illustrates all the LSAs being refreshed at once. This process wasted CPU resources
because only a small portion of the database needed to be refreshed. A large OSPF database (several
thousand LSAs) could have thousands of LSAs with different ages. Refreshing on a single timer resulted in
the age of all LSAs becoming synchronized, which resulted in much CPU processing at once. Furthermore,
a large number of LSAs could cause a sudden increase of network traffic, consuming a large amount of
network resources in a short period of time.
Figure 2

OSPF LSAs on a Single Timer Without Group Pacing

LSA Group Pacing with Multiple Timers

Configuring each LSA to have its own timer avoids excessive CPU processing and sudden network-traffic
increase. To again use the example of refreshing, each LSA gets refreshed when it is 30 minutes old,
independent of other LSAs. So the CPU is used only when necessary. However, LSAs being refreshed at
frequent, random intervals would require many packets for the few refreshed LSAs the router must send
out, which would be inefficient use of bandwidth.
Therefore, the router delays the LSA refresh function for an interval of time instead of performing it when
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sent out in one packet or more. Thus, the refresh packets are paced, as are the checksumming and aging.
The pacing interval is configurable; it defaults to 4 minutes, which is randomized to further avoid
synchronization.
The figure below illustrates the case of refresh packets. The first timeline illustrates individual LSA timers;
the second timeline illustrates individual LSA timers with group pacing.
Figure 3

OSPF LSAs on Individual Timers with Group Pacing

The group pacing interval is inversely proportional to the number of LSAs the router is refreshing,
checksumming, and aging. For example, if you have approximately 10,000 LSAs, decreasing the pacing
interval would benefit you. If you have a very small database (40 to 100 LSAs), increasing the pacing
interval to 10 to 20 minutes might benefit you slightly.
The default value of pacing between LSA groups is 240 seconds (4 minutes). The range is from 10 seconds
to 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
By default, OSPF floods new LSAs over all interfaces in the same area, except the interface on which the
LSA arrives. Some redundancy is desirable, because it ensures robust flooding. However, too much
redundancy can waste bandwidth and might destabilize the network due to excessive link and CPU usage in
certain topologies. An example would be a fully meshed topology.
You can block OSPF flooding of LSAs two ways, depending on the type of networks:

On broadcast, nonbroadcast, and point-to-point networks, you can block flooding over specified OSPF
interfaces.
On point-to-multipoint networks, you can block flooding to a specified neighbor.

The growth of the Internet has increased the importance of scalability in IGPs such as OSPF. By design,
OSPF requires LSAs to be refreshed as they expire after 3600 seconds. Some implementations have tried to
improve the flooding by reducing the frequency to refresh from 30 minutes to about 50 minutes. This
solution reduces the amount of refresh traffic but requires at least one refresh before the LSA expires. The
OSPF flooding reduction solution works by reducing unnecessary refreshing and flooding of already
known and unchanged information. To achieve this reduction, the LSAs are now flooded with the higher
bit set. The LSAs are now set as "do not age."
Cisco routers do not support LSA Type 6 Multicast OSPF (MOSPF), and they generate syslog messages if
they receive such packets. If the router is receiving many MOSPF packets, you might want to configure the
router to ignore the packets and thus prevent a large number of syslog messages.

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The former OSPF implementation for sending update packets needed to be more efficient. Some update
packets were getting lost in cases where the link was slow, a neighbor could not receive the updates quickly
enough, or the router was out of buffer space. For example, packets might be dropped if either of the
following topologies existed:

A fast router was connected to a slower router over a point-to-point link.

During flooding, several neighbors sent updates to a single router at the same time.

OSPF update packets are now automatically paced so they are not sent less than 33 milliseconds apart.
Pacing is also added between resends to increase efficiency and minimize lost retransmissions. Also, you
can display the LSAs waiting to be sent out an interface. The benefit of the pacing is that OSPF update and
retransmission packets are sent more efficiently. There are no configuration tasks for this feature; it occurs
automatically.
You can display specific statistics such as the contents of IP routing tables, caches, and databases.
Information provided can be used to determine resource utilization and solve network problems. You can
also display information about node reachability and discover the routing path that your device packets are
taking through the network

How to Configure OSPF

To configure OSPF, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The tasks in the Enabling OSPF
section are required; the tasks in the remaining sections are optional, but might be required for your
application. For information about the maximum number of interfaces, see the Restrictions, page 37.

Enabling OSPF, page 10

Configuring OSPF Interface Parameters, page 11
Configuring OSPF over Different Physical Networks, page 13
Configuring OSPF Area Parameters, page 14
Configuring OSPF NSSA, page 16
Configuring OSPF NSSA Parameters, page 20
Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas, page 21
Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF, page 22
Establishing Virtual Links, page 23
Generating a Default Route, page 24
Configuring Lookup of DNS Names, page 24
Forcing the Router ID Choice with a Loopback Interface, page 25
Controlling Default Metrics, page 25
Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances, page 26
Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces, page 27
Configuring Route Calculation Timers, page 27
Configuring OSPF over On-Demand Circuits, page 28
Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down, page 29
Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding, page 31
Reducing LSA Flooding, page 31
Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets, page 32
Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing, page 33
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF, page 34
Restrictions, page 37

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Enabling OSPF
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id
5. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing, which places the router in router

configuration mode.

Example:
Router> router ospf 109

Step 4 network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

Defines an interface on which OSPF runs and defines the area

ID for that interface.

Example:
Router> network 192.168.129.16 0.0.0.3 area 20

Step 5 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC

mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

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How to Configure OSPF

Configuring OSPF Interface Parameters

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface typenumber
4. ip ospf cost cost
5. ip ospf retransmit-interval seconds
6. ip ospf transmit-delay seconds
7. ip ospf priority number-value
8. ip ospf hello-interval seconds
9. ip ospf dead-interval seconds
10. ip ospf authentication-key key
11. ip ospf message-digest-key key md5 key
12. ip ospf authentication [message-digest | null]
13. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 interface typenumber

Configures an interface type and enters interface

configuration mode.

Example:
Router> router ospf 109

Step 4 ip ospf cost cost

Explicitly specifies the cost of sending a packet on an OSPF

interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf cost 65

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Command or Action
Step 5 ip ospf retransmit-interval seconds

Purpose
Specifies the number of seconds between link-state
advertisement (LSA) retransmissions for adjacencies
belonging to an OSPF interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf retransmit-interval 1

Step 6 ip ospf transmit-delay seconds

Sets the estimated number of seconds required to send a linkstate update packet on an OSPF interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf transmit delay 1

Step 7 ip ospf priority number-value

Sets priority to help determine the OSPF designated router

for a network.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf priority 1

Step 8 ip ospf hello-interval seconds

Specifies the length of time between the hello packets that the
Cisco IOS software sends on an OSPF interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf hello-interval 1

Step 9 ip ospf dead-interval seconds

Sets the number of seconds that a device must wait before it

declares a neighbor OSPF router down because it has not
received a hello packet.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf dead-interval 1

Step 10 ip ospf authentication-key key

Assigns a password to be used by neighboring OSPF routers

on a network segment that is using the OSPF simple
password authentication.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf authentication-key 1

Step 11 ip ospf message-digest-key key md5 key

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf message-digest-key 1
md5 23456789

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Enables OSPF MD5 authentication. The values for the key-id

and keyarguments must match values specified for other
neighbors on a network segment.

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Configuring Point-to-Multipoint Broadcast Networks

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 12 ip ospf authentication [message-digest | null]

Specifies the authentication type for an interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf authentication
message-digest

Step 13 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged

EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuring OSPF over Different Physical Networks

Configuring Point-to-Multipoint Broadcast Networks, page 13

Configuring OSPF for Nonbroadcast Networks, page 13

Configuring Point-to-Multipoint Broadcast Networks

SUMMARY STEPS
1. ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
2. exit
3. router ospf process-id
4. neighbor ip-address cost number

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 ip ospf network point-tomultipoint

Configures an interface as point-to-multipoint for broadcast media.

Step 2 exit

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process and enters router configuration mode.

Step 4 neighbor ip-address cost number

Specifies a neighbor and assigns a cost to the neighbor.

Note Repeat this step for each neighbor if you want to specify a cost. Otherwise,

neighbors will assume the cost of the interface, based on the ip ospf cost
interface configuration command.

Configuring OSPF for Nonbroadcast Networks

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Configuring OSPF Area Parameters

SUMMARY STEPS
1. ip ospf network point-to-multipoint non-broadcast
2. exit
3. router ospf process-id
4. neighbor ip-address [cost number]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 ip ospf network point-to-multipoint Configures an interface as point-to-multipoint for nonbroadcast media.
non-broadcast
Step 2 exit

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process and enters router configuration mode.

Step 4 neighbor ip-address [cost number]

Specifies a neighbor and assigns a cost to the neighbor.

Note Repeat this step for each neighbor if you want to specify a cost. Otherwise,

neighbors will assume the cost of the interface, based on the ip ospf cost
interface configuration command.

Configuring OSPF Area Parameters

Command
area area-id
authentication
area area-id
authentication message-digest
area area-id
stub [no-summary]
area area-id
default-cost cost

Configuring OSPF Area Parameters, page 14

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Purpose
Enables authentication for an OSPF area.

Enables MD5 authentication for an OSPF area.

Defines an area to be a stub area.

Assigns a specific cost to the default summary route

used for the stub area.

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Configuring OSPF Area Parameters

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. area area-id authentication
5. area area-id stub [ no summary ]
6. area area-id stub default-cost cost
7. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration

mode.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 10

Step 4 area area-id authentication

Enables authentication for an OSPF area.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 10.0.0.0 authentication

Step 5 area area-id stub [ no summary ]

Defines an area to be a stub area.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 10.0.0.0 stub no-summary

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Command or Action

Purpose

Step 6 area area-id stub default-cost cost

Assigns a specific cost to the default summary route used

for the stub area.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 10.0.0.0 default-cost 1

Step 7 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged

EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuring OSPF NSSA

Configuring an OSPF NSSA Area and Its Parameters, page 16

Configuring an NSSA ABR as a Forced NSSA LSA Translator, page 17
Disabling RFC 3101 Compatibility and Enabling RFC 1587 Compatibility, page 19

Configuring an OSPF NSSA Area and Its Parameters

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. redistribute protocol [process-id] {level-1 | level-1-2 | level-2} [autonomous-system-number] [metric
{metric-value | transparent}] [metric-type type-value] [match {internal | external 1 | external 2}]
[tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets] [nssa-only]
5. network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id
6. area area-id nssa [no-redistribution] [default-information-originate [metric] [metric-type]] [nosummary] [nssa-only]
7. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router> enable

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Command or Action
Step 2 configure terminal

Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

Example:

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process. In

this example the number of the routing process is 10.

Router(config)# router ospf 10

Step 4 redistribute protocol [process-id] {level-1 | level-1-2 | Redistributes routes from one routing domain into another
level-2} [autonomous-system-number] [metric {metric- routing domain.
value | transparent}] [metric-type type-value] [match
The example causes RIP subnets to be redistributed into
{internal | external 1 | external 2}] [tag tag-value]
the OSPF domain.
[route-map map-tag] [subnets] [nssa-only]

Example:
Router(config-router)# redistribute rip subnets

Step 5 network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

Example:

Defines the interfaces on which OSPF runs and defines the area
ID for those interfaces.

The example defines 172.19.92.0/0.0.0.255 interfaces for

OSPF area 1 for OSPF routing process 10.

Router(config-router)# network 172.19.92.0

0.0.0.255 area 1

Step 6 area area-id nssa [no-redistribution] [defaultinformation-originate [metric] [metric-type]] [nosummary] [nssa-only]

Configures an NSSA area.

In the example, area 1 is configured as an NSSA area.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 1 nssa

Step 7 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged

EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuring an NSSA ABR as a Forced NSSA LSA Translator

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Configuring an NSSA ABR as a Forced NSSA LSA Translator

Note

In Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)S and later releases, the output of the show ip ospf command shows whether
the NSSA ABR is configured as a forced translator, and whether the router is running as RFC 3101 or RFC
1587 compatible.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. area area-id nssa translate type7 always
5. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4 area area-id nssa translate type7 always

Configures an NSSA ABR router as a forced NSSA LSA translator.

Note In Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)S and later releases, RFC 3101

replaces RFC 1587, and you can use the always keyword in the
area nssa translate command to configure an NSSA ABR
router as a forced NSSA LSA translator. This command will
work if RFC 3101 is disabled and RFC 1587 is being used.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 10 nssa
translate type7 always

Step 5 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC

mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

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Disabling RFC 3101 Compatibility and Enabling RFC 1587 Compatibility

Disabling RFC 3101 Compatibility and Enabling RFC 1587 Compatibility

Note

In Cisco IOS Release 15.1(2)S and later releases, the output of the show ip ospf command will indicate if
the NSSA ABR is configured as RFC 3101 or RFC 1587 compatible.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. compatible rfc1587
5. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4 compatible rfc1587

Changes the method used to perform route selection to RFC 1587

compatibility and disables RFC 3101.

Example:
Router(config-router)# compatible rfc1587

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Prerequisites

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 5 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuring OSPF NSSA Parameters

Prerequisites, page 20

Prerequisites
Evaluate the following considerations before you implement this feature:

You can set a Type 7 default route that can be used to reach external destinations. When configured,
the router generates a Type 7 default into the NSSA or the NSSA ABR.
Every router within the same area must agree that the area is NSSA; otherwise, the routers will not be
able to communicate.

Configuring OSPF NSSA Area Parameters, page 20

Configuring OSPF NSSA Area Parameters

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. area area-id nssa [no-redistribution] [default-information-originate]
5. summary-address prefix mask [not-advertise] [tag tag ] nssa-only]
6. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router> enable

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Enter your password if prompted.

Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas

Configuring OSPF NSSA Area Parameters

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing, which places the router in

router configuration mode.

Example:
Router> router ospf 109

Step 4 area area-id nssa [no-redistribution] [default-informationoriginate]

Defines an area to be an NSSA.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 10 nssa no-redistribution

Step 5 summary-address prefix mask [not-advertise] [tag tag ] nssaonly]

Controls the summarization and filtering during the

translation and limits the summary to NSSA areas.

Example:
Router(config-router)# summary-address 10.1.0.0
255.255.0.0 not-advertise

Step 6 end

Exits router configuration mode and returns to

privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas

Command
area area-id range ip-address mask
[advertise
| not-advertise][cost cost]

Purpose
Specifies an address range for which a single route
will be advertised.

Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas Configuring Route Summarization Between
OSPF Areas Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas, page 22

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Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas
Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas

Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas Configuring Route Summarization

Between OSPF Areas Configuring Route Summarization Between OSPF Areas

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF

Command

Purpose

summary-address {ip-address mask

| prefix mask}
[not-advertise][tag tag]

Specifies an address and mask that covers

redistributed routes, so only one summary route is
advertised. Use the optional not-advertise keyword
to filter out a set of routes.

Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF, page 22

Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

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Establishing Virtual Links

Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Establishing Virtual Links

Command

Purpose

area area-id virtual-link router-id

[authentication [message-digest | null]]
[hello-interval seconds] [retransmit-interval
seconds] [transmit-delay seconds] [deadinterval seconds] [authentication-key key |
message-digest-key key-id md5 key]

Establishes a virtual link.

Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF, page 23

Configuring Route Summarization When Redistributing Routes into OSPF

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

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Generating a Default Route

Generating a Default Route

Command
default-information originate [always]
[metric metric-value] [metric-type type-value]
[route-map map-name]

Purpose
Forces the ASBR to generate a default route into
the OSPF routing domain.
Note The always keyword includes the following

exception when the route map is used. When

a route map is used, the origination of the
default route by OSPF is not bound to the
existence of a default route in the routing
table.

Generating a Default Route, page 24

Generating a Default Route

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Configuring Lookup of DNS Names

Command
ip ospf name-lookup

Configuring Lookup of DNS Names, page 25

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Purpose
Configures DNS name lookup.

Forcing the Router ID Choice with a Loopback Interface

Configuring Lookup of DNS Names

Configuring Lookup of DNS Names

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Forcing the Router ID Choice with a Loopback Interface

SUMMARY STEPS
1. interface loopback 0
2. ip address ip-address mask

DETAILED STEPS
Purpose

Command or Action
Step 1 interface loopback 0

Creates a loopback interface, which places the router in interface configuration mode.

Step 2 ip address ip-address mask

Assigns an IP address to this interface.

Controlling Default Metrics

Command
auto-cost reference-bandwidth

Purpose
Differentiates high -bandwidth links.
ref-bw

Controlling Default Metrics, page 25

Controlling Default Metrics

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Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances

Purpose

Command
distance ospf
external} dist

{intra-area |

inter-area

Changes the OSPF distance values.

|

Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances, page 26

Changing the OSPF Administrative Distances

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
Example:

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Purpose

Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces

Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces

Example:

Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces

Command

Purpose

Suppresses the sending of hello packets through the

passive-interface interface-type interface-number specified interface.

Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces, page 27

Configuring OSPF on Simplex Ethernet Interfaces

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Configuring Route Calculation Timers

Command

Purpose
Configures route calculation timers.

timers spf spf-delay spf-holdtime

Configuring Route Calculation Timers, page 27

Configuring Route Calculation Timers

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Configuring OSPF over On-Demand Circuits

Prerequisites

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Configuring OSPF over On-Demand Circuits

SUMMARY STEPS
1. router ospf process-id
2. interface type number
3. ip ospf demand-circuit

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF operation.

Step 2

interface type number

Enters interface configuration mode.

Step 3

ip ospf demand-circuit

Configures OSPF over an on-demand circuit.

Note

You can prevent an interface from accepting demand-circuit requests from other routers to by specifying
the ignore keyword in the ip ospf demand-circuit command.

Prerequisites, page 28

Prerequisites
Evaluate the following considerations before implementing the On-Demand Circuits feature:

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Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down

Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down

Because LSAs that include topology changes are flooded over an on-demand circuit, we recommend
that you put demand circuits within OSPF stub areas or within NSSAs to isolate the demand circuits
from as many topology changes as possible.
Every router within a stub area or NSSA must have this feature loaded in order to take advantage of
the on-demand circuit functionality. If this feature is deployed within a regular area, all other regular
areas must also support this feature before the demand circuit functionality can take effect because
Type 5 external LSAs are flooded throughout all areas.
Hub-and-spoke network topologies that have a point-to-multipoint (P2MP) OSPF interface type on a
hub might not revert to nondemand circuit mode when needed. You must simultaneously reconfigure
OSPF on all interfaces on the P2MPsegment when reverting them from demand circuit mode to
nondemand circuit mode.
Do not implement this feature on a broadcast-based network topology because the overhead protocols
(such as hello and LSA packets) cannot be successfully suppressed, which means the link will remain
up.
Configuring the router for an OSPF on-demand circuit with an asynchronous interface is not a
supported configuration. The supported configuration is to use dialer interfaces on both ends of the
circuit. For more information, refer to Why OSPF Demand Circuit Keeps Bringing Up the Link .

Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down

Command

Purpose

log-adjacency-changes [detail]

Sends syslog message when an OSPF neighbor

goes up or down.
Note Configure this command if you want to

know about OSPF neighbors going up or

down without turning on the debug ip ospf
adjacency EXEC command. The logadjacency-changes router configuration
command provides a higher-level view of
the peer relationship with less output.
Configure the log-adjacency-changes detail
command if you want to see messages for
each state change.

Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down, page 29

Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval, page 30
Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval, page 30

Logging Neighbors Going Up or Down

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

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Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval

Command
timers pacing lsa-group seconds

Purpose
Changes the group pacing of LSAs.

Changing the LSA Group Pacing Interval

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
Example:

Example:

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Purpose

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding

Command

Purpose

ip ospf database-filter all out

Blocks the flooding of OSPF LSA packets to the

interface.

On point-to-multipoint networks, to block flooding of OSPF LSAs, use the following command in router
configuration mode:
Command

Purpose

neighbor ip-address database-filter all out

Blocks the flooding of OSPF LSA packets to the

specified neighbor.

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding, page 31

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Reducing LSA Flooding

Command

Purpose

ip ospf flood-reduction

Suppresses the unnecessary flooding of LSAs in

stable topologies.

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding, page 32

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Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding

Blocking OSPF LSA Flooding

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets

Command

Purpose

ignore lsa mospf

Prevents the router from generating syslog

messages when it receives MOSPF LSA packets.

Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets, page 32

Ignoring MOSPF LSA Packets

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

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Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing

Command

Purpose

Displays a list of LSAs waiting to be flooded over

show ip ospf flood-list interface-type interface- an interface.
number

Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing, page 33

Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing

Note

SUMMARY STEPS
1.

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1
Example:

Example:

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Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing

Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF

Command

Purpose

show ip ospf [process-id]

Displays general information about

OSPF routing processes.

show ip ospf border-routers

Displays the internal OSPF routing

table entries to the ABR and ASBR.

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Displaying OSPF Update Packet Pacing

Command

Purpose
Displays lists of information related
to the OSPF database.

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [database-summary]

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [router] [self-originate]

show ip ospf [process-id

database [router] [adv-router [ip-address]]

[area-id]]

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [router] [link-state-id]

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [network] [link-state-id]

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [summary] [link-state-id]

show ip ospf [process-id

database [asbr-summary] [link-state-id]

[area-id]]

show ip ospf [process-id

area-id]] database [external] [link-state-id]

[Router#

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [nssa-external] [link-state-id]

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [opaque-link] [link-state-id]

show ip ospf [process-id

database [opaque-area] [link-state-id]

[area-id]]

show ip ospf [process-id

[area-id]] database [opaque-as] [link-state-id]

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Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF

Command

Purpose

show ip ospf flood-list interface type

Displays a list of LSAs waiting to

be flooded over an interface (to
observe OSPF packet pacing).

show ip ospf interface [type number]

Displays OSPF-related interface

information.

show ip ospf neighbor [interface-name] [neighbor-id] detail

show ip ospf request-list [neighbor] [interface] [interfaceneighbor]

show ip ospf retransmission-list [neighbor] [interface]
[interface-neighbor]

Displays OSPF neighbor

information on a per-interface
basis.
Displays a list of all LSAs
requested by a router.
Displays a list of all LSAs waiting
to be re-sent.

show ip ospf [process-id] summary-address

Displays a list of all summary

address redistribution information
configured under an OSPF process.

show ip ospf virtual-links

Displays OSPF-related virtual links

information.

To restart an OSPF process, use the following command in EXEC mode:

Command

Purpose

clear ip ospf [pid] {process | redistribution

| counters [neighbor [ neighbor - interface]

Clears redistribution based on the OSPF routing

process ID. If the pid option is not specified, all
OSPF processes are cleared.

[neighbor-id]]}

Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF, page 36

Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. show ipospf[process-id]

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Configuration Examples for OSPF

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1

Command or Action

Purpose

enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2

show ipospf[process-id]

Enables OSPF routing, which places the router in router configuration mode.

Example:
Router> show ip ospf 1

Restrictions
On systems with a large number of interfaces, it may be possible to configure OSPF such that the number
of links advertised in the router LSA causes the link state update packet to exceed the size of a "huge"
Cisco IOS buffer. To resolve this problem, reduce the number of OSPF links or increase the huge buffer
size by entering the buffers huge size size command.
A link state update packet containing a router LSA typically has a fixed overhead of 196 bytes, and an
additional 12 bytes are required for each link description. With a huge buffer size of 18024 bytes there can
be a maximum of 1485 link descriptions.
Because the maximum size of an IP packet is 65,535 bytes, there is still an upper bound on the number of
links possible on a router.

Configuration Examples for OSPF

Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint, page 38

Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint with Broadcast, page 39
Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint with Nonbroadcast, page 40
Example: Variable-Length Subnet Masks, page 40
Example: OSPF NSSA, page 41
Example: OSPF NSSA Area with RFC 3101 Disabled and RFC 1587 Active, page 46
Example: OSPF Routing and Route Redistribution, page 47
Examples: Route Map, page 52
Example: Changing OSPF Administrative Distance, page 54
Example: OSPF over On-Demand Routing, page 55
Example: LSA Group Pacing, page 56
Example: Block LSA Flooding, page 56
Example: Ignore MOSPF LSA Packets, page 56

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Configuration Examples for OSPF

Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint

In the figure below, the router named Router 1 uses data-link connection identifier (DLCI) 201 to
communicate with the router named Router 2, DLCI 202 to the router named Router 4, and DLCI 203 to
the router named Router 3. Router 2 uses DLCI 101 to communicate with Router 1 and DLCI 102 to
communicate with Router 3. Router 3 communicates with Router 2 (DLCI 401) and Router 1 (DLCI 402).
Router 4 communicates with Router 1 (DLCI 301). Configuration examples follow the figure.
Figure 4

OSPF Point-to-Multipoint Example

Router 1 Configuration
hostname Router 1
!
interface serial 1
ip address 10.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.1 201 broadcast
frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.3 202 broadcast
frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.4 203 broadcast
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

Router 2 Configuration
hostname Router 2
!
interface serial 0
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.2 101 broadcast
frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.4 102 broadcast
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

Router 3 Configuration
hostname Router 3
!
interface serial 3
ip address 10.0.0.4 255.0.0.0
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
encapsulation frame-relay
clock rate 1000000

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Configuration Examples for OSPF

frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.1 401 broadcast

frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.2 402 broadcast
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

Router 4 Configuration
hostname Router 4
!
interface serial 2
ip address 10.0.0.3 255.0.0.0
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
encapsulation frame-relay
clock rate 2000000
frame-relay map ip 10.0.0.2 301 broadcast
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint with Broadcast

The following example illustrates a point-to-multipoint network with broadcast:
interface Serial0
ip address 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0
encapsulation frame-relay
ip ospf cost 100
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.3 202 broadcast
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.4 203 broadcast
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.5 204 broadcast
frame-relay local-dlci 200
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
neighbor 10.0.1.5 cost 5
neighbor 10.0.1.4 cost 10

The following example shows the configuration of the neighbor at 10.0.1.3:

interface serial 0
ip address 10.0.1.3 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay local-dlci 301
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.1 300 broadcast
no shutdown
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

The output shown for neighbors in the first configuration is as follows:

Router# show ip ospf
Neighbor ID
Pri
172.16.1.1
172.16.1.4
172.16.1.8

neighbor
State
1
FULL/
1
FULL/
1
FULL/

Dead Time
Address
00:01:50
10.0.1.5
00:01:47
10.0.1.4
00:01:45
10.0.1.3

Interface
Serial0
Serial0
Serial0

The route information in the first configuration is as follows:

Router# show ip route
Codes: C - connected, S - static, I - IGRP, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2, E - EGP
i - IS-IS, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2, * - candidate default

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Configuration Examples for OSPF

U - per-user static route, o - ODR

Gateway of last resort is not set
C
1.0.0.0/8 is directly connected, Loopback0
10.0.0.0/8 is variably subnetted, 4 subnets, 2 masks
O
10.0.1.3/32 [110/100] via 10.0.1.3, 00:39:08, Serial0
C
10.0.1.0/24 is directly connected, Serial0
O
10.0.1.5/32 [110/5] via 10.0.1.5, 00:39:08, Serial0
O
10.0.1.4/32 [110/10] via 10.0.1.4, 00:39:08, Serial0

Example: OSPF Point-to-Multipoint with Nonbroadcast

The following example illustrates a point-to-multipoint network with nonbroadcast:
interface Serial0
ip address 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint non-broadcast
encapsulation frame-relay
no keepalive
frame-relay local-dlci 200
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.3 202
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.4 203
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.5 204
no shutdown
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
neighbor 10.0.1.3 cost 5
neighbor 10.0.1.4 cost 10
neighbor 10.0.1.5 cost 15

The following example is the configuration for the router on the other side:
interface Serial9/2
ip address 10.0.1.3 255.255.255.0
encapsulation frame-relay
ip ospf network point-to-multipoint non-broadcast
no ip mroute-cache
no keepalive
no fair-queue
frame-relay local-dlci 301
frame-relay map ip 10.0.1.1 300
no shutdown
!
router ospf 1
network 10.0.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

The output shown for neighbors in the first configuration is as follows:

Router# show ip ospf
Neighbor ID
Pri
172.16.1.1
172.16.1.4
172.16.1.8

neighbor
State
1
FULL/
1
FULL/
1
FULL/

Dead Time
Address
00:01:52
10.0.1.5
00:01:52
10.0.1.4
00:01:52
10.0.1.3

Interface
Serial0
Serial0
Serial0

Example: Variable-Length Subnet Masks

OSPF, static routes, and IS-IS support variable-length subnet masks (VLSMs). With VLSMs, you can use
different masks for the same network number on different interfaces, which allows you to conserve IP
addresses and more efficiently use available address space.
In the following example, a 30-bit subnet mask is used, leaving two bits of address space reserved for serial
line host addresses. There is sufficient host address space for two host endpoints on a point-to-point serial
link.
interface ethernet 0

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ip address 172.16.10.1 255.255.255.0

! 8 bits of host address space reserved for ethernets
interface serial 0
ip address 172.16.20.1 255.255.255.252
! 2 bits of address space reserved for serial lines
! Router is configured for OSPF and assigned AS 107
router ospf 107
! Specifies network directly connected to the router
network 172.16.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0.0.0.0

Example: OSPF NSSA

In the following example, an OSPF stub network is configured to include OSPF Area 0 and OSPF Area 1,
using five routers. OSPF Area 1 is defined as an NSSA, with Router 3 configured to be the NSSA ASBR
and Router 2 configured to be the NSSA ABR. Following is the configuration output for the five routers.
Router 1
hostname Router1
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 10.1.0.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet0/0
ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 0
no cdp enable
!
interface Serial10/0
description Router2 interface s11/0
ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 1
serial restart-delay 0
no cdp enable
!
router ospf 1
area 1 nssa
!
end

Router 2
hostname Router2
!
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 10.1.0.2 255.255.255.255
!
interface Serial10/0
description Router1 interface s11/0
no ip address
shutdown
serial restart-delay 0
no cdp enable
!
interface Serial11/0
description Router1 interface s10/0
ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 1
serial restart-delay 0
no cdp enable
!
interface Serial14/0
description Router3 interface s13/0
ip address 192.168.14.2 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 1
serial restart-delay 0

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no cdp enable
!
router ospf 1
area 1 nssa
!
end

Router 3
hostname Router3
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 10.1.0.3 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet3/0
ip address 192.168.3.3 255.255.255.0
no cdp enable
!
interface Serial13/0
description Router2 interface s14/0
ip address 192.168.14.3 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 1
serial restart-delay 0
no cdp enable
!
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
area 1 nssa
redistribute rip subnets
!
router rip
version 2
redistribute ospf 1 metric 15
network 192.168.3.0
end

Router 4
hostname Router4
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 10.1.0.4 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet3/0
ip address 192.168.3.4 255.255.255.0
no cdp enable
!
interface Ethernet4/1
ip address 192.168.41.4 255.255.255.0
!
router rip
version 2
network 192.168.3.0
network 192.168.41.0
!
end

Router 5
hostname Router5
!
interface Loopback1
ip address 10.1.0.5 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet0/0
ip address 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 0
no cdp enable
!

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interface Ethernet1/1
ip address 192.168.11.10 255.255.255.0
ip ospf 1 area 0
!
router ospf 1
!
end

The figure below shows the OSPF stub network with NSSA Area 1. The redistributed routes that Router 4
is propagating from the two RIP networks will be translated into Type 7 LSAs by NSSA ASBR Router 3.
Router 2, which is configured to be the NSSA ABR, will translate the Type 7 LSAs back to Type 5 so that
they can be flooded through the rest of the OSPF stub network within OSPF Area 0.
Figure 5

OSPF NSSA Network with NSSA ABR and ASBR Routers

When the show ip ospf command is entered on Router 2, the output confirms that OSFP Area 1 is an
NSSA area:
Router2# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.1.0.2
Start time: 00:00:01.392, Time elapsed: 12:03:09.480
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 0

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External flood list length 0

Area 1
Number of interfaces in this area is 2
! It is a NSSA area
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 11:37:58.836 ago
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x045598
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0
Router2# show ip ospf data
OSPF Router with ID (10.1.0.2) (Process ID
Router Link States (Area 1)
Link ID
ADV Router
Age
Seq#
10.1.0.1
10.1.0.1
1990
0x80000016
10.1.0.2
10.1.0.2
1753
0x80000016
10.1.0.3
10.1.0.3
1903
0x80000016
Summary Net Link States (Area 1)
Link ID
ADV Router
Age
Seq#
192.168.0.0
10.1.0.1
1990
0x80000017
192.168.11.0
10.1.0.1
1990
0x80000015
Type-7 AS External Link States (Area 1)
Link ID
ADV Router
Age
Seq#
192.168.3.0
10.1.0.3
1903
0x80000015
192.168.41.0
10.1.0.3
1903
0x80000015

1)
Checksum
0x00CBCB
0x009371
0x004149

Link count
2
4
2

Checksum
0x00A605
0x009503
Checksum Tag
0x00484F 0
0x00A4CC 0

Entering the show ip ospf database data command displays additional information about redistribution
between Type 5 and Type 7 LSAs for routes that have been injected into the NSSA area and then flooded
through the OSPF network.
Router2# show ip ospf database data
OSPF Router with ID (10.1.0.2) (Process ID 1)
Area 1 database summary
LSA Type
Count
Delete
Maxage
Router
3
0
0
Network
0
0
0
Summary Net
2
0
0
Summary ASBR 0
0
0
Type-7 Ext
2
0
0
Prefixes redistributed in Type-7 0
Opaque Link
0
0
0
Opaque Area
0
0
0
Subtotal
7
0
0
Process 1 database summary
LSA Type
Count
Delete
Maxage
Router
3
0
0
Network
0
0
0
Summary Net
2
0
0
Summary ASBR 0
0
0
Type-7 Ext
2
0
0
Opaque Link
0
0
0
Opaque Area
0
0
0
Type-5 Ext
0
0
0
Prefixes redistributed in Type-5 0
Opaque AS
0
0
0
Total
7
0
0

Entering the show ip ospf database nssa command also displays detailed information for Type 7 to Type 5
translations:
Router2# show ip ospf database nssa
OSPF Router with ID (10.1.0.2) (Process ID 1)
Type-7 AS External Link States (Area 1)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 1903
Options: (No TOS-capability, Type 7/5 translation, DC)

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LS Type: AS External Link

Link State ID: 192.168.3.0 (External Network Number )
Advertising Router: 10.1.0.3
LS Seq Number: 80000015
Checksum: 0x484F
Length: 36
Network Mask: /24
Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
TOS: 0
Metric: 20
Forward Address: 192.168.14.3
External Route Tag: 0
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 1903
! Options: (No TOS-capability, Type 7/5 translation, DC)
LS Type: AS External Link
Link State ID: 192.168.41.0 (External Network Number )
Advertising Router: 10.1.0.3
LS Seq Number: 80000015
Checksum: 0xA4CC
Length: 36
Network Mask: /24
Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
TOS: 0
Metric: 20
Forward Address: 192.168.14.3
External Route Tag: 0

Router 3
Entering the show ip ospf command on Router 3 displays the information to confirm that Router 3 is acting
as an ASBR and that OSPF Area 1 has been configured to be an NSSA area:
Router3# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.1.0.3
Start time: 00:00:01.392, Time elapsed: 12:02:34.572
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
!It is an autonomous system boundary router
Redistributing External Routes from,
rip, includes subnets in redistribution
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 0
External flood list length 0
Area 1
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
! It is a NSSA area
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 11:38:13.368 ago
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x050CF7
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0

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Number of DoNotAge LSA 0

Flood list length 0

Example: OSPF NSSA Area with RFC 3101 Disabled and RFC 1587 Active
In the following example, the output for the show ip ospf and show ip ospf database nssa commands is
for an OSPF NSSA area where RFC 3101 is disabled, RFC 1587 is active, and an NSSA ABR router is
configured as a forced NSSA LSA translator. As described in the "Configuring OSPF NSSA", if RFC 3101
is disabled, the forced NSSA LSA translator remains inactive. The command output demonstrates this.
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.0.2.1
Start time: 00:00:25.512, Time elapsed: 00:01:02.200
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 1587)
Event-log enabled, Maximum number of events: 1000, Mode: cyclic
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 0
External flood list length 0
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
Reference bandwidth unit is 100 mbps
Area 1
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
It is a NSSA area
Configured to translate Type-7 LSAs, inactive (RFC3101 support
disabled)
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 00:00:07.160 ago
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 3. Checksum Sum 0x0245F0
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

The "Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 1587)" line in the output indicates that RFC 1587 is active or
that the OSPF NSSA area is RFC 1587 compatible.
The "Configured to translate Type-7 LSAs, inactive (RFC3101 support disabled)" line indicates that the
OSPF NSSA area has an ABR router configured to act as a forced translator of Type 7 LSAs, but it is
inactive because RFC 3101 is disabled.
Router2# show ip ospf database nssa
Router Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 28
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 10.0.2.1

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Advertising Router: 10.0.2.1

LS Seq Number: 80000004
Checksum: 0x5CA2
Length: 36
Area Border Router
AS Boundary Router
Unconditional NSSA translator
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 192.0.2.5
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
Number of MTID metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10

The "Unconditional NSSA translator" line indicates that the status of the NSSA ASBR router is as a forced
NSSA LSA translator.

Example: OSPF Routing and Route Redistribution

OSPF typically requires coordination among many internal routers, ABRs, and ASBRs. At a minimum,
OSPF-based routers can be configured with all default parameter values, with no authentication, and with
interfaces assigned to areas.
Three types of examples follow:

The first is a simple configuration illustrating basic OSPF commands.

The second example illustrates a configuration for an internal router, ABR, and ASBRs within a
single, arbitrarily assigned, OSPF autonomous system.
The third example illustrates a more complex configuration and the application of various tools
available for controlling OSPF-based routing environments.
Example: Basic OSPF Configuration, page 47
Example: Basic OSPF Configuration for Internal Router ABR and ASBRs, page 47
Example: Complex Internal Router with ABR and ASBR, page 48
Example: Complex OSPF Configuration for ABR, page 51

Example: Basic OSPF Configuration

The following example illustrates a simple OSPF configuration that enables OSPF routing process 9000,
attaches Ethernet interface 0 to area 0.0.0.0, and redistributes RIP into OSPF, and OSPF into RIP:
interface ethernet 0
ip address 10.93.1.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf cost 1
!
interface ethernet 1
ip address 10.94.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
router ospf 9000
network 10.93.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0.0.0.0
redistribute rip metric 1 subnets
!
router rip
network 10.94.0.0
redistribute ospf 9000
default-metric 1

Example: Basic OSPF Configuration for Internal Router ABR and ASBRs

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The following example illustrates the assignment of four area IDs to four IP address ranges. In the example,
OSPF routing process 109 is initialized, and four OSPF areas are defined: 10.9.50.0, 2, 3, and 0. Areas
10.9.50.0, 2, and 3 mask specific address ranges, and area 0 enables OSPF for all other networks.
router ospf 109
network 192.168.10.0 0.0.0.255 area 10.9.50.0
network 192.168.20.0 0.0.255.255 area 2
network 192.168.30.0 0.0.0.255 area 3
network 192.168.40.0 255.255.255.255 area 0
!
! Interface Ethernet0 is in area 10.9.50.0:
interface ethernet 0
ip address 192.168.10.5 255.255.255.0
!
! Interface Ethernet1 is in area 2:
interface ethernet 1
ip address 192.168.20.5 255.255.255.0
!
! Interface Ethernet2 is in area 2:
interface ethernet 2
ip address 192.168.20.7 255.255.255.0
!
! Interface Ethernet3 is in area 3:
interface ethernet 3
ip address 192.169.30.5 255.255.255.0
!
! Interface Ethernet4 is in area 0:
interface ethernet 4
ip address 192.168.40.1 255.255.255.0
!
! Interface Ethernet5 is in area 0:
interface ethernet 5
ip address 192.168.40.12 255.255.0.0

Each network area router configuration command is evaluated sequentially, so the order of these
commands in the configuration is important. The Cisco IOS software sequentially evaluates the address/
wildcard-mask pair for each interface. See the network area command in the Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF
Command Reference for more information.
Consider the first network area command. Area ID 10.9.50.0 is configured for the interface on which
subnet 192.168.10.0 is located. Assume that a match is determined for Ethernet interface 0. Ethernet
interface 0 is attached to area 10.9.50.0 only.
The second network area command is evaluated next. For area 2, the same process is then applied to all
interfaces (except Ethernet interface 0). Assume that a match is determined for interface Ethernet 1. OSPF
is then enabled for that interface and Ethernet interface 1 is attached to area 2.
This process of attaching interfaces to OSPF areas continues for all network area commands. Note that the
last network area command in this example is a special case. With this command, all available interfaces
(not explicitly attached to another area) are attached to area 0.

Example: Complex Internal Router with ABR and ASBR

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The following example outlines a configuration for several routers within a single OSPF autonomous
system. The figure below provides a general network map that illustrates this example configuration.
Figure 6

Sample OSPF Autonomous System Network Map

In this configuration, five routers are configured with OSPF:

Router A and Router Bare both internal routers within area 1.

Router C is an OSPF ABR. Note that for Router C, Area 1 is assigned to E3 and area 0 is assigned to
S0.
Router D is an internal router in area 0 (backbone area). In this case, both network router
configuration commands specify the same area (area 0, or the backbone area).
Router E is an OSPF ASBR. Note that BGP routes are redistributed into OSPF and that these routes
are advertised by OSPF.

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Note

You do not need to include definitions of all areas in an OSPF autonomous system in the configuration of
all routers in the autonomous system. Only the directly connected areas must be defined. In the example
that follows, routes in area 0 are learned by the routers in area 1 (Router A and Router B) when the ABR
(Router C) injects summary LSAs into area 1.
The OSPF domain in BGP autonomous system 109 is connected to the outside world via the BGP link to
the external peer at IP address 10.0.0.6. Example configurations follow.
Following is the sample configuration for the general network map shown in the figure above.
Router A Configuration--Internal Router
interface ethernet 1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
router ospf 1
network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 1

Router B Configuration--Internal Router

interface ethernet 2
ip address 192.168.1.2 255.255.255.0
router ospf 202
network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 1

Router C Configuration--ABR
interface ethernet 3
ip address 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0
interface serial 0
ip address 192.168.2.3 255.255.255.0
router ospf 999
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1
network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 0

Router D Configuration--Internal Router

interface ethernet 4
ip address 10.0.0.4 255.0.0.0
interface serial 1
ip address 192.168.2.4 255.255.255.0
router ospf 50
network 192.168.2.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0

Router E Configuration--ASBR
interface ethernet 5
ip address 10.0.0.5 255.0.0.0
interface serial 2
ip address 172.16.1.5 255.255.255.0
router ospf 65001
network 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
redistribute bgp 109 metric 1 metric-type 1
router bgp 109
network 192.168.0.0
network 10.0.0.0
neighbor 172.16.1.6 remote-as 110

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Example: Complex OSPF Configuration for ABR

The following example configuration accomplishes several tasks in setting up an ABR. These tasks can be
split into two general categories:

Basic OSPF configuration

Route redistribution

The specific tasks outlined in this configuration are detailed briefly in the following descriptions. The
figure below illustrates the network address ranges and area assignments for the interfaces.
Figure 7

Interface and Area Specifications for OSPF Example Configuration

The basic configuration tasks in this example are as follows:

Configure address ranges for Ethernet interface 0 through Ethernet interface 3.

Enable OSPF on each interface.
Set up an OSPF authentication password for each area and network.
Assign link-state metrics and other OSPF interface configuration options.
Create a stub area with area ID 36.0.0.0. (Note that the authentication and stub options of the area
router configuration command are specified with separate area command entries, but can be merged
into a single area command.)
Specify the backbone area (area 0).

Configuration tasks associated with redistribution are as follows:

Redistribute IGRP and RIP into OSPF with various options set (including including metric-type,
metric, tag, and subnet).
Redistribute IGRP and OSPF into RIP.

The following is an example OSPF configuration:

interface ethernet 0
ip address 192.42.110.201 255.255.255.0
ip ospf authentication-key abcdefgh
ip ospf cost 10
!

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interface ethernet 1
ip address 172.19.251.202 255.255.255.0
ip ospf authentication-key ijklmnop
ip ospf cost 20
ip ospf retransmit-interval 10
ip ospf transmit-delay 2
ip ospf priority 4
!
interface ethernet 2
ip address 172.19.254.2 255.255.255.0
ip ospf authentication-key abcdefgh
ip ospf cost 10
!
interface ethernet 3
ip address 10.56.0.0 255.255.0.0
ip ospf authentication-key ijklmnop
ip ospf cost 20
ip ospf dead-interval 80

In the following configuration OSPF is on network 172.16.0.0:

router ospf 201
network 10.10.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 10.10.0.0
network 192.42.110.0 0.0.0.255 area 192.42.110.0
network 172.16.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0
area 0 authentication
area 10.10.0.0 stub
area 10.10.0.0 authentication
area 10.10.0.0 default-cost 20
area 192.42.110.0 authentication
area 10.10.0.0 range 10.10.0.0 255.0.0.0
area 192.42.110.0 range 192.42.110.0 255.255.255.0
area 0 range 172.16.251.0 255.255.255.0
area 0 range 172.16.254.0 255.255.255.0
redistribute igrp 200 metric-type 2 metric 1 tag 200 subnets
redistribute rip metric-type 2 metric 1 tag 200

In the following configuration, IGRP autonomous system 200 is on 192.0.2.1:

router igrp 200
network 172.31.0.0
!
! RIP for 192.168.110
!
router rip
network 192.168.110.0
redistribute igrp 200 metric 1
redistribute ospf 201 metric 1

Examples: Route Map

The examples in this section illustrate the use of redistribution, with and without route maps. Examples
from both the IP and Connectionless Network Service (CLNS) routing protocols are given.
The following example redistributes all OSPF routes into IGRP:
router igrp 109
redistribute ospf 110

The following example redistributes RIP routes with a hop count equal to 1 into OSPF. These routes will be
redistributed into OSPF as external LSAs with a metric of 5, a metric type of Type 1, and a tag equal to 1.
router ospf 109
redistribute rip route-map rip-to-ospf
!
route-map rip-to-ospf permit
match metric 1
set metric 5

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set metric-type type1

set tag 1

The following example redistributes OSPF learned routes with tag 7 as a RIP metric of 15:
router rip
redistribute ospf 109 route-map 5
!
route-map 5 permit
match tag 7
set metric 15

The following example redistributes OSPF intra-area and interarea routes with next hop routers on serial
interface 0 into BGP with an INTER_AS metric of 5:
router bgp 109
redistribute ospf 109 route-map 10
!
route-map 10 permit
match route-type internal
match interface serial 0
set metric 5

The following example redistributes two types of routes into the integrated IS-IS routing table (supporting
both IP and CLNS). The first type is OSPF external IP routes with tag 5; these routes are inserted into
Level 2 IS-IS link state packets (LSPs) with a metric of 5. The second type is ISO-IGRP derived CLNS
prefix routes that match CLNS access list 2000; these routes will be redistributed into IS-IS as Level 2
LSPs with a metric of 30.
router isis
redistribute ospf 109 route-map 2
redistribute iso-igrp nsfnet route-map 3
!
route-map 2 permit
match route-type external
match tag 5
set metric 5
set level level-2
!
route-map 3 permit
match address 2000
set metric 30

With the following configuration, OSPF external routes with tags 1, 2, 3, and 5 are redistributed into RIP
with metrics of 1, 1, 5, and 5, respectively. The OSPF routes with a tag of 4 are not redistributed.
router rip
redistribute ospf 109 route-map 1
!
route-map 1 permit
match tag 1 2
set metric 1
!
route-map 1 permit
match tag 3
set metric 5
!
route-map 1 deny
match tag 4
!
route map 1 permit
match tag 5
set metric 5

In the following configuration, a RIP learned route for network 160.89.0.0 and an ISO-IGRP learned route
with prefix 49.0001.0002 will be redistributed into an IS-IS Level 2 LSP with a metric of 5:
router isis

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Example: Complex OSPF Configuration for ABR

redistribute rip route-map 1

redistribute iso-igrp remote route-map 1
!
route-map 1 permit
match ip address 1
match clns address 2
set metric 5
set level level-2
!
access-list 1 permit 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255
clns filter-set 2 permit 49.0001.0002...

The following configuration example illustrates how a route map is referenced by the default-information
router configuration command. This type of reference is called conditional default origination. OSPF will
originate the default route (network 0.0.0.0) with a Type 2 metric of 5 if 140.222.0.0 is in the routing table.

Note

Only routes external to the OSPF process can be used for tracking, such as non-OSPF routes or OSPF
routes from a separate OSPF process.
route-map ospf-default permit
match ip address 1
set metric 5
set metric-type type-2
!
access-list 1 permit 172.16.0.0 0.0.255.255
!
router ospf 109
default-information originate route-map ospf-default

Example: Changing OSPF Administrative Distance

The following configuration changes the external distance to 200, making it less trustworthy. The figure
below illustrates the example.
Figure 8

OSPF Administrative Distance

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Example: Complex OSPF Configuration for ABR

Router A Configuration
router ospf 1
redistribute ospf 2 subnet
distance ospf external 200
!
router ospf 2
redistribute ospf 1 subnet
distance ospf external 200

Router B Configuration
router ospf 1
redistribute ospf 2 subnet
distance ospf external 200
!
router ospf 2
redistribute ospf 1 subnet
distance ospf external 200

Example: OSPF over On-Demand Routing

The following configuration allows OSPF over an on-demand circuit, as shown in the figure below. Note
that the on-demand circuit is defined on one side only (BRI 0 on Router A); it is not required to be
configured on both sides.
Figure 9

OSPF over On-Demand Circuit

Router A Configuration
username RouterB password 7 060C1A2F47
isdn switch-type basic-5ess
ip routing
!
interface TokenRing0
ip address 192.168.50.5 255.255.255.0
no shutdown
!
interface BRI0
no cdp enable
description connected PBX 1485
ip address 192.168.45.30 255.255.255.0
encapsulation ppp
ip ospf demand-circuit
dialer map ip 140.10.10.6 name RouterB broadcast 61484
dialer-group 1
ppp authentication chap
no shutdown
!
router ospf 100
network 192.168.45.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.45.50 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit

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Additional References

Router B Configuration
username RouterA password 7 04511E0804
isdn switch-type basic-5ess
ip routing
!
interface Ethernet0
ip address 192.168.50.16 255.255.255.0
no shutdown
!
interface BRI0
no cdp enable
description connected PBX 1484
ip address 192.168.45.17 255.255.255.0
encapsulation ppp
dialer map ip 192.168.45.19 name RouterA broadcast 61485
dialer-group 1
ppp authentication chap
no shutdown
!
router ospf 100
network 192.168.45.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.45.50 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
dialer-list 1 protocol ip permit

Example: LSA Group Pacing

The following example changes the OSPF pacing between LSA groups to 60 seconds:
router ospf
timers pacing lsa-group 60

Example: Block LSA Flooding

The following example prevents flooding of OSPF LSAs to broadcast, nonbroadcast, or point-to-point
networks reachable through Ethernet interface 0:
interface ethernet 0
ip ospf database-filter all out

The following example prevents flooding of OSPF LSAs to point-to-multipoint networks to the neighbor at
IP address 10.10.10.45:
router ospf 109
neighbor 10.10.10.45 database-filter all out

Example: Ignore MOSPF LSA Packets

The following example configures the router to suppress the sending of syslog messages when it receives
MOSPF packets:
router ospf 109
ignore lsa mospf

Additional References

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Additional References

Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Protocol-independent features that work with OSPF "Configuring IP Routing Protocol-Independent

Features"
Standards
Standard

Title

No new or modified standards are supported, and

support for existing standards has not been
modified.

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported, and

support for existing MIBs has not been modified.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

RFC 1253

OSPF Version 2 Management Information Base,

August 1991.

RFC 1587

The OSPF NSSA Option , March 1994

RFC 1793

Extending OSPF to Support Demand Circuits ,

April 1995

RFC 2328

OSPF Version 2, April 1998

RFC 3101

The OSPF NSSA Option, January 2003

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Feature Information for Configuring OSPF

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for Configuring OSPF

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 1

Feature Information for OSPF

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF

11.2.1

OSPF is an IGP developed by the

OSPF working group of the
IETF. Designed expressly for IP
networks, OSPF supports IP
subnetting and tagging of
externally derived routing
information. OSPF also allows
packet authentication and uses IP
multicast when sending and
receiving packets.

OSPF Flooding Reduction

12.1(2)T

The OSPF flooding reduction

solution works by reducing
unnecessary refreshing and
flooding of already known and
unchanged information. This
feature is documented in the
following section:

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Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Not-So-Stubby Areas

11.2.1

OSPF NSSA is a nonproprietary

extension of the existing OSPF
stub area feature. This feature is
documented in the following
sections:

OSPF Packet Pacing

12.0(1)T

OSPF update packets are

automatically paced so they are
not sent less than 33 milliseconds
apart. This feature is documented
in the following section:

OSPF Support for NSSA RFC

3101

15.1(2)S

This feature adds support for the

OSPF NSSA specification
described by RFC 3101.
RFC3101 replaced RFC 1587 and
is backward compatible with
RFC1587.

15.0(1)SY
15.2(2)T

The following commands were

introduced or modified: area
nssa translate, compatible
rfc1587.
OSPF - Demand Circuit Disable

15.0(1)SY

The ignore keyword was added

to the ip ospf demand-circuit
command, allowing you to
prevent an interface from
accepting demand-circuit requests
from other routers.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

The OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering feature extends the ability of an ABR that is running the OSPF
protocol to filter type 3 link-state advertisements (LSAs) that are sent between different OSPF areas. This
feature allows only packets with specified prefixes to be sent from one area to another area and restricts
all packets with other prefixes. This type of area filtering can be applied out of a specific OSPF area, into
a specific OSPF area, or into and out of the same OSPF areas at the same time.
History for the OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering Feature
Modification

12.0(15)S

This feature was introduced.

12.2(4)T

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(4)T.

12.2(4)T3

Support for the Cisco 7500 series was added in

Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T3.

12.2(8)T

Support for the Cisco 1710, 1721, 3631, 3725,

3745 and IGX 8400 series URM was added in
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(8)T.

12.2(11)T

Support for the Cisco AS5300, AS5400, and

AS5800 series was integrated into Cisco IOS
Release 12.2(11)T.

12.2(28)SB

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(28)SB.

Release

Finding Feature Information, page 61

Benefits, page 62
Restrictions, page 62
Configuration Tasks, page 62
Configuration Examples, page 64
Additional References, page 65

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information

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Benefits

about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Benefits
The OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering feature gives the administrator improved control of route
distribution between OSPF areas.

Restrictions
Only type 3 LSAs that originate from an ABR are filtered.

Related Features and Technologies, page 62

Related Features and Technologies

This feature is an extension of the OSPF routing protocol. For more information about configuring OSPF
and configuring route summarization and filtering, refer to the "OSPF" module of the Cisco IOS IP
Configuration Guide, Release 12.4 and the Cisco IOS IP Routing Protocols Command Reference, Release
12.4T.

Configuration Tasks
See the following sections for configuration tasks for the OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering feature. Each
task in the list is identified as either required or optional:

Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering, page 62

Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering, page 63
Verifying OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering, page 63
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering, page 64

Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# area area-id filter-list prefix prefix-list-name in
3. Router(config-router)# exit
4. Router(config)# ip prefix-list list-name [seq seq-value] deny | permit network/len [ge ge-value] [le levalue]

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Configuration Tasks

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process-id

Configures the router to run an OSPF process.

Step 2 Router(config-router)# area area-id filter-list prefix prefix- Configures the router to filter interarea routes into the
specified area.
list-name in
Step 3 Router(config-router)# exit

Exits router configuration mode and returns to global

configuration mode.

Step 4 Router(config)# ip prefix-list list-name [seq seq-value] deny Creates a prefix list with the name specified for the listname argument.
| permit network/len [ge ge-value] [le le-value]

Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

To filter interarea routes out of a specified area, use the following commands beginning in router
configuration mode:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# area area-id filter-list prefix prefix-list-name out
3. Router(config-router)# exit
4. Router(config)# ip prefix-list list-name [seq seq-value] deny | permit network/len [ge ge-value] [le levalue]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process-id

Configures the router to run an OSPF process.

Step 2 Router(config-router)# area area-id filter-list prefix prefix- Configures the router to filter interarea routes out of the
specified area.
list-name out
Step 3 Router(config-router)# exit

Exits router configuration mode and returns to global

configuration mode.

Step 4 Router(config)# ip prefix-list list-name [seq seq-value]

deny | permit network/len [ge ge-value] [le le-value]

Creates a prefix list with the name specified for the listname argument.

Verifying OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

To verify that the OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering feature has been configured, use the show ip ospf
command in the EXEC mode. The show ip ospf command will show that this feature has been enabled by
listing the area filter as "in" or "out." The following is sample output from the show ip ospf command:
router# show ip ospf 1
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 172.16.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes

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Configuration Examples

Supports opaque LSA

It is an area border router
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 2. 2 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 2
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm executed 6 times
Area ranges are
10.0.0.0/8 Passive Advertise
Area-filter AREA_0_IN in
Area-filter AREA_0_OUT out
Number of LSA 5. Checksum Sum 0x29450
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0
Area 1
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm executed 4 times
Area ranges are
Area-filter AREA_1_IN in
Area-filter AREA_1_OUT out
Number of LSA 6. Checksum Sum 0x30100
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

Command
Router#

show ip prefix-list

Purpose
Displays information about a prefix list or prefix
list entries.

Configuration Examples
The following configuration example output shows interarea filtering that is applied to both incoming and
outgoing routes:
Router(config)# router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
area 1 filter-list prefix AREA_1_OUT out
area 3 filter-list prefix AREA_3_IN in
network 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 3
network 172.16.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 192.168.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 1
!
ip prefix-list AREA_1_OUT seq 10 permit 10.25.0.0/8 ge 16
ip prefix-list AREA_1_OUT seq 20 permit 172.20.20.0/24
!
ip prefix-list AREA_3_IN seq 10 permit 172.31.0.0/16
!

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Additional References

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

Configuring OSPF ABR Type 3 LSA Filtering

OSPF commands: complete command syntax,

command mode, command history, command
defaults, usage guidelines, and examples

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

None

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

The OSPF Stub Router Advertisement feature allows you to bring a new router into a network without
immediately routing traffic through the new router and allows you to gracefully shut down or reload a
router without dropping packets that are destined for other networks.

Finding Feature Information, page 67

Information About OSPF Stub Router Advertisement, page 67
Supported Platforms, page 69
How to Configure OSPF Stub Router Advertisement, page 70
Configuration Examples of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement, page 74
Additional References, page 74
Feature Information for OSPF Stub Router Advertisement, page 75

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Information About OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

OSPF Stub Router Advertisement Functionality, page 67

Allowing Routing Tables to Converge, page 68
Configuring a Graceful Shutdown, page 68
Benefits of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement, page 69
Related Features and Technologies, page 69

OSPF Stub Router Advertisement Functionality

The OSPF Stub Router Advertisement feature allows you to bring a new router into a network without
immediately routing traffic through the new router and allows you to gracefully shut down or reload a
router without dropping packets that are destined for other networks. This feature introduces three

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Information About OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

configuration options that allow you to configure a router that is running the Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) protocol to advertise a maximum or infinite metric to all neighbors.
When any of these three configuration options are enabled on a router, the router will originate link-state
advertisements (LSAs) with a maximum metric (LSInfinity: 0xFFFF) through all nonstub links. The
advertisement of a maximum metric causes other routers to assign a cost to the new router that is higher
than the cost of using an alternate path. Because of the high cost assigned to paths that pass through the
new router, other routers will not use a path through the new router as a transit path to forward traffic that is
destined for other networks, which allows switching and routing functions to be up and running and routing
tables to converge before transit traffic is routed through this router.

Note

Directly connected links in a stub network are not affected by the configuration of a maximum or infinite
metric because the cost of a stub link is always set to the output interface cost.

Allowing Routing Tables to Converge

Two configuration options introduced by the OSPF Stub Router Advertisement feature allow you to bring a
new router into a network without immediately routing traffic through the new router. These configuration
options are useful because Interior Gateway Protocols (IGPs) converge very quickly upon a router during
startup or after a reload, often before Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing tables have completely
converged. If neighbor routers forward traffic through a router while that router is building BGP routing
tables, packets that have been received for other destinations may be dropped. Advertising a maximum
metric during startup will allow routing tables to converge before traffic that is destined for other networks
is sent through the router. The following two configuration options enable a router to advertise a maximum
metric at startup:

You can configure a timer to advertise a maximum metric when the router is started or reloaded. When
this option is configured, the router will advertise a maximum metric, which forces neighbor routers to
select alternate paths until the timer expires. When the timer expires, the router will advertise accurate
(normal) metrics, and other routers will send traffic to this router depending on the cost. The
configurable range of the timer is from 5 to 86,400 seconds.
You can configure a router to advertise a maximum metric at startup until BGP routing tables
converge or until the default timer expires (600 seconds). Once BGP routing tables converge or the
default timer expires, the router will advertise accurate (normal) metrics and other routers will send
traffic to this router, depending on the cost.

Configuring a Graceful Shutdown

The third configuration option introduced by the OSPF Stub Router Advertisement feature allows you to
gracefully remove a router from the network by advertising a maximum metric through all links, which
allows other routers to select alternate paths for transit traffic to follow before the router is shut down.
There are many situations where you may need to remove a router from the network. If a router is removed
from a network and neighbor routers cannot detect that the physical interface is down, neighbors will need
to wait for dead timers to expire before the neighbors will remove the adjacency and routing tables will
reconverge. This situation may occur when there is a switch between other routers and the router that is
shut down. Packets may be dropped while the neighbor routing tables reconverge.
When this third option is configured, the router advertises a maximum metric, which allows neighbor
routers to select alternate paths before the router is shut down. This configuration option could also be used
to remove a router that is in a critical condition from the network without affecting traffic that is destined
for other networks.

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Supported Platforms

Note

You should not save the running configuration of a router when it is configured for a graceful shutdown
because the router will continue to advertise a maximum metric after it is reloaded.

Benefits of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Improved Stability and Availability
Advertising a maximum metric through all links at startup or during a reload will prevent neighbor routers
from using a path through the router as a transit path, thereby reducing the number of packets that are
dropped and improving the stability and availability of the network.
Graceful Removal from the Network
Advertising a maximum metric before shutdown allows other routers to select alternate paths before the
transit path through a router becomes inaccessible.

Related Features and Technologies

The OSPF Stub Router Advertisement feature is an extension of the OSPF routing protocol. For more
information about configuring OSPF and BGP, refer to the Cisco IOS IP Routing Configuration Guide and
the Cisco IOS IP Routing Command Reference .

Supported Platforms
The OSPF Stub Router Advertisement feature is supported by the following platforms in Cisco IOS
Release 12.2(14)S that support OSPF:

Cisco 7200 series

Cisco 7400 series
Cisco 7500 series

Determining Platform Support Through Cisco Feature Navigator

Cisco IOS software is packaged in feature sets that support specific platforms. To get updated information
regarding platform support for this feature, access Cisco Feature Navigator. Cisco Feature Navigator
dynamically updates the list of supported platforms as new platform support is added for the feature.
Cisco Feature Navigator is a web-based tool that enables you to determine which Cisco IOS software
images support a specific set of features and which features are supported in a specific Cisco IOS image.
You can search by feature or release. Under the release section, you can compare releases side by side to
display both the features unique to each software release and the features in common.
Cisco Feature Navigator is updated regularly when major Cisco IOS software releases and technology
releases occur. For the most current information, go to the Cisco Feature Navigator home page at the
following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/fn

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Availability of Cisco IOS Software Images

Platform support for particular Cisco IOS software releases is dependent on the availability of the software
images for those platforms. Software images for some platforms may be deferred, delayed, or changed
without prior notice. For updated information about platform support and availability of software images
for each Cisco IOS software release, refer to the online release notes or, if supported, Cisco Feature
Navigator.

How to Configure OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

See the following sections for configuration tasks to configure OSPF to advertise a maximum metric. This
feature has three different configuration options. All tasks are optional and should be individually
configured.

Configuring Advertisement on Startup, page 70

Configuring Advertisement Until Routing Tables Converge, page 70
Configuring Advertisement for a Graceful Shutdown, page 71
Verifying the Advertisement of a Maximum Metric, page 71
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF Stub Router Advertisement, page 73

Configuring Advertisement on Startup

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# max-metric router-lsa on-startup announce-time

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf

process-id

Places the router in router configuration mode and enables an OSPF routing
process.

Step 2 Router(config-router)# max-metric

router-lsa on-startup announcetime

Configures OSPF to advertise a maximum metric during startup for a configured

period of time. The announce-time argument is a configurable timer that must
follow the on-startup keyword to be configured. There is no default timer value.
The configurable time range is from 5 to 86,400 seconds.

Configuring Advertisement Until Routing Tables Converge

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# max-metric router-lsa on-startup wait-for-bgp

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DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process-id Places the router in router configuration mode and enables an OSPF routing
process.
Step 2 Router(config-router)# max-metric
router-lsa on-startup wait-for-bgp

Configures OSPF to advertise a maximum metric until BGP routing tables have
converged or until the default timer has expired. The wait-for-bgp keyword
must follow the on-startup keyword to be configured. The default timer value is
600 seconds.

Configuring Advertisement for a Graceful Shutdown

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# max-metric router-lsa
3. Router(config-router)# exit
4. Router(config)# exit
5. Router# show ip ospf

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process- Places the router in router configuration mode and enables an OSPF routing
process.
id
Step 2 Router(config-router)# max-metric
router-lsa

Configures OSPF to advertise a maximum metric until the router is shut down.

Step 3 Router(config-router)# exit

Exits router configuration mode.

Step 4 Router(config)# exit

Exits configuration mode and places the router in privileged EXEC mode.

Step 5 Router# show ip ospf

Displays general information about OSPF routing processes. The show ip ospf
command is entered in order to verify that the max-metric router-lsa command
has been enabled before the router is shut down or reloaded.

Note

You should not save the running configuration of a router when it is configured for a graceful shutdown
because the router will continue to advertise a maximum metric after it is reloaded.

Verifying the Advertisement of a Maximum Metric

To verify that the advertisement of a maximum metric has been configured correctly, use the show ip
ospfor show ip ospf databasecommand.

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The output of the show ip ospfcommand will display the condition, state, and remaining time delay of the
advertisement of a maximum metric, depending on which options were configured with the max-metric
router-lsa command.
The following sample output is similar to the output that will be displayed when the on-startupkeyword
and announce-time argument are configured with the max-metric router-lsa command:
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1998" with ID 10.18.134.155
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router
Redistributing External Routes from,
static, includes subnets in redistribution
Originating router-LSAs with maximum metric, Time remaining: 00:01:18
Condition: on startup for 300 seconds, State: active
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
Number of external LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x47261
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 2. 1 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 8. Checksum Sum 0x474AE
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0

The following sample output is similar to the output that will be displayed when the on-startupand waitfor-bgp keywords are configured with the max-metric router-lsa command:
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1998" with ID 10.18.134.155
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router
Redistributing External Routes from,
static, includes subnets in redistribution
Originating router-LSAs with maximum metric, Time remaining: 00:01:18
Condition: on startup while BGP is converging, State: active
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
Number of external LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x47261
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 2. 1 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 8. Checksum Sum 0x474AE
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0

The following sample output is similar to the output that will be displayed when the max-metric routerlsa command is configured without any keywords or arguments:
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1998" with ID 10.18.134.155
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router
Redistributing External Routes from,

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static, includes subnets in redistribution

Originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Condition: always, State: active
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
Number of external LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x47261
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 2. 1 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 8. Checksum Sum 0x474AE
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0

The output of the show ip ospf databasecommand will display information about OSPF LSAs and indicate
if the router is announcing maximum cost links. The following sample output is similar to the output that
will be displayed when any form of the max-metric router-lsa command is configured:
Router# show ip ospf database
Exception Flag: Announcing maximum link costs
LS age: 68
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 172.18.134.155
Advertising Router: 172.18.134.155
LS Seq Number: 80000002
Checksum: 0x175D
Length: 60
Area Border Router
AS Boundary Router
Number of Links: 3
Link connected to: a Transit Network
(Link ID) Designated Router address: 192.168.1.11
(Link Data) Router Interface address: 192.168.1.14
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 65535 (metric used for local calculation: 10)
Link connected to: a Transit Network
(Link ID) Designated Router address: 10.1.145.11
(Link Data) Router Interface address: 10.1.145.14
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 65535 (metric used for local calculation: 10)
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 10.11.12.0
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 1

Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Command
Router#

show ip ospf

Purpose
Displays general information about OSPF routing
processes and provides information about the
configuration settings and status of the OSPF Stub
Router Advertisement feature.

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Configuration Examples of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Command
Router#

show ip ospf database router

Purpose
Displays information about router LSAs, and
indicates if a router is announcing maximum link
costs.

Configuration Examples of OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Example Advertisement on Startup, page 74

Example Advertisement Until Routing Tables Converge, page 74
Example Graceful Shutdown, page 74

Example Advertisement on Startup

In the following example, a router that is running OSPF is configured to advertise a maximum metric at
startup for 300 seconds:
Router(config)# router ospf 100
Router(config-router)# max-metric router-lsa on-startup 300

Example Advertisement Until Routing Tables Converge

In the following example, a router that is running OSPF is configured to advertise a maximum metric until
BGP routing tables converge or until the default timer expires (600 seconds):
Router(config)# router ospf 100
Router(config-router)# max-metric router-lsa on-startup wait-for-bgp

Example Graceful Shutdown

In the following example, a router that is running OSPF is configured to advertise a maximum metric until
the router is shut down:
Router(config)# router ospf 100
Router(config-router)# max-metric router-lsa
Router(config-router)# exit
Router(config)# exit
Router# show ip ospf

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF

"Configuring OSPF"

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Feature Information for OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Cisco IOS master command list, all releases

Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been
modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

RFC 3137

OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.

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Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 2

Feature Name

Feature Information for OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Releases

OSPF Stub Router Advertisement 12.1(8)E 12.0(15)S 12.0(15)SC

12.0(16)ST 12.2(4)T 12.2(4)T3
12.2(14)S Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0
SG

Feature Information
The OSPF Stub Router
Advertisement feature allows you
to bring a new router into a
network without immediately
routing traffic through the new
router and allows you to
gracefully shut down or reload a
router without dropping packets
that are destined for other
networks.
The following commands are
introduced or modified in the
feature documented in this
module:

max-metric router-lsa
show ip ospf

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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Timers
This module describes the OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers feature, which allows you to
configure the rate at which OSPF LSA flood pacing, retransmission pacing, and group pacing updates
occur.

Finding Feature Information, page 77

Restrictions on OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers, page 77
Information About OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers, page 78
Supported Platforms, page 78
How to Configure OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers, page 79
Configuration Examples of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing, page 82
Additional References, page 82
Feature Information for OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers, page 84

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Restrictions on OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable

Timers
Do not change the packet pacing timers unless all other options to meet OSPF packet flooding requirements
have been exhausted. Specifically, network operators should prefer summarization, stub area usage, queue
tuning, and buffer tuning before changing the default timers. Furthermore, there are no guidelines for
changing timer values; each OSPF deployment is unique and should be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The network operator assumes risks associated with changing the default timer values.

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Information About OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers

Information About OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable

Timers

Functionality of the OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Timers, page 78

Benefits of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers, page 78
Related Features and Technologies, page 78

Functionality of the OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Timers

In rare situations, you might need to change Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) packet-pacing default timers
to mitigate CPU or buffer utilization issues associated with flooding very large numbers of link-state
advertisements (LSAs). The OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers feature allows you to
configure the rate at which OSPF LSA flood pacing, retransmission pacing, and group pacing updates
occur.
Configuring OSPF flood pacing timers allows you to control interpacket spacing between consecutive linkstate update packets in the OSPF transmission queue. Configuring OSPF retransmission pacing timers
allows you to control interpacket spacing between consecutive link-state update packets in the OSPF
retransmission queue. Cisco IOS software groups the periodic refresh of LSAs to improve the LSA packing
density for the refreshes in large topologies. The group timer controls the interval used for group LSA
refreshment; however, this timer does not change the frequency that individual LSAs are refreshed (the
default refresh occurs every 30 minutes).

Note

The default settings for OSPF packet pacing timers are suitable for the majority of OSPF deployments. You
should change the default timers only as a last resort.

Benefits of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers

The OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers feature provides the administrator with a
mechanism to control the rate at which LSA updates occur in order to reduce high CPU or buffer utilization
that can occur when an area is flooded with a very large number of LSAs.

Related Features and Technologies

The OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers feature is an extension of the OSPF routing
protocol. For more information about configuring OSPF, packet pacing, area border router (ABR) and
autonomous system boundary router (ASBR) summarization, and stub router configuration, refer to the
"Configuring OSPF" module of the Cisco IOS IP Routing Configuration Guide and the Cisco IOS IP
Routing: OSPF Command Reference.

Supported Platforms
The OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers feature is supported by the following platforms in
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(14)S that support OSPF:

Cisco 7200 series

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Cisco 7400 series

Cisco 7500 series

Determining Platform Support Through Cisco Feature Navigator

Cisco IOS software is packaged in feature sets that support specific platforms. To get updated information
regarding platform support for this feature, access Cisco Feature Navigator. Cisco Feature Navigator
dynamically updates the list of supported platforms as new platform support is added for the feature.
Cisco Feature Navigator is a web-based tool that enables you to determine which Cisco IOS software
images support a specific set of features and which features are supported in a specific Cisco IOS image.
You can search by feature or release. Under the release section, you can compare releases side by side to
display both the features unique to each software release and the features in common.
Cisco Feature Navigator is updated regularly when major Cisco IOS software releases and technology
releases occur. For the most current information, go to the Cisco Feature Navigator home page at the
following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/fn
Availability of Cisco IOS Software Images
Platform support for particular Cisco IOS software releases is dependent on the availability of the software
images for those platforms. Software images for some platforms may be deferred, delayed, or changed
without prior notice. For updated information about platform support and availability of software images
for each Cisco IOS software release, refer to the online release notes or, if supported, Cisco Feature
Navigator.

How to Configure OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers

See the following sections for configuration tasks for the OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers
feature. Each task in the list is identified as either required or optional:

Configuring OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers, page 79

Configuring a Group Packet Pacing Timer, page 80
Verifying OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers, page 81
Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers, page 81

Configuring OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# timers pacing flood milliseconds

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process-id

Purpose
Places the router in router configuration mode and enables an OSPF
routing process.

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How to Configure OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers

Command or Action
Step 2 Router(config-router)# timers pacing flood
milliseconds

Purpose
Configures a flood packet pacing timer delay (in milliseconds).

Configuring a Group Packet Pacing Timer

To configure a retransmission packet pacing timer, use the following commands beginning in router
configuration mode:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# timers pacing lsa-group seconds

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process-id

Places the router in router configuration mode and enables an OSPF

routing process.

Step 2 Router(config-router)# timers pacing lsa-group

seconds

Configures an LSA group packet pacing timer delay (in seconds).

Configuring a Group Packet Pacing Timer

To configure a retransmission packet pacing timer, use the following commands beginning in router
configuration mode:

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospf process-id
2. Router(config-router)# timers pacing lsa-group seconds

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospf process-id

Places the router in router configuration mode and enables an OSPF

routing process.

Step 2 Router(config-router)# timers pacing lsa-group

seconds

Configures an LSA group packet pacing timer delay (in seconds).

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Troubleshooting Tips

Verifying OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers

To verify that OSPF packet pacing has been configured, use the show ip ospfprivileged EXEC command.
The output of the show ip ospfcommand will display the type and delay time of the configurable pacing
timers (flood, retransmission, group). The following example output is from the show ip ospfcommand:
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.0.0.1 and Domain ID 10.20.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
LSA group pacing timer 100 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 55 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 100 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 2. 2 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 2
Area has message digest authentication
SPF algorithm executed 4 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 4. Checksum Sum 0x29BEB
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless LSA 3
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0
Area 172.16.26.0
Number of interfaces in this area is 0
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm executed 1 times
Area ranges are
192.168.0.0/16 Passive Advertise
Number of LSA 1. Checksum Sum 0x44FD
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless LSA 1
Number of indication LSA 1
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

Troubleshooting Tips, page 81

Troubleshooting Tips
If the number of OSPF packet retransmissions rapidly increases, increase the value of the packet pacing
timers. The number of OSPF packet retransmissions is displayed in the output of the show ip ospf
neighbor command.

Monitoring and Maintaining OSPF Packet-Pacing Timers

Command
Router#

show ip ospf

Purpose
Displays general information about OSPF routing
processes.

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Configuration Examples of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing

Command

Purpose

router#

show ip ospf neighbor

Displays OSPF neighbor information on a perinterface basis.

Router#

clear ip ospf redistribution

Clears route redistribution based on the OSPF

routing process ID.

Configuration Examples of OSPF Update Packet-Pacing

Example Flood Pacing, page 82

Example Retransmission Pacing, page 82
Example Group Pacing, page 82

Example Flood Pacing

The following example configures LSA flood pacing updates to occur in 50-millisecond intervals for OSPF
routing process 1:
Router(config)# router ospf 1
Router(config-router)# timers pacing flood 50

Example Retransmission Pacing

The following example configures retransmission pacing updates to occur in 100-millisecond intervals for
OSPF routing process 1:
Router(config)# router ospf 1
Router(config-router)# timers pacing retransmission 100

Example Group Pacing

The following example configures OSPF group pacing updates between LSA groups to occur in 75-second
intervals for OSPF routing process 1:
Router(config)# router ospf 1
Router(config-router)# timers pacing lsa-group 75

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF

Configuring OSPF"

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Additional References

Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Cisco IOS master command list, all releases

Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases

Standards
Standard

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been
modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS XE software releases , and
feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the
following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Feature Information for OSPF Update Packet-Pacing

Configurable Timers
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 3

Feature Information for OSPF Update Packet-Pacing Configurable Timers

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Update Packet-Pacing

Configurable Timers

12.2(4)T 12.2(4)T3 12.2(8)T

12.2(8)T1 12.2(14)S Cisco IOS
XE 3.1.0 SG

The OSPF Update Packet-Pacing

Configurable Timers feature
allows you to configure the rate at
which OSPF LSA flood pacing,
retransmission pacing, and group
pacing updates occur.
The following commands are
introduced or modified in the
feature documented in this
module:

timers pacing flood

timers pacing lsa-group
timers pacing
retransmission
show ip ospf

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and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
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Feature History
Release

Modification

12.2(8)T

This feature was introduced.

This module describes how to configure and use a sham-link to connect Virtual Private Network (VPN)
client sites that run the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol and share backdoor OSPF links in a
Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN configuration.

Finding Feature Information, page 85

Feature Overview, page 85
Supported Platforms, page 91
Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs, page 92
Prerequisites, page 93
Configuration Tasks, page 93
Monitoring and Maintaining a Sham-Link, page 95
Configuration Examples, page 95
Glossary, page 96

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
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Feature Overview

Using OSPF in PE-CE Router Connections, page 86

Using a Sham-Link to Correct OSPF Backdoor Routing, page 86
Sham-Link Configuration Example, page 89
Benefits, page 91
Restrictions, page 91

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Related Features and Technologies, page 91

Related Documents, page 91

Using OSPF in PE-CE Router Connections

In an MPLS VPN configuration, the OSPF protocol is one way you can connect customer edge (CE)
routers to service provider edge (PE) routers in the VPN backbone. OSPF is often used by customers that
run OSPF as their intrasite routing protocol, subscribe to a VPN service, and want to exchange routing
information between their sites using OSPF (during migration or on a permanent basis) over an MPLS
VPN backbone.
The figure below shows an example of how VPN client sites that run OSPF can connect over an MPLS
VPN backbone.

When OSPF is used to connect PE and CE routers, all routing information learned from a VPN site is
placed in the VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instance associated with the incoming interface. The PE
routers that attach to the VPN use the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to distribute VPN routes to each
other. A CE router can then learn the routes to other sites in the VPN by peering with its attached PE router.
The MPLS VPN superbackbone provides an additional level of routing hierarchy to interconnect the VPN
sites running OSPF.
When OSPF routes are propagated over the MPLS VPN backbone, additional information about the prefix
in the form of BGP extended communities (route type, domain ID extended communities) is appended to
the BGP update. This community information is used by the receiving PE router to decide the type of linkstate advertisement (LSA) to be generated when the BGP route is redistributed to the OSPF PE-CE process.
In this way, internal OSPF routes that belong to the same VPN and are advertised over the VPN backbone
are seen as interarea routes on the remote sites.
For basic information about how to configure an MPLS VPN, refer to the "MPLS Virtual Private Networks
Configuration" module.

Using a Sham-Link to Correct OSPF Backdoor Routing

Although OSPF PE-CE connections assume that the only path between two client sites is across the MPLS
VPN backbone, backdoor paths between VPN sites (shown in grey in the figure below) may exist. If these

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sites belong to the same OSPF area, the path over a backdoor link will always be selected because OSPF
prefers intraarea paths to interarea paths. (PE routers advertise OSPF routes learned over the VPN
backbone as interarea paths.) For this reason, OSPF backdoor links between VPN sites must be taken into
account so that routing is performed based on policy.

For example, the figure above shows three client sites, each with backdoor links. Because each site runs
OSPF within the same Area 1 configuration, all routing between the three sites follows the intraarea path
across the backdoor links, rather than over the MPLS VPN backbone.
The following example shows BGP routing table entries for the prefix 10.3.1.7/32 in the PE-1 router in the
figure above. This prefix is the loopback interface of the Winchester CE router. As shown in bold in this
example, the loopback interface is learned via BGP from PE-2 and PE-3. It is also generated through
redistribution into BGP on PE-1.
PE-1# show ip bgp vpnv4 all 10.3.1.7
BGP routing table entry for 100:251:10.3.1.7/32, version 58
Paths: (3 available, best #2)
Advertised to non peer-group peers:
10.3.1.2 10.3.1.5
Local
10.3.1.5 (metric 30) from 10.3.1.5 (10.3.1.5)
Origin incomplete, metric 22, localpref 100, valid, internal
Extended Community: RT:1:793 OSPF DOMAIN ID:0.0.0.100 OSPF
RT:1:2:0 OSPF 2
Local
10.2.1.38 from 0.0.0.0 (10.3.1.6)
Origin incomplete, metric 86, localpref 100, weight 32768,
valid, sourced, best
Extended Community: RT:1:793 OSPF DOMAIN ID:0.0.0.100 OSPF
RT:1:2:0 OSPF 2
Local
10.3.1.2 (metric 30) from 10.3.1.2 (10.3.1.2)
Origin incomplete, metric 11, localpref 100, valid, internal
Extended Community: RT:1:793 OSPF DOMAIN ID:0.0.0.100 OSPF
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Within BGP, the locally generated route (10.2.1.38) is considered to be the best route. However, as shown
in bold in the next example, the VRF routing table shows that the selected path is learned via OSPF with a
next hop of 10.2.1.38, which is the Vienna CE router.
PE-1# show ip route vrf ospf 10.3.1.7
Routing entry for 10.3.1.7/32
Known via "ospf 100", distance 110, metric 86, type intra area
Redistributing via bgp 215
Advertised by bgp 215
Last update from 10.2.1.38 on Serial0/0/0, 00:00:17 ago
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
* 10.2.1.38
, from 10.3.1.7, 00:00:17 ago, via Serial0/0/0
Route metric is 86, traffic share count is 1

This path is selected because:

The OSPF intra-area path is preferred over the interarea path (over the MPLS VPN backbone)
generated by the PE-1 router.
OSPF has a lower administrative distance (AD) than internal BGP (BGP running between routers in
the same autonomous system).

If the backdoor links between sites are used only for backup purposes and do not participate in the VPN
service, then the default route selection shown in the preceding example is not acceptable. To reestablish
the desired path selection over the MPLS VPN backbone, you must create an additional OSPF intra-area
(logical) link between ingress and egress VRFs on the relevant PE routers. This link is called a sham-link.
A sham-link is required between any two VPN sites that belong to the same OSPF area and share an OSPF
backdoor link. If no backdoor link exists between the sites, no sham-link is required.
The figure below shows a sample sham-link between PE-1 and PE-2. A cost is configured with each shamlink and is used to decide whether traffic will be sent over the backdoor path or the sham-link path. When a
sham-link is configured between PE routers, the PEs can populate the VRF routing table with the OSPF
routes learned over the sham-link.

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Feature Overview

Because the sham-link is seen as an intra-area link between PE routers, an OSPF adjacency is created and
database exchange (for the particular OSPF process) occurs across the link. The PE router can then flood
LSAs between sites from across the MPLS VPN backbone. As a result, the desired intra-area connectivity
is created.
The section, "Creating a Sham-Link, page 93", describes how to configure a sham-link between two PE
routers. For more information about how to configure OSPF, refer to the "Configuring OSPF" module.

Sham-Link Configuration Example

The example in this section is designed to show how a sham-link is used only to affect the OSPF intra-area
path selection of the PE and CE routers. The PE router also uses the information received from MP-BGP to
set the outgoing label stack of incoming packets, and to decide to which egress PE router to label switch the
packets.
The figure below shows a sample MPLS VPN topology in which a sham-link configuration is necessary. A
VPN client has three sites, each with a backdoor link. Two sham-links have been configured, one between
PE-1 and PE-2, and another between PE-2 and PE-3. A sham-link between PE-1 and PE-3 is not necessary
in this configuration because the Vienna and Winchester sites do not share a backdoor link.

The following example shows the forwarding that occurs between sites from the standpoint of how PE-1
views the 10.3.1.7/32 prefix, the loopback1 interface of the Winchester CE router in the figure above.
PE-1# show ip bgp vpnv4 all 10.3.1.7
BGP routing table entry for 100:251:10.3.1.7/32, version 124
Paths: (1 available, best #1)
Local
10.3.1.2 (metric 30) from 10.3.1.2
(10.3.1.2)
Origin incomplete, metric 11, localpref 100, valid, internal,
best
Extended Community: RT:1:793 OSPF DOMAIN ID:0.0.0.100 OSPF
RT:1:2:0 OSPF 2

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PE-1# show ip route vrf ospf 10.3.1.7

Routing entry for 10.3.1.7/32
Known via "ospf 100
", distance 110, metric 13, type intra area
Redistributing via bgp 215
Last update from 10.3.1.2 00:12:59 ago
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
10.3.1.2 (Default-IP-Routing-Table), from 10.3.1.7, 00:12:59 ago

The next example shows forwarding information in which the next hop for the route, 10.3.1.2, is the PE-3
router rather than the PE-2 router (which is the best path according to OSPF). The reason the OSPF route is
not redistributed to BGP on the PE is because the other end of the sham-link already redistributed the route
to BGP and there is no need for duplication. The OSPF sham-link is used only to influence intra-area path
selection. When sending traffic to a particular destination, the PE router uses the MP-BGP forwarding
information.
PE-1# show ip bgp vpnv4 all tag | begin 10.3.1.7
10.3.1.7/32
10.3.1.2
notag/38
PE-1# show tag-switching forwarding 10.3.1.2
Local Outgoing
Prefix
Bytes tag Outgoing
Next Hop
tag
tag or VC or Tunnel Id
switched
interface
31
42
10.3.1.2/32
0
PO3/0/0
point2point
PE-1# show ip cef vrf ospf 10.3.1.7
10.3.1.7/32, version 73, epoch 0, cached adjacency to POS3/0/0
0 packets, 0 bytes
tag information set
local tag: VPN-route-head
fast tag rewrite with PO3/0/0, point2point, tags imposed: {42 38
}
via 10.3.1.2
, 0 dependencies, recursive
next hop 10.1.1.17, POS3/0/0 via 10.3.1.2/32
valid cached adjacency
tag rewrite with PO3/0/0, point2point, tags imposed: {42 38}

If a prefix is learned across the sham-link and the path via the sham-link is selected as the best, the PE
router does not generate an MP-BGP update for the prefix. It is not possible to route traffic from one shamlink over another sham-link.
In the following example, PE-2 shows how an MP-BGP update for the prefix is not generated. Although
10.3.1.7/32 has been learned via OSPF across the sham-link as shown in bold, no local generation of a
route into BGP is performed. The only entry within the BGP table is the MP-BGP update received from
PE-3 (the egress PE router for the 10.3.1.7/32 prefix).
PE-2# show ip route vrf ospf 10.3.1.7
Routing entry for 10.3.1.7/32
Known via "ospf 100
", distance 110, metric 12, type intra area
Redistributing via bgp 215
Last update from 10.3.1.2 00:00:10 ago
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
* 10.3.1.2 (Default-IP-Routing-Table), from 10.3.1.7, 00:00:10 ago
Route metric is 12, traffic share count is 1
PE-2# show ip bgp vpnv4 all 10.3.1.7
BGP routing table entry for 100:251:10.3.1.7/32, version 166
Paths: (1 available, best #1)
Not advertised to any peer
Local
10.3.1.2 (metric 30) from 10.3.1.2 (10.3.1.2)
Origin incomplete, metric 11, localpref 100, valid, internal,
best
Extended Community: RT:1:793 OSPF DOMAIN ID:0.0.0.100 OSPF
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The PE router uses the information received from MP-BGP to set the ongoing label stack of incoming
packets, and to decide to which egress PE router to label switch the packets.

Benefits
Client Site Connection Across the MPLS VPN Backbone
A sham-link overcomes the OSPF default behavior for selecting an intra-area backdoor route between VPN
sites instead of an interarea (PE-to-PE) route. A sham-link ensures that OSPF client sites that share a
backdoor link can communicate over the MPLS VPN backbone and participate in VPN services.
Flexible Routing in an MPLS VPN Configuration
In an MPLS VPN configuration, the OSPF cost configured with a sham-link allows you to decide if OSPF
client site traffic will be routed over a backdoor link or through the VPN backbone.

Restrictions
When OSPF is used as a protocol between PE and CE routers, the OSPF metric is preserved when routes
are advertised over the VPN backbone. The metric is used on the remote PE routers to select the correct
route. For this reason, you should not modify the metric value when OSPF is redistributed to BGP, and
when BGP is redistributed to OSPF. If you modify the metric value, routing loops may occur.

Related Features and Technologies

MPLS
OSPF
BGP

Related Documents

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

"MPLS Virtual Private Networks" module

"Configuring OSPF" module

Cisco IOS IP Routing: BGP Configuration Guide, Release 15.0

RFC 1163, A Border Gateway Protocol

RFC 1164, Application of the Border Gateway Protocol in the Internet
RFC 2283, Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
RFC 2328, Open Shortest Path First, Version 2
RFC 2547, BGP/MPLS VPNs

Supported Platforms

Cisco 1400 series

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Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs

Cisco 1600
Cisco 1600R
Cisco 1710
Cisco 1720
Cisco 1721
Cisco 1750
Cisco 1751
Cisco 2420
Cisco 2600
Cisco 2691
Cisco 3620
Cisco 3631
Cisco 3640
Cisco 3660
Cisco 3725
Cisco 3745
Cisco 7100
Cisco 7200
Cisco 7500
Cisco 7700
URM
Cisco uBR7200

Determining Platform Support Through Cisco Feature Navigator

Cisco IOS software is packaged in feature sets that support specific platforms. To get updated information
regarding platform support for this feature, access Cisco Feature Navigator. Cisco Feature Navigator
dynamically updates the list of supported platforms as new platform support is added for the feature.
Cisco Feature Navigator is a web-based tool that enables you to quickly determine which Cisco IOS
software images support a specific set of features and which features are supported in a specific Cisco IOS
image. You can search by feature or release. Under the release section, you can compare releases side by
side to display both the features unique to each software release and the features in common.
Cisco Feature Navigator is updated regularly when major Cisco IOS software releases and technology
releases occur. For the most current information, go to the Cisco Feature Navigator home page at the
following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/fn

Supported Standards MIBs and RFCs

Standards
No new or modified standards are supported by this feature.
MIBs
No new or modified MIBs are supported by this feature.

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To obtain lists of supported MIBs by platform and Cisco IOS release, and to download MIB modules, go to
the Cisco MIB website on Cisco.com at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml
RFCs
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this feature.

Prerequisites
Before you can configure a sham-link in an MPLS VPN, you must first enable OSPF as follows:

Create an OSPF routing process.

Specify the range of IP addresses to be associated with the routing process.
Assign area IDs to be associated with the range of IP addresses.

For more information on these OSPF configuration procedures, go to:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/iproute_ospf/command/reference/iro_book.html

Configuration Tasks
See the following sections for configuration tasks for the sham-link feature. Each task in the list is
identified as either required or optional.

Creating a Sham-Link, page 93 (required)

Verifying Sham-Link Creation, page 95 (optional)
Creating a Sham-Link, page 93
Verifying Sham-Link Creation, page 95

Creating a Sham-Link
Before you create a sham-link between PE routers in an MPLS VPN, you must:

Configure a separate /32 address on the remote PE so that OSPF packets can be sent over the VPN
backbone to the remote end of the sham-link. The /32 address must meet the following criteria:

Belong to a VRF.
Not be advertised by OSPF.
Be advertised by BGP.

You can use the /32 address for other sham-links.

Associate the sham-link with an existing OSPF area.

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Configuration Tasks

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router1# configure terminal
2. Router1(config)# interface loopback interface-number
3. Router1(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding vrf-name
4. Router1(config-if)# ip address ip-address mask
5. Router1(config)# end
6. Router2# configure terminal
7. Router2(config)# interface loopback interface-number
8. Router2(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding vrf-name
9. Router2(config-if)# ip address ip-address mask
10. Router1(config)# end
11. Router1(config)# router ospf process-id vrf vrf-name
12. Router1(config-if)# areaarea-id sham-linksource-address destination-address cost number
13. Router2(config)# router ospf process-id vrf vrf-name
14. Router2(config-if)# area area-id sham-link source-address destination-address cost number

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router1# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode on the first PE router.

Step 2 Router1(config)# interface loopback

interface-number

Creates a loopback interface to be used as an endpoint of the sham-link on

PE-1 and enters interface configuration mode.

Step 3 Router1(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding vrf- Associates the loopback interface with a VRF. Removes the IP address.
name
Step 4 Router1(config-if)# ip address ip-address
mask

Reconfigures the IP address of the loopback interface on PE-1.

Step 5 Router1(config)# end

Returns to EXEC mode.

Step 6 Router2# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode on the second PE router.

Step 7 Router2(config)# interface loopback

interface-number

Creates a loopback interface to be used as the endpoint of the sham-link on

PE-2 and enters interface configuration mode.

Step 8 Router2(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding vrf- Associates the second loopback interface with a VRF. Removes the IP
address.
name
Step 9 Router2(config-if)# ip address ip-address
mask

Reconfigures the IP address of the loopback interface on PE-2.

Step 10 Router1(config)# end

Returns to EXEC mode.

Step 11 Router1(config)# router ospf process-id

vrf vrf-name

Configures the specified OSPF process with the VRF associated with the
sham-link interface on PE-1 and enters interface configuration mode.

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Command or Action

Purpose

Step 12 Router1(config-if)# areaarea-id shamlinksource-address destination-address

cost number

Configures the sham-link on the PE-1 interface within a specified OSPF

area and with the loopback interfaces specified by the IP addresses as
endpoints. cost number configures the OSPF cost for sending an IP packet
on the PE-1 sham-link interface.

Step 13 Router2(config)# router ospf process-id

vrf vrf-name

Configures the specified OSPF process with the VRF associated with the
sham-link interface on PE-2 and enters interface configuration mode.

Step 14 Router2(config-if)# area area-id shamlink source-address destination-address

cost number

Configures the sham-link on the PE-2 interface within a specified OSPF

area and with the loopback interfaces specified by the IP addresses as
endpoints. cost number configures the OSPF cost for sending an IP packet
on the PE-2 sham-link interface.

Verifying Sham-Link Creation

To verify that the sham-link was successfully created and is operational, use the show ip ospf sham-links
command in EXEC mode:
Router1# show ip ospf sham-links
Sham Link OSPF_SL0 to address 10.2.1.2 is up
Area 1 source address 10.2.1.1
Run as demand circuit
DoNotAge LSA allowed. Cost of using 40 State POINT_TO_POINT,
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40,
Hello due in 00:00:04
Adjacency State FULL (Hello suppressed)
Index 2/2, retransmission queue length 4, number of
retransmission 0
First 0x63311F3C(205)/0x63311FE4(59) Next
0x63311F3C(205)/0x63311FE4(59)
Last retransmission scan length is 0, maximum is 0
Last retransmission scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Link State retransmission due in 360 msec

Monitoring and Maintaining a Sham-Link

Purpose

Command
Router#

show ip ospf sham-links

Displays the operational status of all sham-links

configured for a router.

Router#

show ip ospf data router ip-address

Displays information about how the sham-link is

advertised as an unnumbered point-to-point
connection between two PE routers.

Configuration Examples
The following example shows how to configure a sham-link between two PE routers:
Router1(config)

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# interface loopback 1
Router1(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding ospf
Router1(config-if)# ip address 10.2.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
Router2(config)# interface loopback 1
Router2(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding ospf
Router2(config-if)# ip address 10.2.1.2 255.255.255.255
!
Router1(config)# router ospf 100 vrf ospf
Router1(config-if)# area 1 sham-link 10.2.1.1 10.2.1.2 cost 40
!
Router2(config)# router ospf 100 vrf ospf
Router2(config-if)# area 1 sham-link 10.2.1.2 10.2.1.1 cost 40

Glossary
BGP --Border Gateway Protocol. Interdomain routing protocol that exchanges reachability information
with other BGP systems. It is defined in RFC 1163.
CE router --customer edge router. A router that is part of a customer network and that interfaces to a
provider edge (PE) router. CE routers are not aware of associated VPNs.
CEF -- Cisco Express Forwarding. An advanced Layer 3 IP switching technology. CEF optimizes network
performance and scalability for networks with large and dynamic traffic patterns.
OSPF --Open Shortest Path First protocol.
IGP --Interior Gateway Protocol. An Internet protocol used to exchange routing information within an
autonomous system. Examples of common IGPs include IGRP, OSPF, and RIP.
LSA --link-state advertisement. A broadcast packet used by link-state protocols. The LSA contains
information about neighbors and path costs and is used by the receiving router to maintain a routing table.
MPLS --Multiprotocol Label Switching. Emerging industry standard upon which tag switching is based.
PE router --provider edge router. A router that is part of a service provider network connected to a
customer edge (CE) router. All VPN processing occurs in the PE router.
SPF --shortest path first calculation.
VPN --Virtual Private Network. A secure IP-based network that shares resources on one or more physical
networks. A VPN contains geographically dispersed sites that can communicate securely over a shared
backbone.
VRF --VPN routing and forwarding instance. A VRF consists of an IP routing table, a derived forwarding
table, a set of interfaces that use the forwarding table, and a set of rules and routing protocols that
determine what goes into the forwarding table. In general, a VRF includes the routing information that
defines a customer VPN site that is attached to a PE router.

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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Feature History
Release

Modification

12.2(11)T

This feature was introduced.

This feature module describes the change in how the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol handles
retransmissions.

Finding Feature Information, page 99

Feature Overview, page 99
Supported Platforms, page 100
Configuration Tasks, page 101

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Feature Overview
Cisco IOS Release 12.2(4)T added a limit to the number of retransmissions of database exchange and
update packets for both demand and non-demand circuits. The retransmission of these packets stops once
this retry limit is reached, thus preventing unnecessary use of the link in continual retransmission of the
packets if, for some reason, a neighbor is not responding during adjacency forming.
The limit for both demand circuit and non-demand circuit retransmissions is 24.
The limit-retransmissions command allows you to either remove (disable) the limit or change the maximum
number of retransmissions to be a number from 1 to 255.

Benefits, page 100

Restrictions, page 100
Related Features and Technologies, page 100

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Benefits
Supported Platforms

Benefits
The limit-retransmissions command provides for backward compatibility for previous or other releases of
Cisco IOS or other routers that do not have this feature.

Restrictions
The limit to the number of retransmissions does not apply for update packets on nonbroadcast multiaccess
(NBMA) point-to-multipoint direct circuits. In this situation, the dead timer is used to end communication
with non-responding neighbors and thus stop the retransmissions.

Related Features and Technologies

This feature is an extension of the OSPF routing protocol. For more information about configuring OSPF
and configuring route summarization and filtering, refer to the "Configuring OSPF" module of the Cisco
IOS IP Routing Protocols Configuration Guide and the Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference.

Supported Platforms
The limit-retransmissions command is supported for the following platforms in Cisco IOS Release
12.2(11)T:

Cisco AS5300
Cisco AS5400
Cisco AS5800
Cisco 1400 series
Cisco 1600 series
Cisco 1600R series
Cisco 1710
Cisco 1720
Cisco 1721
Cisco 1750
Cisco 1751
Cisco 2500 series
Cisco 2600 series
Cisco 3620
Cisco 3631
Cisco 3640
Cisco 3725
Cisco 3745
Cisco 3660
Cisco IGX 8400 Series URM
Cisco MC3810
Cisco 7100 series
Cisco 7200 series
Cisco 7500 series
Cisco uBR7200 series

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Configuration Tasks

Finding Feature Information in This Module

Your Cisco IOS software release may not support all of the features documented in this module. For the
latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release.
Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS Software Images
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS
software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn . An
account on Cisco.com is not required.

Configuration Tasks

Setting OSPF Retransmission Limits, page 101

Setting OSPF Retransmission Limits

SUMMARY STEPS
1. Router(config)# router ospfprocess-id
2. Router(config-router)# limit retransmissions{[dc {max-number | disable}] [non-dc {max-number |
disable}]}

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 Router(config)# router ospfprocess-id

Configures the router to run an OSPF process.

Step 2 Router(config-router)# limit retransmissions{[dc

{max-number | disable}] [non-dc {max-number |
disable}]}

Sets the limit in the number of retransmissions of database

exchange and update packets for both demand and non-demand
circuits.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

The OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers feature provides the capability of suppressing provider
edge (PE) checks that are needed to prevent loops when the PE is performing a mutual redistribution of
packets between the OSPF and BGP protocols. When VPN routing and forward (VRF) is used on a router
that is not a PE (that is, one that is not running BGP), the checks can be turned off to allow for correct
population of the VRF routing table with routes to IP prefixes.
OSPF multi-VRF allows you to split the router into multiple virtual routers, where each router contains its
own set of interfaces, routing table, and forwarding table.

Finding Feature Information, page 103

Information About OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers, page 103
How to Configure OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers, page 104
Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers, page 105
Additional References, page 107
Feature Information for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers, page 108
Glossary, page 108

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Information About OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

The OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers feature provides the capability of suppressing provider
edge (PE) checks that are needed to prevent loops when the PE is performing a mutual redistribution of
packets between the OSPF and BGP protocols. When VPN routing and forward (VRF) is used on a router
that is not a PE (that is, one that is not running BGP), the checks can be turned off to allow for correct
population of the VRF routing table with routes to IP prefixes.
OSPF multi-VRF allows you to split the router into multiple virtual routers, where each router contains its
own set of interfaces, routing table, and forwarding table. OSPF multi-VRF gives you the ability to
segment parts of your network and configure those segments to perform specific functions, yet still
maintain correct routing information.

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How to Configure OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

How to Configure OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

Configuring the Multi-VRF Capability for OSPF Routing, page 104

Verifying the OSPF Multi-VRF Configuration, page 105

Configuring the Multi-VRF Capability for OSPF Routing

CEF must be running on the network.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. show ip ospf [process-id]
3. configure terminal
4. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
5. capability vrf-lite

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables higher privilege levels, such as privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 show ip ospf [process-id]

Displays the status of the router. If the display indicates that the router is
connected to the VPN backbone, you can use the capability vrf-lite
command to decouple the PE router from the VPN backbone.

Example:
Router> show ip ospf 1

Step 3 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 4 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Example:

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.

Use the vrf keyword and vpn-name argument to identify a VPN.

Router(config)# router ospf 1 vrf grc

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 5 capability vrf-lite

Applies the multi-VRF capability to the OSPF process.

Example:
Router(config)# capability vrf-lite

Verifying the OSPF Multi-VRF Configuration

No specific debug or show commands are associated with this feature. You can verify the success of the
OSPF multi-VRF configuration by using the show ip ospf[process-id] command to verify that the router is
not connected to the VPN backbone.
This output from the show ip ospf processcommand indicates that the PE router is currently connected to
the backbone.
Router# show ip ospf 12
Routing Process "ospf 12" with ID 151.1.1.1 and Domain ID 0.0.0.12
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Connected to MPLS VPN Superbackbone
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 0. 0 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
External flood list length 0

When the OSPF VRF process is configured with the capability vrf-lite command under the router ospf
command, the "Connected to MPLS VPN Superbackbone" line will not be present in the display.

Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE

Routers

Example Configuring the Multi-VRF Capability, page 105

Example Verifying the OSPF Multi-VRF Configuration, page 106

Example Configuring the Multi-VRF Capability

This example shows a basic OSPF network with a VRF named grc configured. The capability vrflitecommand is entered to suppress the PE checks.
!
ip cef
ip vrf grc
rd 1:1
interface Serial2/0
ip vrf forwarding grc
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.252
!

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

interface Serial3/0
ip vrf forwarding grc
ip address 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.252
...
!
router ospf 9000 vrf grc
log-adjacency-changes
capability vrf-lite
redistribute rip metric 1 subnets
network 192.168.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router rip
address-family ipv4 vrf grc
redistribute ospf 9000 vrf grc
network network 192.168.2.0
no auto-summary
end
Router# show ip route vrf grc
Routing Table: grc
Codes: C - connected, S - static, R - RIP, M - mobile, B - BGP
D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area
N1 - OSPF NSSA external type 1, N2 - OSPF NSSA external type 2
E1 - OSPF external type 1, E2 - OSPF external type 2
i - IS-IS, su - IS-IS summary, L1 - IS-IS level-1, L2 - IS-IS level-2
ia - IS-IS inter area, * - candidate default, U - per-user static route
o - ODR, P - periodic downloaded static route
Gateway of last resort is not set
O IA 192.168.192.0/24 [110/138] via 192.168.1.13, 00:06:08, Serial2/0
[110/138] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:08, Serial3/0
O IA 192.168.242.0/24 [110/74] via 192.168.1.13, 00:06:08, Serial2/0
O IA 192.168.193.0/24 [110/148] via 192.168.1.13, 00:06:08, Serial2/0
[110/148] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:08, Serial3/0
O IA 192.168.128.0/24 [110/74] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:08, Serial3/0
O IA 192.168.129.0/24 [110/84] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:08, Serial3/0
O IA 192.168.130.0/24 [110/84] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:08, Serial3/0
172.16.0.0/24 is subnetted, 2 subnets
O E2
172.16.9.0 [110/5] via 192.168.1.13, 00:06:08, Serial2/0
O E2
172.16.10.0 [110/5] via 192.168.1.13, 00:06:08, Serial2/0
O IA 192.168.131.0/24 [110/94] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:20, Serial3/0
192.168.1.0/30 is subnetted, 4 subnets
C
192.168.1.8 is directly connected, Serial3/0
C
192.168.1.12 is directly connected, Serial2/0
O
192.168.1.0 [110/128] via 192.168.1.9, 00:06:20, Serial3/0
O
192.168.1.4 [110/128] via 192.168.1.13, 00:06:20, Serial2/0

Example Verifying the OSPF Multi-VRF Configuration

This example illustrates the output display from the show ip ospf process command after OSPF multi-VRF
has been configured on the router.
Router# show ip ospf database external 172.16.0.0 self
OSPF Router with ID (10.0.0.1) (Process ID 100)
Type-5 AS External Link States
LS age: 175
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: AS External Link
Link State ID: 172.16.0.0 (External Network Number )
Advertising Router: 10.0.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0xEA9E
Length: 36
Network Mask: /8
Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
MTID: 0
Metric: 20
Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
External Route Tag: 0

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Additional References

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF

Configuring OSPF

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)

MPLS Multi-VRF (VRF Lite) Support

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been
modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Feature Information for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

Feature Information for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE

Routers
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 4

Feature Information for OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on CE Routers

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Support for Multi-VRF on

CE Routers

12.0(21)ST 12.0(22)S 12.2(8)B

12.2(13)T 12.2(14)S Cisco IOS
XE 3.1.0 SG

The OSPF Support for MultiVRF on CE Routers feature

provides the capability to
suppress provider edge (PE)
checks that are needed to prevent
loops when the PE is performing
a mutual redistribution of packets
between the OSPF and BGP
protocols. When VPN routing and
forwarding (VRF) is used on a
router that is not a PE (that is, one
that is not running BGP), the
checks can be turned off to allow
for correct population of the VRF
routing table with routes to IP
prefixes.
The following commands are
introduced or modified in the
feature documented in this
module:

capability vrf-lite

Glossary
CE Router --Customer Edge router, an edge router in the C network, defined as a C router which attaches
directly to a P router.
C Network --Customer (enterprise or service provider) network.
C Router --Customer router, a router in the C network.
LSA --link-state advertisement . Broadcast packet used by link-state protocols that contains information
about neighbors and path costs. LSAs are used by the receiving routers to maintain their routing tables.

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PE Router --Provider Edge router, an edge router in the P network, defined as a P router which attaches
directly to a C router.
P Network --MPLS-capable service provider core network. P routers perform MPLS.
P Router --Provider router, a router in the P network.
SPF --shortest path first. A routing algorithm that iterates on length of path to determine a shortest-path
spanning tree.
VPN --Virtual Private Network. Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP network by
encrypting all traffic from one network to another.
VRF --VPN Routing and Forwarding.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in

Translated Type-5 LSAs
The OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs feature causes a not-so-stubby
area (NSSA) area border router (ABR) to translate Type-7 link state advertisements (LSAs) to Type-5
LSAs, but use the address 0.0.0.0 for the forwarding address instead of that specified in the Type-7 LSA.
This feature causes routers that are configured not to advertise forwarding addresses into the backbone to
direct forwarded traffic to the translating NSSA ABRs.

Finding Feature Information, page 111

Prerequisites for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 111
Information About OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 112
How to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 113
Configuration Examples for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs,
page 114
Additional References, page 115
Feature Information for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page
116

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in

Translated Type-5 LSAs
This document presumes you have OSPF configured on the networking device; it does not document other
steps to configure OSPF.

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Information About OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs

Information About OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in

Translated Type-5 LSAs

Benefits of OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 112
When to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 112

Benefits of OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5

LSAs
The OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs feature causes an NSSA ABR to
translate Type-7 LSAs to Type-5 LSAs, but use the 0.0.0.0 as the forwarding address instead of that
specified in the Type-7 LSA. This feature causes routers that are configured not to advertise forwarding
addresses into the backbone to direct forwarded traffic to the translating NSSA ASBRs.

When to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs

In the figure below, it would be advantageous to filter Area 2 addresses from Area 0 to minimize the
number of routes introduced into the backbone (Area 0). However, using the area rangecommand to
consolidate and summarize routes at the area boundary--filtering the Area 2 addresses--will not work
because the Area 2 addresses include forwarding addresses for Type-7 LSAs that are generated by the
ASBR. If these Type-7 LSA forwarding addresses have been filtered out of Area 0, the backbone routers
cannot reach the prefixes advertised in the translated Type-5 LSAs (autonomous system external LSAs).
Figure 10

OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs

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How to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs

This problem is solved by suppressing the forwarding address on the ABR so that the forwarding address is
set to 0.0.0.0 in the Type-5 LSAs that were translated from Type-7 LSAs. A forwarding address set to
0.0.0.0 indicates that packets for the external destination should be forwarded to the advertising OSPF
router, in this case, the translating NSSA ABR.
Before configuring this feature, consider the following caution.
Caution

Configuring this feature causes the router to be noncompliant with RFC 1587. Also, suboptimal routing
might result because there might be better paths to reach the destinations forwarding address. This feature
should not be configured without careful consideration and not until the network topology is understood.

How to Suppress OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated

Type-5 LSAs

Suppressing OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 113

Suppressing OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs

Caution

Configuring this feature causes the router to be noncompliant with RFC 1587. Also, suboptimal routing
might result because there might be better paths to reach the destinations forwarding address. This feature
should not be configured without careful consideration and not until the network topology is understood.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. area area-id nssa translate type7 suppress-fa
5. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Example:

Purpose
Enables higher privilege levels, such as privileged EXEC
mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Router> enable

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4 area area-id nssa translate type7 suppress-fa

Configures an area as a not-so-stubby-area (NSSA) and

suppresses the forwarding address in translated Type-7 LSAs.

Example:
Router(config-router)# area 10 nssa translate
type7 suppress-fa

Step 5 end

Exits configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC

mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuration Examples for OSPF Forwarding Address

Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs

Example Suppressing OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs, page 114

Example Suppressing OSPF Forwarding Address in Translated Type-5 LSAs

This example suppresses the forwarding address in translated Type-5 LSAs:
interface ethernet 0
ip address 10.93.1.1 255.255.255.0
ip ospf cost 1
!
interface ethernet 1
ip address 10.94.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
router ospf 1
network 10.93.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 0.0.0.0
network 10.94.0.0 0.0.255.255 area 10
area 10 nssa translate type7 suppress-fa

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Additional References

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been
modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

Configuring the OSPF Forwarding Address

Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs feature
causes the router to be noncompliant with RFC
1587.

The OSPF NSSA Option

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Feature Information for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs

Feature Information for OSPF Forwarding Address

Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 5

Feature Name

Feature Information for OSPF Forwarding Address Suppression in Translated Type-5 LSAs

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Forwarding Address

12.2(15)T 12.2(18)S
The OSPF Forwarding Address
Suppression in Translated Type-5 12.2(27)SBC Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0 Suppression in Translated Type-5
LSAs
SG
LSAs feature causes a not-sostubby area (NSSA) area border
router (ABR) to translate Type-7
link state advertisements (LSAs)
to Type-5 LSAs, but to use the
address 0.0.0.0 for the forwarding
address instead of that specified
in the Type-7 LSA. This feature
causes routers that are configured
not to advertise forwarding
addresses into the backbone to
direct forwarded traffic to the
translating NSSA ABRs.
The following commands are
introduced or modified:

area nssa translate

show ip ospf

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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a Distribute List
The OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List feature allows users to define a
route map to prevent Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routes from being added to the routing table. In the
route map, the user can match on any attribute of the OSPF route.

Finding Feature Information, page 117

Prerequisites for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List, page 117
Information About OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List, page 117
How to Configure OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps, page 119
Configuration Examples for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List, page
120
Additional References, page 121
Feature Information for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List, page 122

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps

with a Distribute List
It is presumed that you have OSPF configured in your network.

Information About OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps

with a Distribute List
Users can define a route map to prevent OSPF routes from being added to the routing table. This filtering
happens at the moment when OSPF is installing the route in the routing table. This feature has no effect on

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link-state advertisement (LSA) flooding. In the route map, the user can match on any attribute of the OSPF
route. That is, the route map could be based on the following match options:

match interface
match ip address
match ip next-hop
match ip route-source
match metric
match route-type
match tag

This feature can be useful during redistribution if the user tags prefixes when they get redistributed on
Autonomous System Boundary Routers (ASBRs) and later uses the tag to filter the prefixes from being
installed in the routing table on other routers.
Filtering Based on Route Tag
Users can assign tags to external routes when they are redistributed to OSPF. Then the user can deny or
permit those routes in the OSPF domain by identifying that tag in the route-map and distribute-list in
commands.
Filtering Based on Route Type
In OSPF, the external routes could be Type 1 or Type 2. Users can create route maps to match either Type
1 or Type 2 and then use the distribute-list in command to filter certain prefixes. Also, route maps can
identify internal routes (interarea and intra-area) and then those routes can be filtered.
Filtering Based on Route Source
When a match is done on the route source, the route source represents the OSPF Router ID of the LSA
originator of the LSA in which the prefix is advertised.
Filtering Based on Interface
When a match is done on the interface, the interface represents the outgoing interface for the route that
OSPF is trying to install in the routing table.
Filtering Based on Next Hop
When a match is done on the next hop, the next hop represents the next hop for the route that OSPF is
trying to install in the routing table.

Note

The distribute-list in command can be configured to prevent routes from being installed in the global
Routing Information Base (RIB). Prior to the implementation of OSPF local RIB (for feature information
on OSPF local RIB, see OSPFv2 Local RIB), OSPF would attempt to install a less preferred route (e.g. an
inter-area route when the intra-area path is filtered). With OSPF local RIB, only the best route is considered
(because this is the only route the local RIB maintains). There is no concept of a "second-best" OSPF route.
For more information on the routing algorithm used by Cisco OSPF routers, please refer to RFC 2328.

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How to Configure OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps

How to Configure OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps

Configuring OSPF Route Map-Based Filtering, page 119

Configuring OSPF Route Map-Based Filtering

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. route-map map-tag [permit | deny] [sequence-number]
4. match tag tag-name
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with other route-map and match commands.
6. exit
7. router ospf process-id
8. distribute-list route-map map-tag in
9. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 route-map map-tag [permit | deny] [sequence-number] Defines a route map to control filtering.

Example:
Router(config)# route-map tag-filter deny 10

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 4 match tag tag-name

Matches routes with a specified name, to be used as the route

map is referenced.

Example:

Router(config-router)# match tag 777

At least one match command is required, but it need not

be this matchcommand. This is just an example.
The list of match commands available to be used in this
type of route map appears on the distribute-list in
command reference page.
This type of route map will have no set commands.

Step 5 Repeat Steps 3 and 4 with other route-map and match

commands.

Optional.

Step 6 exit

Exits router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# exit

Step 7 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 8 distribute-list route-map map-tag in

Enables filtering based on an OSPF route map.

Example:
Router(config-router)# distribute-list routemap tag-filter in

Step 9 end

Exits router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuration Examples for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using

Route Maps with a Distribute List

Example OSPF Route Map-Based Filtering, page 121

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Additional References

Example OSPF Route Map-Based Filtering

In this example, OSPF external LSAs have a tag. The value of the tag is examined before the prefix is
installed in the routing table. All OSPF external prefixes that have the tag value of 777 are filtered
(prevented from being installed in the routing table). The permit statement with sequence number 20 has no
match conditions, and there are no other route-map statements after sequence number 20, so all other
conditions are permitted.
route-map tag-filter deny 10
match tag 777
route-map tag-filter permit 20
!
router ospf 1
router-id 10.0.0.2
log-adjacency-changes
network 172.16.2.1 0.0.0.255 area 0
distribute-list route-map tag-filter in

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

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Feature Information for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List

RFCs
RFCs

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route

Maps with a Distribute List
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 6

Feature Name

Feature Information for OSPF Inbound Filtering Using Route Maps with a Distribute List

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Inbound Filterng Using

12.0(24)S 12.2(15)T 12.2(18)S
The OSPF Inbound Filtering
Route Maps with a Distribute List 12.2(27)SBC Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0 Using Route Maps with a
SG
Distribute List feature allows
users to define a route map to
prevent Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) routes from being added
to the routing table. In the route
map, the user can match on any
attribute of the OSPF route..
The following command was
introduced or modified:
distribute-list in (IP).

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Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Shortest Path First Throttling

The OSPF Shortest Path First Throttling feature makes it possible to configure SPF scheduling in
millisecond intervals and to potentially delay shortest path first (SPF) calculations during network
instability. SPF is scheduled to calculate the Shortest Path Tree (SPT) when there is a change in topology.
One SPF run may include multiple topology change events.
The interval at which the SPF calculations occur is chosen dynamically and is based on the frequency of
topology changes in the network. The chosen interval is within the boundary of the user-specified value
ranges. If network topology is unstable, SPF throttling calculates SPF scheduling intervals to be longer
until topology becomes stable.
Feature Specifications for OSPF Shortest Path First Throttling
Feature History
Release

Modification

12.2(14)S

This feature was introduced.

12.0(23)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco Release

12.0(23)S.

12.2(15)T

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(15)T.

Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image
support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn . You must have an account on
Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at
the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Finding Feature Information, page 125

Information About OSPF SPF Throttling, page 126
How to Configure OSPF SPF Throttling, page 127
Configuration Examples for OSPF SPF Throttling, page 130
Additional References, page 130

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information

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Information About OSPF SPF Throttling

about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Information About OSPF SPF Throttling

Shortest Path First Calculations, page 126

Shortest Path First Calculations

SPF calculations occur at the interval set by the timers throttle spfcommand. The wait interval indicates
the amount of time to wait until the next SPF calculation occurs. Each wait interval after that calculation is
twice as long as the previous one until the wait interval reaches the maximum wait time specified.
The SPF timing can be better explained using an example. In this example the start interval is set at 5
milliseconds (ms), the wait interval at 1000 milliseconds, and the maximum wait time is set at 90,000
milliseconds.
timers throttle spf 5 1000 90000

The figure below shows the intervals at which the SPF calculations occur so long as at least one topology
change event is received in a given wait interval.
Figure 11

SPF Calculation Intervals Set by the timers throttle spf Command

Notice that the wait interval between SPF calculations doubles when at least one topology change event is
received during the previous wait interval. Once the maximum wait time is reached, the wait interval
remains the same until the topology stabilizes and no event is received in that interval.
If the first topology change event is received after the current wait interval, the SPF calculation is delayed
by the amount of time specified as the start interval. The subsequent wait intervals continue to follow the
dynamic pattern.
If the first topology change event occurs after the maximum wait interval begins, the SPF calculation is
again scheduled at the start interval and subsequent wait intervals are reset according the parameters
specified in the timers throttle spfcommand. Notice in the figure below that a topology change event was
received after the start of the maximum wait time interval and that the SPF intervals have been reset.
Figure 12

Timer Intervals Reset after Topology Change Event

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How to Configure OSPF SPF Throttling

How to Configure OSPF SPF Throttling

Configuring OSPF SPF Throttling, page 127

Verifying SPF Throttle Values, page 128

Configuring OSPF SPF Throttling

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface type slot / port
4. ip address ip-address mask [secondary]
5. exit
6. router ospf process-id
7. network network-number [mask | prefix-length]
8. timers throttle spf spf-start spf-hold spf-max-wait
9. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Example:

Purpose
Enables higher privilege levels, such as privileged
EXEC mode.
Enter your password if prompted.

Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 interface type slot / port

Enters interface configuration mode for the

interface specified.

Example:
Router(config)# interface ethernet 1/1/1

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How to Configure OSPF SPF Throttling

Command or Action
Step 4 ip address ip-address mask [secondary]

Purpose
Sets a primary or secondary IP address for an
interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0

Step 5 exit

Exits interface configuration mode.

Example:
router# exit

Step 6 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 7 network network-number [mask | prefix-length]

Configures the subnet number and mask for a

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)
address pool on a Cisco IOS DHCP Server.

Example:
Router(config-router)# network 192.168.0.0 0.0.255.255
area 0

Step 8 timers throttle spf spf-start spf-hold spf-max-wait

Sets OSPF throttling timers.

Example:
Router(config-router)# timers throttle spf 10 4800 90000

Step 9 end

Exits configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Verifying SPF Throttle Values

To verify SPF throttle timer values, use the show ip ospf command. The values are displayed in the lines
that begin, "Initial SPF schedule delay...," "Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs...," and
"Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs...."
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.10.10.2 and Domain ID 0.0.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA

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How to Configure OSPF SPF Throttling

It is an autonomous system boundary router

Redistributing External Routes from,
static, includes subnets in redistribution
Initial SPF schedule delay 5 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 1000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 90000 msecs
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs. Minimum LSA arrival 1 secs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 4. Checksum Sum 0x17445
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 2
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 19:11:15.140 ago
SPF algorithm executed 28 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 4. Checksum Sum 0x2C1D4
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

The table below describes the show ip ospf display fields and their descriptions.
Table 7

show ip ospf Field Descriptions

Field

Description

Routing process "ospf 201" with ID 192.42.110.200 Process ID and OSPF router ID.
Supports ...

Number of types of service supported (Type 0

only).

It is ...

Possible types are internal, area border, or

autonomous system boundary.

Summary Link update interval

Specifies summary update interval in

hours:minutes:seconds, and time until next update.

External Link update interval

Specifies external update interval in

hours:minutes:seconds, and time until next update.

Redistributing External Routes from

Lists of redistributed routes, by protocol.

SPF calculations

Lists start, hold, and maximum wait interval values

in milliseconds.

Number of areas

Number of areas in router, area addresses, and so

on.

SPF algorithm last executed

Shows the last time an SPF calculation was

performed in response to topology change event
records.

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Configuration Examples for OSPF SPF Throttling

Field

Description

Link State Update Interval

Specifies router and network link-state update

interval in hours:minutes:seconds, and time until
next update.

Link State Age Interval

Specifies max-aged update deletion interval, and

time until next database cleanup, in
hours:minutes:seconds.

Configuration Examples for OSPF SPF Throttling

Throttle Timers Example, page 130

Throttle Timers Example

This example shows a router configured with the start, hold, and maximum interval values for the timers
throttle spf command set at 5, 1,000, and 90,000 milliseconds, respectively.
router ospf 1
router-id 10.10.10.2
log-adjacency-changes
timers throttle spf 5 1000 90000
redistribute static subnets
network 21.21.21.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
network 22.22.22.0 0.0.0.255 area 00

Additional References
For additional information related to OSPF, refer to the following references:
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

OSPF configuration tasks

"Configuring OSPF" module in the Cisco IOS IP

Routing Protocols Configuration Guide

Standards
Standards
No new or modified RFCs are supported by this
feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

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Title

OSPF Shortest Path First Throttling

MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been
modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this

feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

The OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets feature provides a way to configure the sending of hello packets
in intervals less than 1 second. Such a configuration would result in faster convergence in an Open
Shortest Path First (OSPF) network.

Finding Feature Information, page 133

Prerequisites for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets, page 133
Information About OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets, page 133
How to Configure OSPF Fast Hello Packets, page 134
Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets, page 136
Additional References, page 136
Feature Information for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets, page 137

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

OSPF must be configured in the network already or configured at the same time as the OSPF Support for
Fast Hello Packets feature.

Information About OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

OSPF Hello Interval and Dead Interval, page 134

OSPF Fast Hello Packets, page 134
Benefits of OSPF Fast Hello Packets, page 134

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How to Configure OSPF Fast Hello Packets

OSPF Hello Interval and Dead Interval

OSPF hello packets are packets that an OSPF process sends to its OSPF neighbors to maintain connectivity
with those neighbors. The hello packets are sent at a configurable interval (in seconds). The defaults are 10
seconds for an Ethernet link and 30 seconds for a non broadcast link. Hello packets include a list of all
neighbors for which a hello packet has been received within the dead interval. The dead interval is also a
configurable interval (in seconds), and defaults to four times the value of the hello interval. The value of all
hello intervals must be the same within a network. Likewise, the value of all dead intervals must be the
same within a network.
These two intervals work together to maintain connectivity by indicating that the link is operational. If a
router does not receive a hello packet from a neighbor within the dead interval, it will declare that neighbor
to be down.

OSPF Fast Hello Packets

OSPF fast hello packets refer to hello packets being sent at intervals of less than 1 second. To understand
fast hello packets, you should already understand the relationship between OSPF hello packets and the dead
interval. See the section OSPF Hello Interval and Dead Interval, page 134.
OSPF fast hello packets are achieved by using the ip ospf dead-interval command. The dead interval is set
to 1 second, and the hello-multiplier value is set to the number of hello packets you want sent during that 1
second, thus providing subsecond or "fast" hello packets.
When fast hello packets are configured on the interface, the hello interval advertised in the hello packets
that are sent out this interface is set to 0. The hello interval in the hello packets received over this interface
is ignored.
The dead interval must be consistent on a segment, whether it is set to 1 second (for fast hello packets) or
set to any other value. The hello multiplier need not be the same for the entire segment as long as at least
one hello packet is sent within the dead interval.

Benefits of OSPF Fast Hello Packets

The benefit of the OSPF Fast Hello Packets feature is that your OSPF network will experience faster
convergence time than it would without fast hello packets. This feature allows you to detect lost neighbors
within 1 second. It is especially useful in LAN segments, where neighbor loss might not be detected by the
Open System Interconnection (OSI) physical layer and data-link layer.

How to Configure OSPF Fast Hello Packets

Configuring OSPF Fast Hello Packets, page 135

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How to Configure OSPF Fast Hello Packets

Configuring OSPF Fast Hello Packets

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface type number
4. ip ospf dead-interval minimal hello-multiplier multiplier
5. end
6. show ip ospf interface [interface-type interface-number]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables higher privilege levels, such as privileged EXEC mode.
Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 interface type number

Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# interface ethernet 0

Step 4 ip ospf dead-interval minimal hellomultiplier multiplier

Sets the interval during which at least one hello packet must be received,
or else the neighbor is considered down.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf deadinterval minimal hello-multiplier 5

Step 5 end

Example:

In the example, OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets is enabled by

specifying the minimal keyword and the hello-multiplier keyword
and value. Because the multiplier is set to 5, five hello packets will be
sent every second.

(Optional) Saves configuration commands to the running configuration

file, exits configuration mode, and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Use this command when you are ready to exit configuration mode
and save the configuration to the running configuration file.

Router(config-if)# end

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 6 show ip ospf interface [interface-type

interface-number]

(Optional) Displays OSPF-related interface information.

The relevant fields that verify OSPF fast hello packets are indicated
in the sample output following this table.

Example:
Router# show ip ospf interface
ethernet 1/3

Examples
The following example output verifies that OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets is configured. In the line
that begins with "Timer intervals configured," the hello interval is 200 milliseconds, the dead interval is 1
second, and the next hello packet is due in 76 milliseconds.
Router# show ip ospf interface ethernet 1/3
Ethernet1/3 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 172.16.1.2/24, Area 0
Process ID 1, Router ID 172.17.0.2, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost:1
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 172.17.0.2, Interface address 172.16.1.2
Backup Designated router (ID) 172.16.0.1, Interface address 172.16.1.1
Timer intervals configured, Hello 200 msec, Dead 1, Wait 1, Retransmit 5
Hello due in 76 msec
Index 2/2, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 2, maximum is 3
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 172.16.0.1 (Backup Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)

Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Fast Hello

Packets

Example OSPF Fast Hello Packets, page 136

Example OSPF Fast Hello Packets

The following example configures OSPF fast hello packets; the dead interval is 1 second and five hello
packets are sent every second:
interface ethernet 1
ip ospf dead-interval minimal hello-multiplier 5

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets.

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Feature Information for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands: complete command syntax,

command mode, command history, defaults, usage
guidelines, and examples

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

None

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software

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release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 8

Feature Information for OSPF Support for Fast Hello Packets

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Support for Fast Hello

Packets

12.0(23)S 12.2(18)S
12.2(27)SBC 12.2(15)T

The OSPF Support for Fast Hello

Packets feature provides a way to
configure the sending of hello
packets in intervals less than 1
second. Such a configuration
would result in faster
convergence in an Open Shortest
Path First (OSPF) network.
The following command was
introduced: ip ospf deadinterval.

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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The Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol can be configured to use an incremental SPF algorithm for
calculating the shortest path first routes. Incremental SPF is more efficient than the full SPF algorithm,
thereby allowing OSPF to converge faster on a new routing topology in reaction to a network event.
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information for OSPF Incremental SPF, page 142.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image
support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn . An account on
Cisco.com is not required.

Finding Feature Information, page 139

Prerequisites for OSPF Incremental SPF, page 139
Information About OSPF Incremental SPF, page 139
How to Enable OSPF Incremental SPF, page 140
Configuration Examples for OSPF Incremental SPF, page 141
Additional References, page 141
Feature Information for OSPF Incremental SPF, page 142

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Incremental SPF

It is presumed that you have OSPF configured in your network.

Information About OSPF Incremental SPF

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How to Enable OSPF Incremental SPF

OSPF uses Dijkstras SPF algorithm to compute the shortest path tree (SPT). During the computation of the
SPT, the shortest path to each node is discovered. The topology tree is used to populate the routing table
with routes to IP networks. When changes to a Type-1 or Type-2 link-state advertisement (LSA) occur in
an area, the entire SPT is recomputed. In many cases, the entire SPT need not be recomputed because most
of the tree remains unchanged. Incremental SPF allows the system to recompute only the affected part of
the tree. Recomputing only a portion of the tree rather than the entire tree results in faster OSPF
convergence and saves CPU resources. Note that if the change to a Type-1 or Type-2 LSA occurs in the
calculating router itself, then the full SPT is performed.
Incremental SPF is scheduled in the same way as the full SPF. Routers enabled with incremental SPF and
routers not enabled with incremental SPF can function in the same internetwork.

How to Enable OSPF Incremental SPF

Enabling Incremental SPF, page 140

Enabling Incremental SPF

This section describes how to enable incremental SPF.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. ispf
5. end

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1

Command or Action

Purpose

enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:
Router# configure terminal

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Enters global configuration mode.

Example Incremental SPF

Configuration Examples for OSPF Incremental SPF

Step 3

Command or Action

Purpose

router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4

Enables incremental SPF.

ispf

Example:
Router(config-router)# ispf

Step 5

Exits router configuration mode.

end

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuration Examples for OSPF Incremental SPF

Example Incremental SPF, page 141

Example Incremental SPF

This example enables incremental SPF:
router ospf 1
ispf

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

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Feature Information for OSPF Incremental SPF

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Incremental SPF

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Table 9

Feature Information for OSPF Incremental SPF

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Incremental SPF

12.0(24)S 12.3(2)T 12.2(18)S

12.2(27)SBC 12.2(33)SRA
12.2(33)XNE Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0
SG

OSPF can be configured to use an

incremental SPF algorithm for
calculating the shortest path first
routes. Incremental SPF is
slightly more efficient than the
full SPF algorithm, thereby
allowing OSPF to converge faster
on a new routing topology in
reaction to a network event
The following commands are
introduced or modified in the
feature documented in this
module:

ispf

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) supports a user-defined maximum number of prefixes (routes) that are
allowed to be redistributed into OSPF from other protocols or other OSPF processes. Such a limit could
help prevent the router from being flooded by too many redistributed routes.

Finding Feature Information, page 145

Prerequisites for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes, page 145
Information About OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes, page 145
How to Configure OSPF Limit the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes, page 146
Configuration Examples for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes, page 149
Additional References, page 150
Feature Information for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes, page 151

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed

Routes
It is presumed that you have OSPF configured in your network, along with another protocol or another
OSPF process you are redistributing.

Information About OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed

Routes
If someone mistakenly injects a large number of IP routes into OSPF, perhaps by redistributing Border
Gateway Protocol (BGP) into OSPF, the network can be severely flooded. Limiting the number of
redistributed routes prevents this potential problem.

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How to Configure OSPF Limit the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes

How to Configure OSPF Limit the Number of OSPF

Redistributed Routes
This section contains the following procedures, which are mutually exclusive. That is, you cannot both
limit redistributed prefixes and also choose to be warned.

Limiting the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes, page 146

Requesting a Warning About the Number of Routes Redistributed into OSPF, page 148

Limiting the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes

This task describes how to limit the number of OSPF redistributed routes. If the number of redistributed
routes reaches the maximum value configured, no more routes will be redistributed.
The redistribution limit applies to all IP redistributed prefixes, including summarized ones. The
redistribution limit does not apply to default routes or prefixes that are generated as a result of Type-7 to
Type-5 translation.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. redistribute protocol [process-id][as-number] [metric metric-value] [metric-type type-value]
[match{internal| external 1| external 2}][tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets]
5. redistribute maximum-prefix maximum [threshold]
6. end
7. show ip ospf [process-id]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Example:
Router# configure terminal

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Enters global configuration mode.

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How to Configure OSPF Limit the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes

Command or Action
Step 3 router ospf process-id

Purpose
Configures an OSPF routing process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4 redistribute protocol [process-id][as-number] [metric

Redistributes routes from one routing domain into another
metric-value] [metric-type type-value] [match{internal| routing domain.
external 1| external 2}][tag tag-value] [route-map maptag] [subnets]

Example:
Router(config-router)# redistribute eigrp 10

Step 5 redistribute maximum-prefix maximum [threshold]

Example:
Router(config-router)# redistribute maximumprefix 100 80

Sets a maximum number of IP prefixes that are allowed to be

redistributed into OSPF.

There is no default value for the maximum argument.

The threshold value defaults to 75 percent.

Note If the warning-only keyword had been configured in

this command, no limit would be enforced; a warning

message is simply logged.
Step 6 end

Exits router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 7 show ip ospf [process-id]

Example:
Router# show ip ospf 1

(Optional) Displays general information about OSPF routing

processes.

If a redistribution limit was configured, the output will

include the maximum limit of redistributed prefixes and
the threshold for warning messages.

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How to Configure OSPF Limit the Number of OSPF Redistributed Routes

Requesting a Warning About the Number of Routes Redistributed into OSPF

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. redistribute protocol [process-id][as-number] [metric metric-value] [metric-type type-value]
[match{internal| external 1| external 2}][tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets]
5. redistribute maximum-prefix maximum [threshold] warning-only
6. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4 redistribute protocol [process-id][as-number]

[metric metric-value] [metric-type type-value]
[match{internal| external 1| external 2}][tag tagvalue] [route-map map-tag] [subnets]

Redistributes routes from one routing domain into another routing

domain.
Note The redistribution count applies to external IP prefixes,

Example:
Router(config-router)# redistribute eigrp 10

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including summarized routes. Default routes and prefixes

that are generated as a result of Type-7 to Type-5 translation
are not considered.

Example OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes

Configuration Examples for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 5 redistribute maximum-prefix maximum

[threshold] warning-only

Causes a warning message to be logged when the maximum

number of IP prefixes has been redistributed into OSPF.

Example:
Router(config-router)# redistribute maximumprefix 1000 80 warning-only

Step 6 end

Because the warning-only keyword is included, no limit is

imposed on the number of redistributed prefixes into OSPF.
There is no default value for the maximum argument.
The threshold value defaults to 75 percent.
This example causes two warnings: one at 80 percent of 1000
(800 routes redistributed) and another at 1000 routes
redistributed.

Exits router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Configuration Examples for OSPF Limit on Number of

Redistributed Routes

Example OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes, page 149

Example Requesting a Warning About the Number of Redistributed Routes, page 150

Example OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes

This example sets a maximum of 1200 prefixes that can be redistributed into OSPF process 1. Prior to
reaching the limit, when the number of prefixes redistributed reaches 80 percent of 1200 (960 prefixes), a
warning message is logged. Another warning is logged when the limit is reached and no more routes are
redistributed.
router ospf 1
router-id 10.0.0.1
domain-id 5.6.7.8
log-adjacency-changes
timers lsa-interval 2
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 10.1.5.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
network 10.2.2.1 0.0.0.0 area 0
redistribute static subnets
redistribute maximum-prefix 1200 80

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Additional References

Example Requesting a Warning About the Number of Redistributed Routes

This example allows two warning messages to be logged, the first if the number of prefixes redistributed
reaches 85 percent of 600 (510 prefixes), and the second if the number of redistributed routes reaches 600.
However, the number of redistributed routes is not limited.
router ospf 1
network 10.0.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
redistribute eigrp 10 subnets
redistribute maximum-prefix 600 85 warning-only

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

--

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Feature Information for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Limit on Number of

Redistributed Routes
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 10

Feature Information for OSPF Limit on Number of Redistributed Routes

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Limit on Number of

Redistributed Routes

12.0(25)S 12.3(2)T 12.2(18)S

OSPF supports a user-defined
12.2(27)SBC Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0 maximum number of prefixes
SG
(routes) that are allowed to be
redistributed into OSPF from
other protocols or other OSPF
processes. Such a limit could help
prevent the router from being
flooded by too many redistributed
routes.
The following commands are
introduced or modified in the
feature documented in this
module:

redistribute maximumprefix
show ip ospf
show ip ospf database

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Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Link-State Advertisement Throttling

The OSPF Link-State Advertisement (LSA) Throttling feature provides a dynamic mechanism to slow
down link-state advertisement (LSA) updates in OSPF during times of network instability. It also allows
faster Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) convergence by providing LSA rate limiting in milliseconds.
History for the OSPF LSA Throttling Feature
Release

Modification

12.0(25)S

This feature was introduced.

12.3(2)T

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.3(2)T.

12.2(18)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(18)S.

12.2(27)SBC

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(27)SBC.

Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image
support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn . You must have an account on
Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at
the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Finding Feature Information, page 153

Prerequisites for OSPF LSA Throttling, page 154
Information About OSPF LSA Throttling, page 154
How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling, page 154
Configuration Examples for OSPF LSA Throttling, page 160
Additional References, page 161

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.

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Benefits of OSPF LSA Throttling

Prerequisites for OSPF LSA Throttling

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF LSA Throttling

It is presumed that you have OSPF configured in your network.

Information About OSPF LSA Throttling

Benefits of OSPF LSA Throttling, page 154

How OSPF LSA Throttling Works, page 154

Benefits of OSPF LSA Throttling

Prior to the OSPF LSA Throttling feature, LSA generation was rate-limited for 5 seconds. That meant that
changes in an LSA could not be propagated in milliseconds, so the OSPF network could not achieve
millisecond convergence.
The OSPF LSA Throttling feature is enabled by default and allows faster OSPF convergence (in
milliseconds). This feature can be customized. One command controls the generation (sending) of LSAs
and another command controls the receiving interval. This feature also provides a dynamic mechanism to
slow down the frequency of LSA updates in OSPF during times of network instability.

How OSPF LSA Throttling Works

The timers throttle lsa all command controls the generation (sending) of LSAs. The first LSA is always
generated immediately upon an OSPF topology change, and the next LSA generated is controlled by the
minimum start interval. The subsequent LSAs generated for the same LSA are rate-limited until the
maximum interval is reached. The "same LSA" is defined as an LSA instance that contains the same LSA
ID number, LSA type, and advertising router ID.
The timers lsa arrival command controls the minimum interval for accepting the same LSA. If an instance
of the same LSA arrives sooner than the interval that is set, the LSA is dropped. It is recommended that the
arrival interval be less than or equal to the hold-time interval of the timers throttle lsa all command.

How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling

Customizing OSPF LSA Throttling, page 155

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How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling

Customizing OSPF LSA Throttling

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. timers throttle lsa all start-interval hold-interval max-interval
5. timers lsa arrival milliseconds
6. end
7. show ip ospf timers rate-limit
8. show ip ospf

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPF routing process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1

Step 4 timers throttle lsa all start-interval hold-interval maxinterval

(Optional) Sets the rate-limiting values (in milliseconds) for

LSA generation.

Example:
Router(config-router)# timers throttle lsa all
100 10000 45000

The default values are as follows:

start-intervalis 0 milliseconds
hold-intervalis 5000 milliseconds
max-intervalis 5000 milliseconds

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How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 5 timers lsa arrival milliseconds

(Optional) Sets the minimum interval (in milliseconds)

between instances of receiving the same LSA.

Example:
Router(config-router)# timers lsa arrival 2000

Step 6 end

The default value is 1000 milliseconds.

We suggest you keep the millisecondsvalue of the LSA
arrival timer less than or equal to the neighbors holdinterval value of the timers throttle lsa all command.

Exits router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 7 show ip ospf timers rate-limit

(Optional) Displays a list of the LSAs in the rate limit queue

(about to be generated).

Example:
Router# show ip ospf timers rate-limit

Example:
LSAID: 10.1.1.1
Type: 1
Due in: 00:00:00.028

Adv Rtr: 172.16.2.2

Example:
LSAID: 192.168.4.1
Type: 3
Adv Rtr:
172.17.2.2 Due in: 00:00:00.028

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The example shows two LSAs in the queue. Each LSA

is identified by LSA ID number, Type (of LSA),
Advertising router ID, and the time in
hours:minutes:seconds (to the milliseconds) when the
LSA is due to be generated.

OSPF Link-State Advertisement Throttling

How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling

Command or Action
Step 8 show ip ospf

Purpose
(Optional) Displays information about OSPF.

Example:
Router#

The output lines shown in bold in the example indicate

the LSA throttling values.

show ip ospf

Example:
Routing Process "ospf 4" with ID 10.10.24.4

Example:
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes

Example:
Supports opaque LSA

Example:
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)

Example:
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs

Example:
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs
10000 msecs

Example:
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs
10000 msecs

Example:
Incremental-SPF disabled

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How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling

Command or Action

Example:

Initial LSA throttle delay 100 msecs

Example:

Minimum hold time for LSA throttle

10000 msecs

Example:

Maximum wait time for LSA throttle

45000 msecs

Example:
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs

Example:
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs

Example:
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs

Example:
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs

Example:
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0

Example:
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0

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Purpose

OSPF Link-State Advertisement Throttling

How to Customize OSPF LSA Throttling

Command or Action

Purpose

Example:
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0

Example:
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0

Example:
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0
stub 0 nssa

Example:
External flood list length 0

Example:
Area 24

Example:
Number of interfaces in this area is 2

Example:
Area has no authentication

Example:
SPF algorithm last executed 04:28:18.396
ago

Example:
SPF algorithm executed 8 times

Example:
Area ranges are

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Configuration Examples for OSPF LSA Throttling

Command or Action

Purpose

Example:
Number of LSA 4. Checksum Sum 0x23EB9

Example:
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum
Sum 0x0

Example:
Number of DCbitless LSA 0

Example:
Number of indication LSA 0

Example:
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0

Example:
Flood list length 0

Configuration Examples for OSPF LSA Throttling

Example OSPF LSA Throttling, page 160

Example OSPF LSA Throttling

This example customizes OSPF LSA throttling so that the start interval is 200 milliseconds, the hold
interval is 10,000 milliseconds, and the maximum interval is 45,000 milliseconds. The minimum interval
between instances of receiving the same LSA is 2000 milliseconds.
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes
timers throttle lsa all 200 10000 45000
timers lsa arrival 2000
network 10.10.4.0 0.0.0.255 area 24
network 10.10.24.0 0.0.0.255 area 24

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Additional References

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to OSPF LSA throttling.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standards

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

No new or modified RFCs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been
modified by this feature.

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per

PE Router
In a Multiprotocol Label Switching--Virtual Private Network (MPLS-VPN) deployment, each VPN
routing and forwarding instance (VRF) needs a separate Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) process when
configured to run OSPF. The OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per Provider Edge (PE) Router
feature addresses the scalability issue for OSPF VPNs by eliminating the OSPF VPN limit of 32
processes.
History for the OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per Provider Edge Router Feature
Release

Modification

12.3(4)T

This feature was introduced.

12.0(27)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.0(27)S.

12.2(25)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(25)S.

12.2(18)SXE

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(18)SXE.

12.2(27)SBC

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(27)SBC.

Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image
support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn . You must have an account on
Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at
the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Finding Feature Information, page 164

Prerequisites for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 164
Restrictions for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 164
Information About OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 164
How to Configure OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 164
Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 166
Additional References, page 167
Glossary, page 168

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Finding Feature Information

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs

per PE Router
You must have OSPF configured in your network.

Restrictions for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs

per PE Router
Only 32 processes per VRF can be supported. For different VRF processes, there is no limit.

Information About OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs

per PE Router
Before Cisco IOS Releases 12.3(4)T and 12.0(27)S, a separate OSPF process was necessary for each VRF
that receives VPN routes via OSPF. When VPNs are deployed, an MPLS Provider Edge (PE) router will be
running both multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) for VPN distribution, and Interior Gateway
Protocol (IGP) for PE-P connectivity. It is a common scenario when OSPF is used as the IGP between a
customer edge (CE) router and a PE router. OSPF was not scalable in VPN deployment because of the limit
of 32 processes. By default one process is used for connected routes and another process is used for static
routes, therefore only 28 processes can be created for VRFs.
The OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per Provider Edge Router feature allows for an
approximate range of 300 to 10,000 VRFs, depending on the particular platform and on the applications,
processes, and protocols that are currently running on the platform.

How to Configure OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs

per PE Router

Configuring and Verifying Unlimited Software VRFs per Provider Edge Router, page 165

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How to Configure OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router

Configuring and Verifying Unlimited Software VRFs per Provider Edge

Router
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
4. end
5. show ip ospf [process-id]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 1 vrf crf-1

Step 4 end

Enables OSPF routing.

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.

Use the vrf keyword and vpn-name argument to identify a VPN.

Note You now can configure as many OSPF VRF processes as needed.

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 5 show ip ospf [process-id]

Displays general information about OSPF routing processes.

Example:
Router# show ip ospf 1

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router

Configuration Examples for OSPF Support for Unlimited

Software VRFs per PE Router

Example Configuring OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 166
Example Verifying OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router, page 166

Example Configuring OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE

Router
This example shows a basic OSPF configuration using the router ospf command to configure OSPF VRF
processes for the VRFs first, second, and third:
Router> enable
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# router ospf 12 vrf first
Router(config)# router ospf 13 vrf second
Router(config)# router ospf 14 vrf third
Router(config)#
exit

Example Verifying OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per PE Router
This example illustrates the output display from the show ip ospf command to verify that the OSPF VRF
process 12 has been created for the VRF named first. The output that relates to the VRF first appears in
bold.
Router# show ip ospf 12
main ID type 0x0005, value 0.0.0.100
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Connected to MPLS VPN Superbackbone, VRF first
It is an area border router
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 1 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 0
External flood list length 0
Area BACKBONE(0)
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 00:00:15.204 ago
SPF algorithm executed 2 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 1. Checksum Sum 0xD9F3
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x0
Number of DCbitless LSA 0

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Additional References

Number of indication LSA 0

Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF Support for Unlimited Software VRFs per
Provider Edge Router feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Configuration Guide

Standards
Standards

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

None

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Glossary

Glossary
multiprotocol BGP --Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) can be used as an interdomain routing protocol in
networks that use Connectionless Network Service (CLNS) as the network-layer protocol.

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Area Transit Capability

The OSPF Area Transit Capability feature provides an OSPF Area Border Router (ABR) with the ability
to discover shorter paths through the transit area for forwarding traffic that would normally need to travel
through the virtual-link path. This functionality allows Cisco IOS software to be compliant with RFC
2328.

Finding Feature Information, page 169

Information About OSPF Area Transit Capability, page 169
How to Disable OSPF Area Transit Capability, page 169
Additional References, page 170
Feature Information for OSPF Area Transit Capability, page 171

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Information About OSPF Area Transit Capability

The OSPF Area Transit Capability feature is enabled by default. RFC 2328 defines OSPF area transit
capability as the ability of the area to carry data traffic that neither originates nor terminates in the area
itself. This capability enables the OSPF ABR to discover shorter paths through the transit area and forward
traffic along those paths rather than using the virtual link or path, which are not as optimal.
For a detailed description of OSPF area transit capability, see RFC 2328, OSPF Version 2, at the following
URL:
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2328.html

How to Disable OSPF Area Transit Capability

Disabling OSPF Area Transit Capability on an Area Border Router, page 170

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Additional References

Disabling OSPF Area Transit Capability on an Area Border Router

This task describes how to disable the OSPF Area Transit Capability feature on an OSPF ABR.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
4. no capability transit

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 100

Step 4 no capability transit

Disables OSPF area capability transit on all areas for a router

process.

Example:
Router(config-router)# no capability transit

Additional References
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF

"Configuring OSPF" module

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Feature Information for OSPF Area Transit Capability

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets,
use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following
URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

RFC 2328

OSPF Version 2

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Area Transit Capability

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Table 11

Feature Information for OSPF Area Transit Capability

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Area Transit Capability

12.0(27)S 12.3(7)T 12.2(25)S

12.2(27)SBC 12.2(33)SRA
12.2(33)SXH Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0
SG

The OSPF Area Transit

Capability feature provides an
OSPF Area Border Router (ABR)
the ability to discover shorter
paths through the transit area for
forwarding traffic that would
normally need to travel through
the virtual-link path. This
functionality allows Cisco IOS
software to be compliant with
RFC 2328.
The following commands are
introduced or modified in the
feature documented in this
module:

capability transit

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Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

The OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling feature allows you to selectively enable or disable LinkLocal Signaling (LLS) for a specific interface regardless of the global (router level) setting that you have
previously configured.

Finding Feature Information, page 173

Information About OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling, page 173
How to Configure OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling, page 174
Configuration Examples for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling, page 175
Additional References, page 177
Feature Information for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling, page 178

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Information About OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

Benefits of the OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling Feature, page 173

Benefits of the OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling Feature

LLS allows for the extension of existing OSPF packets in order to provide additional bit space. The
additional bit space enables greater information per packet exchange between OSPF neighbors. This
functionality is used, for example, by the OSPF Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) Awareness feature that allows
customer premises equipment (CPE) routers that are NSF-aware to help NSF-capable routers perform
nonstop forwarding of packets.
When LLS is enabled at the router level, it is automatically enabled for all interfaces. The OSPF PerInterface Link-Local Signaling feature allows you to selectively enable or disable LLS for a specific
interface. You may want to disable LLS on a per-interface basis depending on your network design. For
example, disabling LLS on an interface that is connected to a non-Cisco device that may be noncompliant

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How to Configure OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

with RFC 2328 can prevent problems with the forming of Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) neighbors in the
network.

How to Configure OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

Turning Off LLS on a Per-Interface Basis, page 174

Turning Off LLS on a Per-Interface Basis

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface type slot /port
4. ip address ip-address mask [secondary]
5. no ip directed-broadcast [access-list-number | extended access-list-number]
6. ip ospf message-digest-key key-id encryption-type md5 key
7. [no | default] ip ospf lls [disable]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 interface type slot /port

Example:
Router(config)# interface Ethernet 1/0

Example:

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Configures an interface type and enters interface

configuration mode.

OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

What to Do Next

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 4 ip address ip-address mask [secondary]

Sets a primary or secondary IP address for an

interface.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip address 10.2.145.20 255.255.255.0

Step 5 no ip directed-broadcast [access-list-number | extended accesslist-number]

Drops directed broadcasts destined for the subnet to

which that interface is attached, rather than
broadcasting them.

Example:

The forwarding of IP directed broadcasts on

Ethernet interface 1/0 is disabled.

Router(config-if)# no ip directed-broadcast

Step 6 ip ospf message-digest-key key-id encryption-type md5 key

Enables OSPF Message Digest 5 (MD5) algorithm

authentication.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf message-digest-key 100 md5
testing

Step 7 [no | default] ip ospf lls [disable]

Disables LLS on an interface, regardless of the global

(router level) setting.

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf lls disable

What to Do Next, page 175

What to Do Next
To verify that LLS has been enabled or disabled for a specific interface, use the show ip ospf interface
command. See the "Example: Configuring and Verifying the OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling
Feature" section for an example of the information displayed.

Configuration Examples for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local

Signaling

Example OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling, page 176

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Configuration Examples for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

Example OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

In the following example, LLS has been enabled on Ethernet interface 1/0 and disabled on Ethernet
interface 2/0:
interface Ethernet1/0
ip address 10.2.145.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 testing
ip ospf lls
!
interface Ethernet2/0
ip address 10.1.145.2 255.255.0.0
no ip directed-broadcast
ip ospf message-digest-key 1 md5 testing
!
ip ospf lls disable
interface Ethernet3/0
ip address 10.3.145.2 255.255.255.0
no ip directed-broadcast
!
router ospf 1
log-adjacency-changes detail
area 0 authentication message-digest
redistribute connected subnets
network 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 1
network 10.2.3.0 0.0.0.255 area 1

In the following example, the show ip ospf interface command has been entered to verify that LLS has
been enabled for Ethernet interface 1/0 and disabled for interface Ethernet 2/0:
Router# show ip ospf interface
Ethernet1/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.2.145.2/24, Area 1
Process ID 1, Router ID 10.22.222.2, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State BDR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 10.2.2.3, Interface address 10.2.145.1
Backup Designated router (ID) 10.22.222.2, Interface address 10.2.145.2
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:00
!
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 1/1, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 2, maximum is 8
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 10.2.2.3 (Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Ethernet2/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.1.145.2/16, Area 1
Process ID 1, Router ID 10.22.222.2, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State BDR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 10.2.2.3, Interface address 10.1.145.1
Backup Designated router (ID) 10.22.222.2, Interface address 10.1.145.2
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:04
!
Does not support Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 2/2, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 2, maximum is 11
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 45.2.2.3 (Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Ethernet3/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 10.3.145.2/24, Area 1
Process ID 1, Router ID 10.22.222.2, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10

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Additional References

Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State BDR, Priority 1

Designated Router (ID) 10.2.2.3, Interface address 10.3.145.1
Backup Designated router (ID) 10.22.222.2, Interface address 10.3.145.2
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
oob-resync timeout 40
Hello due in 00:00:07
!
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Index 3/3, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 2, maximum is 11
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 10.2.2.3 (Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

Configuring OSPF

"Configuring OSPF"

Configuring OSPF NSF Awareness

"NSF-OSPF"

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standards

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFCs

Title

RFC 2328

OSPF Version 2

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Feature Information for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local

Signaling
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 12

Feature Information for OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local Signaling

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF Per-Interface Link-Local

Signaling

12.0(27)S 12.3(7)T 12.2(25)S

12.2(18)SXE 12.2(27)SBC
12.2(33)SRA

The OSPF Per-Interface LinkLocal Signaling feature allows

you to selectively enable or
disable Link-Local Signaling
(LLS) for a specific interface
regardless of the global (router
level) setting that you have
previously configured.
The following command was
introduced or modified: ip ospf
lls.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)

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Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection

The OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection feature allows you to limit the number of nonselfgenerated link-state advertisements (LSAs) for a given Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) process.
Excessive LSAs generated by other routers in the OSPF domain can substantially drain the CPU and
memory resources of the router.
History for the OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection Feature
Release

Modification

12.0(27)S

This feature was introduced.

12.3(7)T

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.3(7)T.

12.2(25)S

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(25)S.

12.2(18)SXE

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(18)SXE.

12.2(27)SBC

This feature was integrated into Cisco IOS

Release 12.2(27)SBC.

Finding Support Information for Platforms and Cisco IOS Software Images
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco IOS software image
support. Access Cisco Feature Navigator at http://www.cisco.com/go/fn . You must have an account on
Cisco.com. If you do not have an account or have forgotten your username or password, click Cancel at
the login dialog box and follow the instructions that appear.

Finding Feature Information, page 182

Prerequisites for OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection, page 182
Information About OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection, page 182
How to Configure OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection, page 183
Configuration Examples for OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection, page 185
Additional References, page 186
Glossary, page 187

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Finding Feature Information

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Link-State Database Overload

Protection
It is presumed you have OSPF running on your network.

Information About OSPF Link-State Database Overload

Protection

Benefits of Using OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection, page 182

How OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection Works, page 182

Benefits of Using OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection

The OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection feature provides a mechanism at the OSPF level to
limit the number of nonself-generated LSAs for a given OSPF process. When other routers in the network
have been misconfigured, they may generate a high volume of LSAs, for instance, to redistribute large
numbers of prefixes. This protection mechanism prevents routers from receiving a large number of LSAs
and therefore experiencing CPU and memory shortages.

How OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection Works

When the OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection feature is enabled, the router keeps a count of the
number of received (nonself-generated) LSAs it has received. When the configured threshold number of
LSAs is reached, an error message is logged. When the configured maximum number of LSAs is exceeded,
the router will send a notification. If the count of received LSAs is still higher than the configured
maximum after one minute, the OSPF process takes down all adjacencies and clears the OSPF database. In
this ignore state, all OSPF packets received on any interface that belongs to this OSPF process are ignored
and no OSPF packets are generated on any of these interfaces. The OSPF process remains in the ignore
state for the time configured by the ignore-time keyword of the max-lsa command. Each time the OSPF
process gets into an ignore state a counter is incremented. If this counter exceeds the number counts
configured by the ignore-count keyword, the OSPF process stays permanently in the same ignore state and
manual intervention is required to get the OSPF process out of the ignore state. The ignore state counter is
reset to 0 when the OSPF process remains in the normal state of operation for the amount of time that was
specified by the reset-time keyword.

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How to Configure OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection

If the warning-only keyword of the max-lsa command has been configured, the OSPF process will send
only a warning that the LSA maximum has been exceeded.

How to Configure OSPF Link-State Database Overload

Protection

Limiting the Number of NonSelf-Generating LSAs for an OSPF Process, page 183

Limiting the Number of NonSelf-Generating LSAs for an OSPF Process

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id
4. router-id ip-address
5. log -adjacency-changes [detail]
6. max-lsa maximum-number [threshold-percentage] [warning-only] [ignore-time minutes] [ignorecount count-number] [reset-time minutes]
7. network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id

Enables OSPF routing.

Example:

The process-id argument identifies the OSPF

process.

Router(config)# router ospf 1

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Verifying the Number of Nonself-Generated LSAs on a Router

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 4 router-id ip-address

Specifies a fixed router ID for an OSPF process.

Example:
Router(config-router)# router-id 10.0.0.1

Step 5 log -adjacency-changes [detail]

Configures the router to send a syslog message when an

OSPF neighbor goes up or down.

Example:
Router(config-router)# log-adjacency-changes

Step 6 max-lsa maximum-number [threshold-percentage] [warningonly] [ignore-time minutes] [ignore-count count-number]

[reset-time minutes]

Limits the number of nonself-generated LSAs an OSPF

routing process can keep in the OSPF link-state
database (LSDB).

Example:
Router(config-router)# max-lsa 12000

Step 7 network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

Defines the interfaces on which OSPF runs and defines

the area ID for those interfaces.

Example:
Router(config-router)# network 209.165.201.1
255.255.255.255 area 0

Verifying the Number of Nonself-Generated LSAs on a Router, page 184

Verifying the Number of Nonself-Generated LSAs on a Router

The show ip ospf command is entered with the database-summary keyword to verify the actual number
of nonself-generated LSAs on a router. This command can be used at any given point in time to display
lists of information related to the OSPF database for a specific router.
Router# show ip ospf 2000 database database-summary
OSPF Router with ID (192.168.1.3) (Process ID 2000)
Area 0 database summary
LSA Type
Count
Delete
Maxage
Router
5
0
0
Network
2
0
0
Summary Net
8
2
2
Summary ASBR 0
0
0
Type-7 Ext
0
0
0
Prefixes redistributed in Type-7 0
Opaque Link
0
0
0
Opaque Area
0
0
0
Subtotal
15
2
2
Process 2000 database summary
LSA Type
Count
Delete
Maxage
Router
5
0
0

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Network
2
0
0
Summary Net
8
2
2
Summary ASBR 0
0
0
Type-7 Ext
0
0
0
Opaque Link
0
0
0
Opaque Area
0
0
0
Type-5 Ext
4
0
0
Prefixes redistributed in Type-5
Opaque AS
0
0
0
Non-self
16
Total
19
2
2

Configuration Examples for OSPF Link-State Database

Overload Protection

Example Setting a Limit for LSA Generation, page 185

Example Setting a Limit for LSA Generation

In the following example, the router is configured to not accept any more nonself-generated LSAs once a
maximum of 14,000 has been exceeded:
Router(config)# router
Router(config-router)#
Router(config-router)#
Router(config-router)#
Router(config-router)#
Router(config-router)#
Router(config-router)#
Router(config-router)#

ospf 1
router-id 192.168.0.1
log-adjacency-changes
max-lsa 14000
area 33 nssa
network 192.168.0.1 0.0.0.0 area 1
network 192.168.5.1 0.0.0.0 area 1
network 192.168.2.1 0.0.0.0 area 0

In the following example, the show ip ospf command has been entered to confirm the configuration:
Router# show ip ospf 1
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 192.168.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Maximum number of non self-generated LSA allowed 14000
Threshold for warning message 75%
Ignore-time 5 minutes, reset-time 10 minutes
Ignore-count allowed 5, current ignore-count 0
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router

In the following example, the following output appears when the show ip ospf command has been entered
during the time when the router is in the ignore state:
Router# show ip ospf 1
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 192.168.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Maximum number of non self-generated LSA allowed 14000
Threshold for warning message 75%
Ignore-time 5 minutes, reset-time 10 minutes
Ignore-count allowed 5, current ignore-count 1
Ignoring all neighbors due to max-lsa limit, time remaining: 00:04:52
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router

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Additional References

The following output appears when the show ip ospf command has been entered after the router left the
ignore state:
Router# show ip ospf 1
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 192.168.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Maximum number of non self-generated LSA allowed 14000
Threshold for warning message 75%
Ignore-time 5 minutes, reset-time 10 minutes
Ignore-count allowed 5, current ignore-count 1 - time remaining: 00:09:51
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router

The following output appears when the show ip ospf command has been entered for a router that is
permanently in the ignore state:
Router# show ip ospf 1
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 192.168.0.1
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Maximum number of non self-generated LSA allowed 14000
Threshold for warning message 75%
Ignore-time 5 minutes, reset-time 10 minutes
Ignore-count allowed 5, current ignore-count 6
Permanently ignoring all neighbors due to max-lsa limit
It is an area border and autonomous system boundary router

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF Link-State Database Overload Protection
feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic
Configuring OSPF

Document Title

"Configuring OSPF" module

Standards
Standards

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIBs

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

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Glossary

RFCs
RFCs

Title

None

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Glossary
LSDB --link-state database.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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and OSPFv3
This document describes new and modified commands that provide enhanced OSPF traffic statistics for
OSPFv2 and OSPFv3. The ability to collect and display more detailed traffic statistics increases high
availability for the OSPF network by making the troubleshooting process more efficient.
New OSPF traffic statistics are collected and displayed to include the following information:

OSPF Hello input queue and OSPF process queue status and statistics.
Global OSPF traffic statistics.
Per OSPF interface traffic statistics.
Per OSPF process traffic statistics.
Finding Feature Information, page 189
Prerequisites for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics, page 189
Information About OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics, page 190
How to Display and Clear OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics, page 190
Configuration Examples for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Commands, page 191
Additional References, page 195
Feature Information for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics, page 196

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics

OSPFv2 or OSPFv3 must be configured on the router.

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Information About OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics

Information About OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics

The OSPF enhanced traffic statistics are enabled by default and cannot be disabled. The detailed OSPF
traffic statistics are especially beneficial for troubleshooting the following types of OSPF instabilities:

OSPF process queue status and statistical information can help the network administrator determine if
an OSPF process can handle the amount of traffic sent to OSPF.
OSPF packet header errors and LSA errors statistics keep a record of different errors found in received
OSPF packets.

OSPF enhanced traffic control statistics also monitor the amount of traffic control exchanged between
OSPF processes--an important consideration in network environments with slow links and frequent
topology changes.

How to Display and Clear OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics

Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2, page 190
Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3, page 191

Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2

Your network must run IPv4 to collect, display and clear detailed traffic statistics for Hello output, process
queue status, global OSPF traffic statistics, per OSPF interface traffic statistics and per OSPF process
traffic statistics.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. show ip ospf [process-id] traffic[interface-type interface-number]
3. clear ip ospf traffic

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 show ip ospf [process-id] traffic[interface-type interface-number]

Example:
Router# show ip ospf traffic statistics

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Displays OSPFv2 traffic statistics.

Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3

Configuration Examples for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Commands

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 3 clear ip ospf traffic

Clears OSPFv2 traffic statistics.

Example:
Router# clear ip ospf traffic

Displaying and Clearing OSPF Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3

Your network must run IPv6 to collect, display and clear detailed traffic statistics for Hello output, process
queue status, global OSPF traffic statistics, per OSPF interface traffic statistics and per OSPF process
traffic statistics.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. show ipv6 ospf [process-id] traffic[interface-type interface-number]
3. clear ipv6 ospf traffic

DETAILED STEPS
Purpose

Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 show ipv6 ospf [process-id] traffic[interface-type interface-number]

Displays OSPFv3 traffic statistics.

Example:
Router# show ipv6 ospf traffic statistics

Step 3 clear ipv6 ospf traffic

Clears OSPFv3 traffic statistics.

Example:
Router# clear ipv6 ospf traffic

Configuration Examples for OSPF Enhanced Traffic

Commands
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Configuration Examples for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Commands

Displaying and Clearing Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 Example, page 192
Displaying and Clearing Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3 Example, page 194

Displaying and Clearing Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 Example

The following example shows display output for the show ip ospf traffic command for OSPFv2:
Router# show ip ospf traffic
OSPF statistics:
Rcvd: 55 total, 0 checksum errors
22 hello, 7 database desc, 2 link state req
6 link state updates, 6 link state acks
Sent: 68 total
45 hello, 7 database desc, 2 link state req
10 link state updates, 4 link state acks
OSPF Router with ID (10.1.1.1) (Process ID 8)
OSPF queues statistic for process ID 8:
OSPF Hello queue size 0, no limit, drops 0, max size 0
OSPF Router queue size 0, limit 200, drops 0, max size 0
Interface statistics:
Interface Ethernet0/0.1
OSPF packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
0
0
RX DB des
0
0
RX LS req
0
0
RX LS upd
0
0
RX LS ack
0
0
RX Total
0
0
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
16
1216
TX DB des
0
0
TX LS req
0
0
TX LS upd
0
0
TX LS ack
0
0
TX Total
16
1216
OSPF header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, Bad Source 0,
No Virtual Link 0, Area Mismatch 0, No Sham Link 0,
Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID 0, Hello 0,
MTU Mismatch 0, Nbr Ignored 0, LLS 0,
Authentication 0,
OSPF LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,
Summary traffic statistics for process ID 8:
OSPF packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
0
0
RX DB des
0
0
RX LS req
0
0
RX LS upd
0
0
RX LS ack
0
0
RX Total
0
0
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
16
1216
TX DB des
0
0
TX LS req
0
0
TX LS upd
0
0
TX LS ack
0
0
TX Total
16
1216
OSPF header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, Bad Source 0,
No Virtual Link 0, Area Mismatch 0, No Sham Link 0,
Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID 0, Hello 0,
MTU Mismatch 0, Nbr Ignored 0, LLS 0,
Authentication 0,
OSPF LSA errors

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Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,

OSPF Router with ID (10.1.1.4) (Process ID 1)
OSPF queues statistic for process ID 1:
OSPF Hello queue size 0, no limit, drops 0, max size 2
OSPF Router queue size 0, limit 200, drops 0, max size 2
Interface statistics:
Interface Serial2/0
OSPF packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
11
528
RX DB des
4
148
RX LS req
1
60
RX LS upd
3
216
RX LS ack
2
128
RX Total
21
1080
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
14
1104
TX DB des
3
252
TX LS req
1
56
TX LS upd
3
392
TX LS ack
2
128
TX Total
23
1932
OSPF header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, Bad Source 0,
No Virtual Link 0, Area Mismatch 0, No Sham Link 0,
Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID 0, Hello 0,
MTU Mismatch 0, Nbr Ignored 0, LLS 0,
Authentication 0,
OSPF LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,
Interface Ethernet0/0
OSPF packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
13
620
RX DB des
3
116
RX LS req
1
36
RX LS upd
3
228
RX LS ack
4
216
RX Total
24
1216
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
17
1344
TX DB des
4
276
TX LS req
1
56
TX LS upd
7
656
TX LS ack
2
128
TX Total
31
2460
OSPF header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, Bad Source 13,
No Virtual Link 0, Area Mismatch 0, No Sham Link 0,
Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID 0, Hello 0,
MTU Mismatch 0, Nbr Ignored 0, LLS 0,
Authentication 0,
OSPF LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,
Summary traffic statistics for process ID 1:
OSPF packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
24
1148
RX DB des
7
264
RX LS req
2
96
RX LS upd
6
444
RX LS ack
6
344
RX Total
45
2296
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
31
2448
TX DB des
7
528
TX LS req
2
112
TX LS upd
10
1048
TX LS ack
4
256

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TX Total
54
4392
OSPF header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, Bad Source 13,
No Virtual Link 0, Area Mismatch 0, No Sham Link 0,
Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID 0, Hello 0,
MTU Mismatch 0, Nbr Ignored 0, LLS 0,
Authentication 0,
OSPF LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,

The network administrator can issue the clear ip ospf traffic command to reset all counters and restart all
statistics collections:
Router# clear ip ospf traffic

Displaying and Clearing Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv3 Example

The following example shows display output for the show ipv6 ospf traffic command for OSPFv3:
Router# show ipv6 ospf traffic
OSPFv3 statistics:
Rcvd: 32 total, 0 checksum errors
10 hello, 7 database desc, 2 link state req
9 link state updates, 4 link state acks
0 LSA ignored
Sent: 45 total, 0 failed
17 hello, 12 database desc, 2 link state req
8 link state updates, 6 link state acks
OSPFv3 Router with ID (10.1.1.4) (Process ID 6)
OSPFv3 queues statistic for process ID 6
Hello queue size 0, no limit, max size 2
Router queue size 0, limit 200, drops 0, max size 2
Interface statistics:
Interface Serial2/0
OSPFv3 packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
5
196
RX DB des
4
172
RX LS req
1
52
RX LS upd
4
320
RX LS ack
2
112
RX Total
16
852
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
8
304
TX DB des
3
144
TX LS req
1
52
TX LS upd
3
252
TX LS ack
3
148
TX Total
18
900
OSPFv3 header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, No Virtual Link 0,
Area Mismatch 0, Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID 0,
Instance ID 0, Hello 0, MTU Mismatch 0,
Nbr Ignored 0, Authentication 0,
OSPFv3 LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,
Interface Ethernet0/0
OSPFv3 packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
6
240
RX DB des
3
144
RX LS req
1
52
RX LS upd
5
372
RX LS ack
2
152
RX Total
17
960
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
11
420

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TX DB des
9
312
TX LS req
1
52
TX LS upd
5
376
TX LS ack
3
148
TX Total
29
1308
OSPFv3 header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, No Virtual Link
Area Mismatch 0, Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID
Instance ID 0, Hello 0, MTU Mismatch 0,
Nbr Ignored 0, Authentication 0,
OSPFv3 LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,
Summary traffic statistics for process ID 6:
OSPFv3 packets received/sent
Type
Packets
Bytes
RX Invalid
0
0
RX Hello
11
436
RX DB des
7
316
RX LS req
2
104
RX LS upd
9
692
RX LS ack
4
264
RX Total
33
1812
TX Failed
0
0
TX Hello
19
724
TX DB des
12
456
TX LS req
2
104
TX LS upd
8
628
TX LS ack
6
296
TX Total
47
2208
OSPFv3 header errors
Length 0, Checksum 0, Version 0, No Virtual Link
Area Mismatch 0, Self Originated 0, Duplicate ID
Instance ID 0, Hello 0, MTU Mismatch 0,
Nbr Ignored 0, Authentication 0,
OSPFv3 LSA errors
Type 0, Length 0, Data 0, Checksum 0,

0,
0,

0,
0,

The network administrator can issue the clear ipv6 ospf traffic command to reset all counters and restart
all statistics collections:
Router# clear ipv6 ospf traffic

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 and
OSPFv3 feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

OSPF configuration

Configuring OSPF

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

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MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title
--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Feature Name

Feature Information for OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics for OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

Releases

OSPF Enhanced Traffic Statistics 12.4(6)T 12.2(31)SB2

for OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
12.2(33)SRB

Feature Information
This document describes the
detailed OSPF traffic statistics
that are provided when the user
enters the new and modified
commands show commands for
OSPFv2 and OSPFv3.
The following commands were
introduced or modified: clear
ipv6 ospf traffic, show ip ospf
traffic, show ipv6 ospf traffic.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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Extensions
The OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions feature introduces the capability for Simple
Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring on the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing
protocol. Users have an improved ability to constantly monitor the changing state of an OSPF network by
use of MIB objects to gather information relating to protocol parameters and trap notification objects that
can signal the occurrence of significant network events such as transition state changes. The protocol
information collected by the OSPF MIB objects and trap objects can be used to derive statistics that will
help monitor and improve overall network performance.

Finding Feature Information, page 199

Prerequisites for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions, page 199
Restrictions for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions, page 200
Information About OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions, page 200
How to Enable OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions, page 205
Configuration Examples for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions, page 210
Where to Go Next, page 210
Additional References, page 210
Feature Information for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions, page 211

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest

Extensions

OSPF must be configured on the router.

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Restrictions for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) must be enabled on the router before notifications
(traps) can be configured or before SNMP GET operations can be performed.

Restrictions for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest

Extensions
For routers that are running Cisco IOS Release 12.0(26)S, 12.2(25)S, 12.2(27)SBC, 12.2(31)SB2 and later
releases, the OSPF MIB and CISCO OSPF MIB will be supported only for the first OSPF process (except
for MIB objects that are related to virtual links and sham links, and in cases where support for multiple
topologies is provided). SNMP traps will be generated for OSPF events that are related to any of the OSPF
processes. There is no workaround for this situation.

Information About OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest

Extensions
The following sections contain information about MIB objects standardized as part of RFC 1850 and
defined in OSPF-MIB and OSPF-TRAP-MIB. In addition, extensions to RFC 1850 objects are described as
defined in the two Cisco private MIBs, CISCO-OSPF-MIB and CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB.

OSPF MIB Changes to Support RFC 1850, page 200

Benefits of the OSPF MIB, page 204

OSPF MIB Changes to Support RFC 1850

OSPF MIB, page 200

OSPF TRAP MIB, page 201
CISCO OSPF MIB, page 202
CISCO OSPF TRAP MIB, page 203

OSPF MIB
This section describes the new MIB objects that are provided by RFC 1850 definitions. These OSPF MIB
definitions provide additional capacity that is not provided by the standard OSPF MIB that supported the
previous RFC 1253. To see a complete set of OSPF MIB objects, see the OSPF-MIB file.
The table below shows the new OSPF-MIB objects that are provided by RFC 1850 definitions. The objects
are listed in the order in which they appear within the OSPF-MIB file, per the tables that describe them.
Table 14

New OSPF-MIB Objects

OSPF-MIB Table
OspfAreaEntry table

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OSPF-MIB Table

New MIB Objects

OspfStubAreaEntry

OspfStubMetricType

OspfAreaRangeEntry

OspfAreaRangeEffect

OspfHostEntry

OspfHostAreaID

OspfIfEntry

OspfIfStatus
OspfIfMulticastForwarding
OspfIfDemand
OspfIfAuthType

OspfVirtIfEntry

OspfVirtIfAuthType

OspfNbrEntry

OspfNbmaNbrPermanence
OspfNbrHelloSuppressed

OspfVirtNbrEntry

OspfVirtNbrHelloSuppressed

OspfExtLsdbEntry

OspfExtLsdbType
OspfExtLsdbLsid
OspfExtLsdbRouterId
OspfExtLsdbSequence
OspfExtLsdbAge
OspfExtLsdbChecksum
OspfExtLsdbAdvertisement

OspfAreaAggregateEntry

OspfAreaAggregateAreaID
OspfAreaAggregateLsdbType
OspfAreaAggregateNet
OspfAreaAggregateMask
OspfAreaAggregateStatusospfSetTrap
OspfAreaAggregateEffect

OSPF TRAP MIB

This section describes scalar objects and MIB objects that are provided to support FRC 1850.
The following scalar objects are added to OSPF-TRAP-MIB and are listed in the order in which they
appear in the OSPF-TRAP-MIB file:

OspfExtLsdbLimit
OspfMulticastExtensions
OspfExitOverflowInterval
OspfDemandExtensions

The ospfSetTrap control MIB object contains the OSPF trap MIB objects that enable and disable OSPF
traps in the IOS CLI. These OSPF trap MIB objects are provided by the RFC 1850 standard OSPF MIB. To

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learn how to enable and disable the OSPF traps, see the How to Enable OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850
and Latest Extensions, page 205.
The table below shows the OSPF trap MIB objects, listed in the order in which they appear within the
OSPF-TRAP-MIB file.
Table 15

New OSPF-TRAP-MIB Objects

OSPF Control MIB Object

ospfSetTrap

Trap MIB Objects

ospfIfStateChange
ospfVirtIfStateChange
ospfNbrStateChange
ospfVirtNbrState
ospfIfConfigError
ospfVirtIfConfigError
ospfIfAuthFailure
ospfVirtIfAuthFailure
ospfIfRxBadPacket
ospfVirtIfRxBadPacket
ospfTxRetransmit
ospfVirtIfTxRetransmit
ospfOriginateLsa
ospfMaxAgeLsa

CISCO OSPF MIB

This section describes scalar and Cisco-specific OSPF MIB objects that are provided as extensions to
support the RFC 1850 OSPF MIB definitions, to provide capability that the standard MIB cannot provide.
The following scalar objects are added to CISCO-OSPF-MIB:

cospfRFC1583Compatibility
cospfOpaqueLsaSupport
cospfOpaqueASLsaCount
cospfOpaqueASLsaCksumSum

For each of the following table entries, the new Cisco-specific MIB objects that are provided as extensions
to support the RFC 1850 OSPF MIB definitions are listed. To see the complete set of objects for the Ciscospecific OSPF MIB, refer to the CISCO-OSPF-MIB file.
The table below shows the new CISCO-OSPF-MIB objects that are provided by RFC 1850 definitions. The
objects are listed in the order in which they appear within the CISCO-OSPF-MIB file, per the tables that
describe them.

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Table 16

New CISCO-OSPF-MIB Objects

CISCO-OSPF-MIB Table

New MIB Objects

cospfAreaEntry

cospfOpaqueAreaLsaCount
cospfOpaqueAreaLsaCksumSum
cospfAreaNssaTranslatorRole
cospfAreaNssaTranslatorState
cospfAreaNssaTranslatorEvents

cospfLsdbEntry

cospfLsdbType
cospfLsdbSequence
cospfLsdbAge
cospfLsdbChecksum
cospfLsdbAdvertisement

cospfIfEntry

cospfIfLsaCount
cospfIfLsaCksumSum

cospfVirtIfEntry

cospfVirtIfLsaCount
cospfVirtIfLsaCksumSum

cospfLocalLsdbEntry

cospfLocalLsdbIpAddress
cospfLocalLsdbAddressLessIf
cospfLocalLsdbType
cospfLocalLsdbLsid
cospfLocalLsdbRouterId
cospfLocalLsdbSequence
cospfLocalLsdbAge
cospfLocalLsdbChecksum
cospfLocalLsdbAdvertisement

cospfVirtLocalLsdbEntry

cospfVirtLocalLsdbTransitArea
cospfVirtLocalLsdbNeighbor
cospfVirtLocalLsdbType
cospfVirtLocalLsdbLsid
cospfVirtLocalLsdbRouterId
cospfVirtLocalLsdbSequence
cospfVirtLocalLsdbAge
cospfVirtLocalLsdbChecksum
cospfVirtLocalLsdbAdvertisement

CISCO OSPF TRAP MIB

The cospfSetTrapMIB object represents trap events in CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB. This is a bit map, where
the first bit represents the first trap. The following MIB objects are TRAP events that have been added to

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support RFC 1850. To see a complete set of Cisco OSPF Trap MIB objects, see the CISCO-OSPF-TRAPMIB file.
The table below shows the trap events described within the cospfSetTrap MIB object in the CISCO-OSPFTRAP-MIB:
Table 17

CISCO-OSPF Trap Events

CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB Trap Events

Trap Event Description

cospfIfConfigError

This trap is generated for mismatched MTU

parameter errors that occur when nonvirtual OSPF
neighbors are forming adjacencies.

cospfVirtIfConfigError

This trapis generated for mismatched MTU

parameter errors when virtual OSPF neighbors are
forming adjacencies.

cospfTxRetransmit

This trapis generated in the case of opaque LSAs

when packets are sent by a nonvirtual interface. An
opaque link-state advertisement (LSA) is used in
MPLS traffic engineering to distribute attributes
such as capacity and topology of links in a network.
The scope of this LSA can be confined to the local
network (Type 9, Link-Local), OSPF area (Type
20, Area-Local), or autonomous system (Type 11,
AS scope). The information in an opaque LSA can
be used by an external application across the OSPF
network.

cospfVirtIfTxRetransmit

This trapis generated in the case of opaque LSAs

when packets are sent by a virtual interface.

cospfOriginateLsa

This trapis generated when a new opaque LSA is

originated by the router when a topology change
has occurred.

cospfMaxAgeLsa

The trapis generated in the case of opaque LSAs.

cospfNssaTranslatorStatusChange

The trap is generated if there is a change in the

ability of a router to translate OSPF type-7 LSAs
into OSPF type-5 LSAs.

For information about how to enable OSPF MIB traps, see the How to Enable OSPF MIB Support of RFC
1850 and Latest Extensions, page 205.

Benefits of the OSPF MIB

The OSPF MIBs (OSPF-MIB and OSPF-TRAP-MIB) and Cisco private OSPF MIBs (CISCO-OSPF-MIB
and CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB) allow network managers to more effectively monitor the OSPF routing
protocol through the addition of new table objects and trap notification objects that previously were not
supported by the RFC 1253 OSPF MIB.

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How to Enable OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions

New CLI commands have been added to enable SNMP notifications for OSPF MIB support objects, Ciscospecific errors, retransmission and state-change traps. The SNMP notifications are provided for errors and
other significant event information for the OSPF network.

How to Enable OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest

Extensions

Enabling OSPF MIB Support, page 205

Enabling Specific OSPF Traps, page 207
Verifying OSPF MIB Traps on the Router, page 209

Enabling OSPF MIB Support

Before the OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions feature can be used, the SNMP server
for the router must be configured.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. snmp-server community string1 ro
4. snmp-server community string2 rw
5. snmp-server host {hostname | ip-address} [vrf vrf-name] [traps | informs] [version {1 | 2c | 3 [auth |
noauth | priv]}] community-string [udp-port port] [notification-type]
6. snmp-server enable traps ospf
7. end

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

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Command or Action

Purpose

Step 3 snmp-server community string1 ro

Enables read access to all objects in the MIB, but does not allow
access to the community strings.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server community
public ro

Step 4 snmp-server community string2 rw

Enables read and write access to all objects in the MIB, but does
not allow access to the community strings.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server community
private rw

Step 5 snmp-server host {hostname | ip-address} [vrf vrfname] [traps | informs] [version {1 | 2c | 3 [auth |
noauth | priv]}] community-string [udp-port port]
[notification-type]

Specifies a recipient (target host) for SNMP notification

operations.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server host
172.20.2.162 version 2c public ospf

Step 6 snmp-server enable traps ospf

If no notification-type is specified, all enabled notifications

(traps or informs) will be sent to the specified host.
If you want to send only the OSPF notifications to the
specified host, you can use the optional ospfkeyword as one of
the notification-types. (See the example.) Entering the ospf
keyword enables the ospfSetTrap trap control MIB object.

Enables all SNMP notifications defined in the OSPF MIBs.

Note This step is required only if you wish to enable all OSPF

traps. When you enter the no snmp-server enable traps

ospf command, all OSPF traps will be disabled.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps
ospf

Step 7 end

Ends your configuration session and exits global configuration

mode.

Example:
Router(config)# end

What to Do Next, page 206

What to Do Next
If you did not want to enable all OSPF traps, follow the steps in the following section to selectively enable
one or more type of OSPF trap:

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Enabling Specific OSPF Traps

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors [config-error] [virt-config-error]
4. snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit [packets] [virt-packets]
5. snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change [nssa-trans-change] [shamlink-statechange]
6. snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific lsa [lsa-maxage] [lsa-originate]
7. snmp-server enable traps ospf errors [authentication-failure] [bad-packet] [config-error] [virtauthentication-failure] [virt-config-error]
8. snmp-server enable traps ospf lsa [lsa-maxage] [lsa-originate]
9. snmp-server enable traps ospf rate-limit seconds trap-number
10. snmp-server enable traps ospf retransmit [packets] [virt-packets]
11. snmp-server enable traps ospf state-change [if-state-change] [neighbor-state-change] [virtif-statechange] [virtneighbor-state-change]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific errors

[config-error] [virt-config-error]

Enables SNMP notifications for Cisco-specific OSPF

configuration mismatch errors.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
cisco-specific errors config-error

Entering the snmp-server enable traps ospf ciscospecific errors command with the optional virtconfig-error keyword enables only the SNMP
notifications for configuration mismatch errors on
virtual interfaces.

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What to Do Next

Command or Action
Step 4 snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific retransmit
[packets] [virt-packets]

Purpose
Enables error traps for Cisco-specific OSPF errors that
involve re-sent packets.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
cisco-specific retransmit packets virt-packets

Step 5 snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific state-change

[nssa-trans-change] [shamlink-state-change]

Entering the snmp-server enable traps ospf ciscospecific retransmit command with the optional
virt-packetskeyword enables only the SNMP
notifications for packets that are re-sent on virtual
interfaces.

Enables all error traps for Cisco-specific OSPF transition

state changes.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
cisco-specific state-change

Step 6 snmp-server enable traps ospf cisco-specific lsa [lsamaxage] [lsa-originate]

Enables error traps for opaque LSAs.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
cisco-specific lsa

Step 7 snmp-server enable traps ospf errors [authenticationfailure] [bad-packet] [config-error] [virt-authenticationfailure] [virt-config-error]

Example:

Enables error traps for OSPF configuration errors.

Entering the snmp-server enable traps ospf errors

command with the optional virt-configerrorkeyword enables only the SNMP notifications
for OSPF configuration errors on virtual interfaces.

Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf

errors virt-config-error

Step 8 snmp-server enable traps ospf lsa [lsa-maxage] [lsaoriginate]

Enables error traps for OSPF LSA errors.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf lsa

Step 9 snmp-server enable traps ospf rate-limit seconds trapnumber

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf ratelimit 20 20

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Sets the rate limit for how many SNMP OSPF

notifications are sent in each OSPF SNMP notification
rate-limit window.

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What to Do Next

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 10 snmp-server enable traps ospf retransmit [packets] [virtpackets]

Enables SNMP OSPF notifications for re-sent packets.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
retransmit

Step 11 snmp-server enable traps ospf state-change [if-statechange] [neighbor-state-change] [virtif-state-change]

[virtneighbor-state-change]

Enables SNMP OSPF notifications for OSPF transition

state changes.

Example:
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
state-change

Verifying OSPF MIB Traps on the Router

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. show running-config [options]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 show running-config [options]

Example:

Displays the contents of the currently running configuration file and

includes information about enabled traps.

Verifies which traps are enabled.

Router# show running-config | include

traps

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Configuration Examples for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions

Configuration Examples for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850

and Latest Extensions

Example Enabling and Verifying OSPF MIB Support Traps, page 210

Example Enabling and Verifying OSPF MIB Support Traps

The following example enables all OSPF traps.
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# snmp-server enable traps ospf
Router(config)# end

The show running-config command is entered to verify that the traps are enabled:
Router# show running-config | include traps
snmp-server enable traps ospf

Where to Go Next
For more information about SNMP and SNMP operations, see the "Configuring SNMP Support" chapter of
the Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals and Network Management Configuration Guide, Release 12.2.

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest
Extensions feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

SNMP commands

Cisco IOS Configuration Fundamentals and

Network Management Command Reference

Standards
Standard

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.

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Feature Information for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions

MIB
MIB

MIBs Link
To locate and download MIBs for selected
platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

CISCO-OSPF-MIB
CISCO-OSPF-TRAP-MIB
OSPF-MIB
OSPF-TRAP-MIB

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFC
RFC

Title

RFC 1850

OSPF MIB Support

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and

Latest Extensions
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Table 18

Feature Name

Feature Information for OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 and Latest Extensions

Releases

OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850 12.0(26)S 12.3(4)T 12.2(25)S

and Latest Extensions
12.2(27)SBC 12.2(31)SB2

Feature Information
OSPF MIB Support of RFC 1850
and Latest Extensions feature
introduces the capability for
Simple Network Management
Protocol (SNMP) monitoring on
the Open Shortest Path First
(OSPF) routing protocol. Users
have an improved ability to
constantly monitor the changing
state of an OSPF network by use
of MIB objects to gather
information relating to protocol
parameters and trap notification
objects that can signal the
occurrence of significant network
events such as transition state
changes. The protocol
information collected by the
OSPF MIB objects and trap
objects can be used to derive
statistics that will help monitor
and improve overall network
performance.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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and OSPFv3 Data Fields
This document describes the configuration command that allows you to use either the current interface
number or the SNMP MIB-II interface index (ifIndex) value for the interface ID in OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
data fields. The advantage to using the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex value is that this number corresponds to the
number that the user will see reported by SNMP.

Finding Feature Information, page 213

Prerequisites for Interface ID in Data Fields, page 213
Information About Interface ID in Data Fields, page 213
How to Configure the Interface ID in Data Fields, page 214
Configuration Examples for the Interface ID in Data Fields, page 216
Additional References, page 220
Feature Information for SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in Data Fields, page 221
Glossary, page 221

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for Interface ID in Data Fields

OSPF must be configured on the router.

Information About Interface ID in Data Fields

Before choosing to switch from the current interface numbers to the SNMP MIB-II interface ID numbers,
you should understand the following concepts:

Benefits of Choosing to Identify Interfaces by the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Value, page 214
How OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Value, page 214

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Benefits of Choosing to Identify Interfaces by the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex

Value
If you use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) for your OSPF network, configuring the OSPF:
SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Data Fields feature can be beneficial for the
following reasons:

Using the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex (interface index) identification numbers to identify OSPF interfaces
makes it easier for network administrators to identify interfaces because the numbers will correspond
to the numbers that they will see reported by SNMP.
When examining link-state advertisements (LSAs), the value used in fields that have the interface ID
will be the same as the value that is reported by SNMP.
When looking at the output of the show ipv6 ospf interface command, the interface ID number will
have the same value that is reported by SNMP.
Using the SNMP MIB-II IfIndex is also suggested, but not required, by the OSPF RFC 2328 for
OSPFv2 and the RFC 2740 for OSPFv3.

How OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Value
The user chooses for OSPF interfaces to use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex number by entering the interface-id
snmp-if-index command for a specific OSPF process. If an interface under the specific OSPF process does
not have an SNMP ifIndex number, OSPF will not be enabled on that interface.
For OSPFv2, the ifIndex number is used for the Link Data field in the Router LSA for unnumbered pointto-point interfaces and sham links. When the interface-id snmp-if-index command is entered, the affected
LSAs will immediately be reoriginated.
For OSPFv3, the ifIndex number is used for the interface ID in router LSAs, as the LSID in Network and
Link LSAs, and also as the interface ID in Hello packets. Intra-Area-Prefix LSAs that reference Network
LSAs have the network LSAs LSID in the Referenced LSID field, so they will also be updated when the
interface-id snmp-if-index command is entered. The old Network, Link and Intra-Area-Prefix LSAs that
are associated with a Network LSA will be flushed.
For both OSPFv2 and OSPFv3, adjacencies are not flapped, except for affected OSPFv3 demand circuits
(including virtual links) with full adjacencies.
For both OSPFv2 and OSPFv3, if an interface does not have an SNMP ifIndex number and an interface ID
is needed (for OSPFv2 this applies only to unnumbered interfaces and sham links), an error message will
be generated and the interface will be disabled. The interface will be reenabled if the no interface-id
snmp-if-index command is entered.

How to Configure the Interface ID in Data Fields

Using SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Numbers, page 214

Using SNMP MIB-II ifIndex Numbers

Follow the steps in this task to configure OSPF interfaces to use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex numbers. These
steps work for both OSPFv2 and OSPFv3. All OSPF interfaces must use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex

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numbers or the interfaces will not be enabled for OSPF. Therefore, repeat the steps within this task for each
OSPF process for which you want the interfaces to use the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex numbers.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. Do one of the following:

router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

ipv6 router ospf process-id

4. interface-id snmp-if-index
5. end
6. show snmp mib ifmib ifindex [interface-type] [slot /][port-adapter /][port]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 Do one of the following:

router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

ipv6 router ospf process-id

Configures an OSPFv2 routing process and enters

router configuration mode.
Configures an OSPFv3 routing process and enters
router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 4

Example:

Example:
Router(config)# ipv6 router ospf 4

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Command or Action

Purpose

Step 4 interface-id snmp-if-index

Configures OSPF interfaces with the SNMP

interface index identification numbers (ifIndex
values).

Example:
Router(config-router)# interface-id snmp-if-index

Step 5 end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 6 show snmp mib ifmib ifindex [interface-type] [slot /][portadapter /][port]

Displays SNMP interface index identification

numbers (ifIndex values) for all the system
interfaces or the specified system interface.

Example:
Router# show snmp mib ifmib ifindex Ethernet 0/1

Configuration Examples for the Interface ID in Data Fields

Configuring the SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID for OSPFv2 Example, page 216
Configuring the SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID for OSPFv3 Example, page 217

Configuring the SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID for OSPFv2 Example
The following example configures the OSPF interfaces to use the SNMP ifIndex values for the interfaces
IDs. The show snmp mib ifmib ifindex command confirms that the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex values are used
for the Interface ID values in the OSPFv2 data fields.
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# router ospf 1
Router(config-router)# interface-id snmp-if-index
Router(config-router)# ^Z
Router# show ip ospf 1 1 data router self
OSPF Router with ID (172.16.0.1) (Process ID 1)
Router Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 6
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 172.16.0.1
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000007
Checksum: 0x63AF
Length: 48
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 2
Link connected to: another Router (point-to-point)
(Link ID) Neighboring Router ID: 172.17.0.1

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(Link Data) Router Interface address: 0.0.0.53

Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 64
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 192.168.0.11
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.255
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 1
Router# show snmp mib ifmib ifindex s13/0
Serial13/0: Ifindex = 53

Configuring the SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID for OSPFv3 Example
The following example configures the OSPFv3 interfaces to use the SNMP ifIndex values for the interface
IDs.
Router# configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)# ipv6 router ospf 1
Router(config-router)# interface-id snmp-if-index

The output from the show snmp mib ifmib ifindex command confirms that the SNMP MIB-II ifIndex
values are being used for the Interface ID values in the OSPFv3 data fields.
Router# show snmp mib ifmib ifindex Ethernet1/0
Ethernet1/0: Ifindex = 5
Router#
Router# show ipv6 ospf int
OSPF_VL0 is up, line protocol is up
Interface ID 71
Area 0, Process ID 1, Instance ID 0, Router ID 172.16.0.1
Network Type VIRTUAL_LINK, Cost: 10
Configured as demand circuit.
Run as demand circuit.
DoNotAge LSA allowed.
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State POINT_TO_POINT,
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
Hello due in 00:00:02
Index 1/2/3, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 1
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 10.0.0.1 (Hello suppressed)
Suppress hello for 1 neighbor(s)
Ethernet2/0 is up, line protocol is up
Link Local Address FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F02, Interface ID 10
Area 0, Process ID 1, Instance ID 0, Router ID 172.16.0.1
Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 172.16.0.1, local address FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F02
No backup designated router on this network
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
Hello due in 00:00:06
Index 1/1/2, flood queue length 0
Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 0, maximum is 0
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 0, Adjacent neighbor count is 0
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Ethernet1/0 is up, line protocol is up
Link Local Address FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F01, Interface ID 6
Area 1, Process ID 1, Instance ID 2, Router ID 172.16.0.1
Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Transmit Delay is 1 sec, State DR, Priority 1
Designated Router (ID) 172.16.0.1, local address FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F01
Backup Designated router (ID) 10.0.0.1, local address FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6E01
Timer intervals configured, Hello 10, Dead 40, Wait 40, Retransmit 5
Hello due in 00:00:06
Index 1/1/1, flood queue length 0

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Next 0x0(0)/0x0(0)/0x0(0)
Last flood scan length is 1, maximum is 2
Last flood scan time is 0 msec, maximum is 0 msec
Neighbor Count is 1, Adjacent neighbor count is 1
Adjacent with neighbor 10.0.0.1 (Backup Designated Router)
Suppress hello for 0 neighbor(s)
Router#
Router# show ipv6 ospf data net adv 172.16.0.1
OSPFv3 Router with ID (172.16.0.1) (Process ID 1)
Net Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 144
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)
LS Type: Network Links
Link State ID: 6 (Interface ID of Designated Router)
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0x1FC0
Length: 32
Attached Router: 172.16.0.1
Attached Router: 10.0.0.1
Router# show ipv6 ospf data prefix adv 172.16.0.1
OSPFv3 Router with ID (172.16.0.1) (Process ID 1)
Intra Area Prefix Link States (Area 0)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 196
LS Type: Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA
Link State ID: 0
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0x6F11
Length: 44
Referenced LSA Type: 2001
Referenced Link State ID: 0
Referenced Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
Number of Prefixes: 1
Prefix Address: 2002:0:2::
Prefix Length: 64, Options: None, Metric: 10
Intra Area Prefix Link States (Area 1)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 161
LS Type: Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA
Link State ID: 0
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0xB6E7
Length: 52
Referenced LSA Type: 2001
Referenced Link State ID: 0
Referenced Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
Number of Prefixes: 1
Prefix Address: 2002:0:2:0:A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F02
Prefix Length: 128, Options: LA , Metric: 0
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 151
LS Type: Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA
Link State ID: 1006
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0x6E24
Length: 44
Referenced LSA Type: 2002
Referenced Link State ID: 6
Referenced Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
Number of Prefixes: 1
Prefix Address: 2002:0:1::
Prefix Length: 64, Options: None, Metric: 0
Router#
Router# show ipv6 ospf data router
OSPFv3 Router with ID (10.0.0.1) (Process ID 1)
Router Link States (Area 0)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 5 (DoNotAge)
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)

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LS Type: Router Links

Link State ID: 0
Advertising Router: 10.0.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000004
Checksum: 0xEE5C
Length: 40
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Virtual Link
Link Metric: 10
Local Interface ID: 70
Neighbor Interface ID: 71
Neighbor Router ID: 172.16.0.1
LS age: 162
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 0
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000004
Checksum: 0xCE7C
Length: 40
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Virtual Link
Link Metric: 10
Local Interface ID: 71
Neighbor Interface ID: 70
Neighbor Router ID: 10.0.0.1
Router Link States (Area 1)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 176
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 0
Advertising Router: 10.0.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000003
Checksum: 0xC807
Length: 40
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Transit Network
Link Metric: 10
Local Interface ID: 6
Neighbor (DR) Interface ID: 6
Neighbor (DR) Router ID: 172.16.0.1
LS age: 175
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 0
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000004
Checksum: 0xBD10
Length: 40
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Transit Network
Link Metric: 10
Local Interface ID: 6
Neighbor (DR) Interface ID: 6
Neighbor (DR) Router ID: 172.16.0.1
Router#
Router# show ipv6 ospf data link adv 172.16.0.1
OSPFv3 Router with ID (172.16.0.1) (Process ID 1)
Link (Type-8) Link States (Area 0)
LS age: 245
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)
LS Type: Link-LSA (Interface: Ethernet2/0)
Link State ID: 10 (Interface ID)
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000002
Checksum: 0xA0CB
Length: 56
Router Priority: 1

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Link Local Address: FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F02

Number of Prefixes: 1
Prefix Address: 2002:0:2::
Prefix Length: 64, Options: None
Link (Type-8) Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 250
Options: (V6-Bit E-Bit R-bit DC-Bit)
LS Type: Link-LSA (Interface: Ethernet1/0)
Link State ID: 6 (Interface ID)
Advertising Router: 172.16.0.1
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0x4F94
Length: 44
Router Priority: 1
Link Local Address: FE80::A8BB:CCFF:FE00:6F01
Number of Prefixes: 0

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF: SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in
OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Data Fields feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OPSF Command Reference

OSPF configuration

"Configuring OSPF"

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

RFC 2328

OSPF Version 2

RFC 2740

OSPF Version 3

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Feature Information for SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in Data Fields

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID

in Data Fields
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software
release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 19

Feature Information for OSPF: SNMP ifIndex Value for Interface ID in OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Data
Fields

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPF: SNMP ifIndex Value for

Interface ID in OSPFv2 and
OSPFv3 Data Fields

12.4(6)T 12.2(31)SB2
12.2(33)SRB

This document describes the

configuration command that
allows you the choice to use
either the current interface
number or the SNMP ifIndex
value for the interface ID in
OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 data fields.
The advantage to using the
SNMP MIB-II ifIndex value is
that this number corresponds to
the number that the user will see
reported by SNMP.

Glossary
SNMP --Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is an application layer protocol that facilitates the
exchange of management information between network devices. It is part of the Transmission Control
Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) protocol suite.

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Note

See Internetworking Terms and Acronyms for terms not included in this glossary.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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This document focuses on Nonstop Forwarding (NSF) helper mode for OSPFv2 in Cisco IOS software,
using IETF standardized graceful restart helper mode functionality as described in RFC 3623, Graceful
OSPF Restart. Graceful restart helper mode functionality, which is enabled by default, is useful for
multiplatform network environments where helper mode routers on some platforms can assist restarting
routers on mixed platforms that support OSPF graceful restart mode as well as helper mode.

Finding Feature Information, page 223

Prerequisites for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode, page 223
Restrictions for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode, page 223
Information About OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode, page 224
How to Use OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode, page 226
Configuration Examples for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode, page 227
Additional References, page 227
Feature Information for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode, page 228

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper

Mode

OSPF must be configured on the router.

Restrictions for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

IETF Graceful Restart is not supported over sham-links.

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Information About OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

Information About OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper

Mode

Cisco NSF Routing and Forwarding Operation, page 224

Cisco Express Forwarding for NSF, page 224
OSPF Graceful Restart Helper Mode Functionality per RFC 3623, page 225

Cisco NSF Routing and Forwarding Operation

Prior to RFC 3623 Cisco implemented the Cisco proprietary NSF referred to as Cisco NSF. Users can
configure either Cisco or RFC 3623 IETF NSF, depending on which versions are supported by the Cisco
IOS software version running on the network. If the software version supports both types of NSF, you need
to configure all routers with the same type of NSF.
Cisco NSF is supported by the BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS protocols for routing and by Cisco Express
Forwarding (CEF) for forwarding. The BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS routing protocols have been
enhanced with NSF capability and awareness, which means that routers that run these protocols can detect
a switchover and take the necessary actions to continue forwarding network traffic and to recover route
information from the neighbor routers.
In this document, a networking device is said to be NSF-aware if it is running NSF-compatible software. A
device is said to be NSF-capable if it has been configured to support NSF; therefore, it would rebuild
routing information from NSF-aware or NSF-capable neighbors. The NSF router mode of operation
common to the Cisco and IETF NSF implementations is as follows:

Restarting Mode--Also known as IETF NSF-restarting mode or graceful-restarting mode. In this mode,
the OSPF router process is performing non-stop forwarding recovery because of an RP switchover;
this may result from an RP crash or a software upgrade on the active RP.
Helper Mode--Also known as IETF NSF-awareness. In this mode, the neighboring router is restarting
and helping in the NSF recovery.

For more information about OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart, see http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3623.txt .

Cisco Express Forwarding for NSF

A key element of NSF is packet forwarding. The OSPF protocol depends on CEF to continue forwarding
packets during switchover while the routing protocols rebuild the Routing Information Base (RIB) tables.
Once OSPF has converged, CEF updates the Forwarding Information Base (FIB) table and removes stale
route entries. CEF then updates the line cards with the new FIB information. CEF maintains the FIB and
uses the FIB information that was current at the time of a switchover to continue forwarding packets during
the switchover. This feature reduces traffic interruption during the switchover.
During normal NSF operation, CEF on the active RP synchronizes its current FIB and adjacency databases
with the FIB and adjacency databases on the standby RP. Upon switchover of the active RP, the standby
RP initially has FIB and adjacency databases that are mirror images of those that were current on the active
RP. For platforms with intelligent line cards, the line cards maintain the current forwarding information
over a switchover; for platforms with forwarding engines, CEF keeps the forwarding engine on the standby
RP current with changes that are sent to it by CEF on the active RP. In this way, the line cards or
forwarding engines can continue forwarding after a switchover as soon as the interfaces and a data path are
available.

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Information About OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

As the OSPF routing protocol starts to repopulate the RIB on a prefix-by-prefix basis, the updates in turn
cause prefix-by-prefix updates that CEF uses to update the FIB and adjacency databases. Existing and new
entries receive the new version number, indicating that they have been refreshed. The forwarding
information is updated on the line cards or forwarding engines during convergence. The RP signals when
the RIB has converged. The software removes all FIB and adjacency entries that have an epoch older than
the current switchover epoch. The FIB now represents the newest routing protocol forwarding information.
The OSPF routing protocol runs on only the active RP, and OSPF receives routing updates from OSPF
neighbor routers. The OSPF routing protocol does not run on the standby RP. Following a switchover,
OSPF requests that the NSF-aware neighbor devices send state information to help rebuild the routing
tables.

Note

For NSF operation, OSPF depends on CEF to continue forwarding packets while OSPF rebuilds the routing
information.

OSPF Graceful Restart Helper Mode Functionality per RFC 3623

Helper Mode Initiation
When a neighbor router that is on the same network segment as the restarting router receives a grace-LSA
from the restarting router, the neighbor enters helper mode as long as the following criteria are met:

The neighbor must have a full adjacency with the restarting router over the associated network
segment.
There have been no changes to the link-state database since the restarting router began restarting.
The grace period has not yet expired.
Local policy allows the neighbor router to act as a helper router.
The neighbor router must not be in its own graceful restart process.
Helper mode for this router has not been disabled by the network administrator.

Helper Mode Exit

The helper router stops performing helper mode for its neighbor when one of the following events occur:

The grace-LSA that was originated by the restarting router is flushed, to signify that the restarting
router has exited the graceful restart process successfully.
The grace period of the grace-LSA expires.
A change in link-state database contents indicates a network topology change, forcing the termination
of the graceful restart process.

For complete information about graceful restart functionality, see RFC 3623 at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/
rfc3623.txt .
The OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode feature is enabled by default. Disabling this feature is
not recommended because the disabled neighbor will detect the lost adjacency and the graceful restart
process will be terminated on the restarting neighbor router.
The strict LSA checking feature allows a helper router to terminate the graceful restart process if it detects
a changed LSA that would cause flooding during the graceful restart process. Strict LSA checking is
disabled by default. You can enable strict LSA checking when there is a change to an LSA that would be
flooded to the restarting router. You can configure strict LSA checking on both NSF-aware and NSFcapable routers; however, it becomes effective only when the router is in helper mode.

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How to Use OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

How to Use OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

Configuring Strict LSA Checking on the Helper Router, page 226

Configuring Strict LSA Checking on the Helper Router

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
4. nsf ietf helper disable
5. nsf ietf helper strict-lsa-checking
6. end
7. show ip ospf [process-id]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Configures an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing

process and enters router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 454

Step 4 nsf ietf helper disable

Example:
Router(config-router)# nsf ietf helper disable

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Disables helper mode for IETF NSF.

Example Disabling Helper Support for IETF NSF

Configuration Examples for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 5 nsf ietf helper strict-lsa-checking

Enables strict LSA checking on an NSF-aware (helper)

router.

Example:
Router(config-router)# nsf ietf strict-lsa-checking

Step 6 end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 7 show ip ospf [process-id]

Displays general information about OSPF routing processes

and whether helper mode or strict LSA checking is enabled
for the NSF-aware (helper) router.

Example:
Router# show ip ospf 454

Configuration Examples for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart

Helper Mode

Example Disabling Helper Support for IETF NSF, page 227

Example Disabling Helper Support for IETF NSF

The following configuration example disables helper support for OSPF NSF.
Router(config)# router ospf 200
Router(config-router)# nsf ietf helper disable

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode
feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

OSPF configuration

"Configuring OSPF"

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Feature Information for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

Related Topic

Document Title

Cisco NSF feature in Cisco IOS software.

"Cisco Nonstop Forwarding"

Master list of Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

None

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

RFC 2328

OSPF Version 2

RFC 3623

Graceful OSPF Restart

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart

Helper Mode
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software

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release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 20

Feature Name

Feature Information for OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart Helper Mode

Releases

OSPF RFC 3623 Graceful Restart 12.4(6)T

Helper Mode

Feature Information
This document focuses on NSF
for OSPFv2 in Cisco IOS
software, using IETF
standardized graceful restart
functionality as described in RFC
3623.
The following commands were
introduced or modified: nsf cisco
helper disable, nsf ietf helper
disable, nsf ietf helper strict-lsachecking.

Cisco and the Cisco logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Cisco and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPF Mechanism to Exclude Connected IP

Prefixes from LSA Advertisements
This document describes the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) mechanism to exclude IP prefixes of
connected networks from link-state advertisements (LSAs). When OSPF is deployed in large networks,
limiting the number of IP prefixes that are carried in the OSPF LSAs can speed up OSPF convergence.
This feature can also be utilized to enhance the security of an OSPF network by allowing the network
administrator to prevent IP routing toward internal nodes.

Finding Feature Information, page 231

Prerequisites for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs, page 231
Information About Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs, page 231
How to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from OSPF LSAs, page 232
Configuration Examples for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs, page 237
Additional References, page 239
Glossary, page 240

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs

Before you can use the mechanism to exclude IP prefixes from LSAs, the OSPF routing protocol must be
configured.

Information About Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from

LSAs
One way to improve OSPF network convergence is to limit the number of IP prefixes carried in LSAs.

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How to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from OSPF LSAs

Previous Methods to Limit the Number of IP Prefixes Carried in LSAs, page 232
Feature Overview, page 232

Previous Methods to Limit the Number of IP Prefixes Carried in LSAs

Configuring interfaces as unnumbered limits IP prefixes. However, for network management and the ease
of identifying and troubleshooting numbered interfaces, you might want to have numbered interfaces and
also want to limit the number of IP advertisements.

Feature Overview
The OSPF mechanism to exclude connected IP prefixes from LSAs allows network administrators to
control what IP prefixes are installed into LSAs. This functionality is implemented for router and network
LSAs in the following manner:

Note

For the router LSA, to exclude prefixes, the feature excludes link type 3 (stub link).
For the network LSA, the OSPF Designated Router (DR) generates LSAs with a special /32 network
mask (0xFFFFFFFF).

Previous versions of Cisco IOS software that do not have this feature will install the /32 prefix into the
routing table.

Globally Suppressing IP Prefix Advertisements per OSPF Process

You can reduce OSPF convergence time by configuring the OSPF process on a router to prevent the
advertisement of all IP prefixes by using the prefix-suppression command in router configuration mode.

Note

Prefixes that are associated with loopbacks, secondary IP addresses, and passive interfaces are excluded
because typical network designs require those to remain reachable.

Suppressing IP Prefix Advertisements on a Per-Interface Basis

You can explicitly configure an OSPF interface not to advertise its IP network to its neighbors by using the
ip ospf prefix-suppression command in interface configuration mode.

Note

If you have globally suppressed IP prefixes from connected IP networks by configuring the prefixsuppression router configuration command, the interface configuration command takes precedence over
the router configuration mode command.

How to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from OSPF LSAs

This section describes how to configure two alternative methods to suppress IP prefix advertisements. You
can suppress IP prefix advertisements per OSPF process or per interface. This section also explains how
you can troubleshoot IP prefix suppression.

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How to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from OSPF LSAs

Excluding IP Prefixes per OSPF Process, page 233

Excluding IP Prefixes on a Per-Interface Basis, page 235
Troubleshooting IP Prefix Suppression, page 236

Excluding IP Prefixes per OSPF Process

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
4. prefix-suppression
5. end
6. show ip ospf

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Configures an OSPFv2 routing process and enters router configuration

mode.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 23

Step 4 prefix-suppression

Prevents OSPF from advertising all IP prefixes except prefixes that are
associated with loopbacks, secondary IP addresses, and passive
interfaces.

Example:
Router(config-router)# prefix-suppression

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Command or Action
Step 5 end

Purpose
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 6 show ip ospf

Displays general information about OSPF routing processes.

Note Use this command to verify that IP prefix suppression has been

enabled.

Example:
Router# show ip ospf

Examples
In the following example, output from the show ip ospf command shows that IP prefix advertisement has
been suppressed for OSPF process 1.
Router# show ip ospf
Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.0.0.6
Start time: 00:00:04.912, Time elapsed: 00:02:35.184
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
It is an area border router
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 2. Checksum Sum 0x0132C8
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 3. 3 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 1
External flood list length 0
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
Prefix-suppression is enabled
.
.
.

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How to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from OSPF LSAs

Excluding IP Prefixes on a Per-Interface Basis

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface type number
4. ip ospf prefix-suppression [disable]
5. end
6. show ip ospf interface

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 interface type number

Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# interface serial 0/0

Step 4 ip ospf prefix-suppression [disable]

Example:
Router(config-if)# ip ospf prefixsuppression

Step 5 end

Prevents OSPF from advertising IP prefixes that belong to a specific

interface, except those that are associated with secondary IP
addresses.
Note When you enter the ip ospf prefix suppressioncommand in

interface configuration mode, it takes precedence over the

prefix-suppression command that is entered in router
configuration mode.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-if)# end

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Command or Action
Step 6 show ip ospf interface

Purpose
Displays OSPF-related interface information.
Note Use this command to verify that IP prefix suppression has been

enabled for a specific interface.

Example:
Router# show ip ospf interface

Examples
In the following example, the output from the show ip ospf interface command verifies that prefix
suppression has been enabled for Ethernet interface 0/0.
Router# show ip ospf interface
Ethernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 192.168.130.2/24, Area 2
Process ID 1, Router ID 10.0.0.6, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Prefix-suppression is enabled
.
.
.

Troubleshooting IP Prefix Suppression

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. debug ip ospf lsa-generation
3. debug condition interface interface-type interface-number [dlci dlci] [vc {vci | vpi | vci}]
4. show debugging
5. show logging [slot slot-number | summary]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 debug ip ospf lsa-generation

Example:
Router# debug ip ospf lsa-generation

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Displays informations about each OSPF LSA generated.

OSPF Mechanism to Exclude Connected IP Prefixes from LSA Advertisements

Configuration Examples for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 3 debug condition interface interface-type interface-number

[dlci dlci] [vc {vci | vpi | vci}]

Limits output for some debug commands on the basis of

the interface or virtual circuit.

Example:
Router# debug interface serial 0/0

Step 4 show debugging

Displays information about the types of debugging that are

enabled for your router.

Example:
Router# show debugging

Step 5 show logging [slot slot-number | summary]

Displays the state of syslog and the contents of the standard

system logging buffer.

Example:
Router# show logging

Examples
The following sample output from the debug ip ospf lsa-generation command verifies that for the
Ethernet interface 0/0, IP prefixes from the connected network 192.168.131.0 are excluded.
Router# debug ip ospf lsa-generation
OSPF summary lsa generation debugging is on
Router# debug condition interface e0/0
Condition 1 set
Router# show debugging
IP routing:
OSPF summary lsa generation debugging is on
Condition 1: interface Et0/0 (1 flags triggered)
Flags: Et0/0
Router# show logging
*Jun 5 21:54:47.295: OSPF: Suppressing 192.168.131.0/24 on Ethernet1/0 from router LSA
*Jun 5 21:54:52.355: OSPF: Suppressing 192.168.131.0/24 on Ethernet1/0 from router LSA
.
.
.

Configuration Examples for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes

from LSAs

Excluding IP Prefixes from LSAs for an OSPF Process Example, page 238
Excluding IP Prefixes from LSAs for a Specified Interface Example, page 238

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Configuration Examples for Excluding Connected IP Prefixes from LSAs

Excluding IP Prefixes from LSAs for an OSPF Process Example

The following example configures IP prefix suppression for OSPF routing process 23.
router ospf 23
prefix-suppression
end

When the show ip ospf command is entered, the displayed output verifies that IP prefix suppression has
been enabled for OSPF process 23.
Router# show ip ospf
outing Process "ospf 23" with ID 10.0.0.6
Start time: 00:00:04.912, Time elapsed: 00:02:35.184
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
It is an area border router
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 2. Checksum Sum 0x0132C8
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 3. 3 normal 0 stub 0 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 1
External flood list length 0
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
Prefix-suppression is enabled
.
.
.

Excluding IP Prefixes from LSAs for a Specified Interface Example

The following example configures the suppression of all IP prefixes that are associated with Ethernet
interface 0/0:
interface Ethernet 0/0
ip ospf prefix-suppression
end

When the show ip ospf interface command is entered, the displayed output verifies that IP prefix
suppression is enabled for Ethernet interface 0/0.
Router# show ip ospf interface
Ethernet0/0 is up, line protocol is up
Internet Address 192.168.130.2/24, Area 2
Process ID 1, Router ID 10.0.0.6, Network Type BROADCAST, Cost: 10
Prefix-suppression is enabled
.
.
.

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Additional References

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPF Mechanism to Exclude Connected IP
Prefixes from LSA Advertisements feature.
Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands: complete command syntax,

command mode, command history, command
defaults, usage guidelines, and examples

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

Standards
Standard

Title

None

--

MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

There are no new MIBs that are associated with this To locate and download MIBs for selected
feature.
platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs
RFCs
RFC

Title

None

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

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Glossary

Glossary
network LSA --The link-state advertisement created by the designated router (DR) or pseudonode that
represents a group of routers on the same interface. The network LSA advertises summary information to
represent the group of routers on the network.
router LSA --The link-state advertisement that is generated by a router. The router LSA advertises routing
information (connected routes) for the router.

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Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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OSPFv2 Local RIB

With the OSPFv2 Local RIB feature, each OSPF protocol instance has its own local Routing Information
Base (RIB). The OSPF local RIB serves as the primary state for OSPF SPF route computation. The global
RIB is not updated with intermediate results during the SPF. Instead, the global RIB is updated only when
routes are added, deleted, or changed, thereby reducing global RIB computation. This reduced update
activity may result in fewer dropped packets.
This feature is enabled by default and does not need to be configured. This document describes some
optional configuration tasks to modify how the global and local RIBs function, although it is
recommended to keep the default settings.

Finding Feature Information, page 241

Prerequisites for OSPFv2 Local RIB, page 241
Restrictions for OSPFv2 Local RIB, page 241
Information About OSPFv2 Local RIB, page 242
How to Configure the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature, page 242
Configuration Examples for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature, page 246
Additional References, page 246
Feature Information for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature, page 247

Finding Feature Information

Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information
about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is
supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

Prerequisites for OSPFv2 Local RIB

Before this feature is configured, the OSPF routing protocol must be configured.

Restrictions for OSPFv2 Local RIB

This feature is available only for IP Version 4 networks.

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Information About OSPFv2 Local RIB

Information About OSPFv2 Local RIB

Function of the OSPF Local RIB, page 242

Function of the OSPF Local RIB

A router that is running OSPFv2 maintains a local RIB in which it stores all routes to destinations that it
has learned from its neighbors. At the end of each SPF, OSPF attempts to install the best (that is, the leastcost) routes to a destination present in the local RIB into the global IPv4 routing table. The global RIB will
be updated only when routes are added, deleted, or changed. Routes in the local RIB and Forwarding
Information Base (FIB) will not compute when intermediate results are computed during SPF, resulting in
fewer dropped packets in some circumstances.
By default, OSPF installs discard routes to null0 for any area range (internal) or summary-address
(external) prefixes that it advertises to other routers. Installation of a discard route can prevent routing loops
in cases where portions of a summary do not have a more specific route in the RIB. Normally, internal
discard routes are installed with an administrative distance of 110, while external discard routes have an
administrative distance of 254.
There may be rare circumstances, however, when some other values are needed. For example, if one OSPF
process installs a route that exactly matches an area range configured on another OSPF process, the internal
discard routes for the second OSPF process could be given a higher (less desirable) administrative distance.
By default, the contents of the global RIB are used to compute inter-area summaries, NSSA translation, and
forwarding addresses for type-5 and type-7 LSAs. Each of these functions can be configured to use the
contents of the OSPF local RIB instead of the global RIB for their computation. Using the local RIB for the
computation may be slightly faster in some circumstances, but because the local RIB has information for
only a particular instance of OSPF, using it for the computation may yield incorrect results. Potential
problems that may occur include routing loops and black-hole routes.

How to Configure the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

Although it is recommended to keep the default settings for the commands described in the following
sections, it is optional to change the defaults settings. This section describes the following optional tasks:

Changing the Default Local RIB Criteria, page 242

Changing the Administrative Distance for Discard Routes, page 244

Changing the Default Local RIB Criteria

Note

It is recommended that you not change the default values because they are conservative and preserve the
current global RIB behavior.

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How to Configure the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
4. local-rib-criteria [forwarding-address] [inter-area-summary] [nssa-translation]
5. end
6. show ip ospf process-id rib [redistribution] [network-prefix] [network-mask] [detail]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1 enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Example:
Router# configure terminal

Step 3 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Configures an OSPFv2 routing process and enters

router configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 23

Step 4 local-rib-criteria [forwarding-address] [inter-area-summary]

[nssa-translation]

Specifies that the OSPF local RIB will be used

for route validation.

Example:
Router(config-router)# local-rib-criteria forwardingaddress

Step 5 end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

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How to Configure the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 6 show ip ospf process-id rib [redistribution] [network-prefix]

[network-mask] [detail]

Displays information for the OSPF local RIB or

locally redistributed routes.

Example:
Router# show ip ospf 23 rib

Changing the Administrative Distance for Discard Routes

Note

It is recommended to keep the default settings, but you can follow the steps in this section to change the
administrative distance for discard routes.

SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]
4. discard-route [external [distance]] [internal [distance]]
5. end
6. show ip route [ip-address [mask] [longer-prefixes] | protocol [process-id] | list [access-list-number |
access-list-name] | static download]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 enable

Purpose
Enables privileged EXEC mode.

Enter your password if prompted.

Example:
Router> enable

Step 2 configure terminal

Example:
Router# configure terminal

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Troubleshooting Tips

Command or Action

Purpose

Step 3 router ospf process-id [vrf vpn-name]

Configures an OSPFv2 routing process and enters router

configuration mode.

Example:
Router(config)# router ospf 23

Step 4 discard-route [external [distance]] [internal [distance]]

Reinstalls either an external or internal discard route that

was previously removed.
Note You can now specify the administrative distance

Example:

for internal and external discard routes.

Router(config-router)# discard-route external 150

Step 5 end

Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Example:
Router(config-router)# end

Step 6 show ip route [ip-address [mask] [longer-prefixes] | protocol Displays the current state of the routing table.
[process-id] | list [access-list-number | access-list-name] |
Note Entering the show ip route command will verify
static download]
the changed administrative distance values for
external and internal discard routes.
Example:
Router# show ip route ospf 23

Examples
The sample output displayed for the show ip route command confirms that the administrative distance for
the IP route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 is 110.
Router#

show ip route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0

Routing entry for 192.168.0.0/24

Known via "ospf 1", distance 110, metric 0, type intra area
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
* directly connected, via Null0
Route metric is 0, traffic share count is 1

Troubleshooting Tips, page 245

Troubleshooting Tips
You can research the output from the debug ip ospf rib command to learn about the function of the local
RIB and the interaction between the route redistribution process and the global RIB. For example, you can
learn why the routes that OSPF placed in the global RIB are not the same ones that you anticipated.

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Configuration Examples for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

Configuration Examples for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

Example: Changing the Default Local RIB Criteria, page 246

Example: Changing the Administrative Distance for Discard Routes, page 246

Example: Changing the Default Local RIB Criteria

In the following example, the local-rib-criteria command is entered without any keywords to specify that
the local RIB will be used as criteria for all of the following options: forwarding address, inter-area
summary, and NSSA translation.
router ospf 1
router-id 10.0.0.6
local-rib-criteria

Example: Changing the Administrative Distance for Discard Routes

In the following example, the administrative distance for external and internal discard routes is set to 25
and 30, respectively.
router ospf 1
router-id 10.0.0.6
log-adjacency-changes
discard-route external 25 internal 30
area 4 range 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
summary-address 192.168.130.2 255.255.255.0
redistribute static subnets
network 192.168.129.2 0.255.255.255 area 0
network 192.168.130.12 0.255.255.255 area 0

The output from the show ip route command verifies that the administrative distance for the internal route
10.2.0.0/16 is set to 30.
Router# show ip route 10.2.0.0 255.255.0.0
Routing entry for 10.2.0.0/16
Known via "ospf 1", distance 30, metric 1, type intra area
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
* directly connected, via Null0
Route metric is 1, traffic share count is 1

The output from the show ip route command verifies that the administrative distance for the external route
192.168.130.2/24 is set to 25.
Router# show ip route 192.168.130.2 255.255.255.0
Routing entry for 192.168.130.2/24
Known via "ospf 1", distance 25, metric 20, type intra area
Routing Descriptor Blocks:
* directly connected, via Null0
Route metric is 20, traffic share count is 1

Additional References
The following sections provide references related to the OSPFv2 Local RIB feature.

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Feature Information for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

Related Documents
Related Topic

Document Title

OSPF commands

Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

OSPF configuration tasks

"Configuring OSPF"

Standards
Standard

Title

No new or modified standards are supported by this -feature, and support for existing standards has not
been modified by this feature.
MIBs
MIB

MIBs Link

No new or modified MIBs are supported by this

feature, and support for existing MIBs has not been
modified by this feature.

To locate and download MIBs for selected

platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use
Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs
RFC

Title

None

--

Technical Assistance
Description

Link

The Cisco Support and Documentation website

provides online resources to download
documentation, software, and tools. Use these
resources to install and configure the software and
to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with
Cisco products and technologies. Access to most
tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation
website requires a Cisco.com user ID and
password.

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/
index.html

Feature Information for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module.
This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software

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release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that
feature.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support.
To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Table 21

Feature Information for the OSPFv2 Local RIB Feature

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

OSPFv2 Local RIB

12.4(15)T

With the OSPFv2 Local RIB

feature, each OSPF protocol
instance has its own local Routing
Information Base (RIB). The
OSPF local RIB serves as the
primary state for OSPF SPF route
computation. The global RIB is
not updated with intermediate
results during the SPF. Instead,
the global RIB is updated only
when routes are added, deleted, or
changed, thereby reducing global
RIB computation. This reduced
update activity may result in
fewer dropped packets.

12.2(33)SRC
12.2(33)SB
15.0(1)SY

This feature is enabled by default

and does not need to be
configured. This document
describes some optional
configuration tasks to modify
how the global and local RIBs
function, although it is
recommended to keep the default
settings.
The following commands were
introduced or modified: debug ip
ospf rib, discard-route, localrib-criteria, show ip ospf rib.

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and other countries. To view a list of Cisco trademarks, go to this URL: www.cisco.com/go/trademarks.
Third-party trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. The use of the word partner
does not imply a partnership relationship between Cisco and any other company. (1110R)
Any Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and phone numbers used in this document are not intended to be
actual addresses and phone numbers. Any examples, command display output, network topology diagrams,
and other figures included in the document are shown for illustrative purposes only. Any use of actual IP
addresses or phone numbers in illustrative content is unintentional and coincidental.

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