Ip ospf cost – Allied Telesis AT-S83 User Manual
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IP OSPF COST
Syntax
ip ospf (A.B.C.D) cost COST <1-65535>
no ip ospf (A.B.C.D) cost
Parameters
A.B.C.D
Specifies the IP address of the interface. This is an
optional parameter.
COST
Specifies the link-state metric. The default value is 10.
Enter a value between 1 to 65,535.
Description
Use the IP OSPF COST command to specify the cost of link-state metric in
a router-LSA. The interface cost indicates the overhead required to send
packets across the interface specified. This cost is stated in the Router-
LSA’s link. The cost is inversely proportional to the bandwidth of an
interface. By default, the cost of an interface is calculated based on the
bandwidth (10
8
/ bandwidth). Use the IP OSPF COST command to set the
cost manually.
Use the no form of this command to reset the interface cost to the default
value.
Command Mode
Interface mode
Example
The following example sets the OSPF cost value to 12 on interface 3 for IP
address 192.43.23.23:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface xe3
switch(config-if)# ip ospf 192.43.23.23 cost 12
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