Ospf configuration on the interface – Cyclades PR1000 User Manual

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Cyclades-PR1000

Chapter 9 - Routing Protocols

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OSPF Configuration on the Interface

STEP TWO
Contrary to most other protocols in CyROS, OSPF must first be configured on each interface, then configured in
the CONFIG =>IP =>OSPF menu. Enter into each interface and set the parameters listed in the table.

OSPF Menu CONFIG =>INTERFACE =>

<LINK>

=>ROUTING PROTOCOL =>OSPF

Parameter

Description

OSPF on This
Interface

Activates OSPF.

Enable Inactive

is used to temporarily disable the OSPF protocol

without erasing the parameters set below. This is useful when OSPF is first configured,
as the general parameters must be set afterwards in CONFIG=>IP =>OSPF and OSPF
cannot function without them.

Parameters that apply only when

OSPF on This Interface

is

Disabled

.

Advertise This Non-
OSPF Interface

Causes the router to include this interface in its advertisements through other interfaces
(as an external route).

External Metric

Defines the metric that will be advertised by OSPF.

External Metric Type For

Type 1

, the total metric of this route is composed of the internal metric (inside the

autonomous system) and the external metric (provided in the previous parameter). For

Type 2

, the total metric of this route is the value provided in the previous parameter.

Parameters that apply only when

OSPF on This Interface

is

Enable

or

Enable Inactive

.

Area ID

Identifies the area to which the interface belongs. Areas are created here, then later
defined in CONFIG=>IP=>OSPF =>AREA. Has the format of an IP address, but is not
linked to any IP address in the system. Small OSPF networks will typically have only
one area (the backbone area represented by 0.0.0.0).

Router Priority

Priority used by OSPF in multicast networks to elect the designated router. A priority of
1 will make this router the most likely to be chosen. A priority of 2 will make it second
most likely. Set it to 0 (zero) if this router should never be the designated router.

Transit Delay in
Seconds

Estimated transit time in seconds to route a packet through this interface. Use the
preset value (1) or increase the number for slow links

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