Fortinet MR1 User Manual

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Checksum - The checksum is used to detect data corruption of an advertisement. This corruption can
occur while an advertisement is being flooded, or while it is being held in a router's memory. This field is
the checksum of the complete contents of the advertisement, except the LS age field.

Options - The Options field in the link state advertisement header indicates which optional capabilities
are associated with the advertisement. The options are:

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Q - This enables support for QoS Traffic Engineering.

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E - This describes the way AS-external-LSAs are flooded.

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MC - This describes the way IP multicast datagrams are forwarded according to the standard

specifications.

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O - This describes whether Opaque-LSAs are supported.

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V - This describes whether OSPF++ extensions for VPN/COS are supported.

Command Buttons

Refresh - Refresh the data on the screen with the present state of the data in the switch.

Configuring OSPF Virtual Link

Selection Criteria

Create New Virtual Link - Select this option from the dropdown menu to define a new virtual link. The
area portion of the virtual link identification is fixed: you will be prompted to enter the Neighbor Router
ID on a new screen.

Area ID and Neighbor Router ID - Select the virtual link for which you want to display or configure
data. It consists of the Area ID and Neighbor Router ID.

Configurable Data

Neighbor Router ID - Enter the neighbor portion of a Virtual Link specification. Virtual links may be
configured between any pair of area border routers having interfaces to a common (non-backbone)
area. You only enter this ID when you are creating a new virtual link.

Hello Interval - Enter the OSPF hello interval for the specified interface in seconds. This parameter
must be the same for all routers attached to a network. Valid values range from 1 to 65,535. The default
is 10 seconds. .

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