LevelOne GSW-2600TXM User Manual

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Parameter

Default Description

Area ID¹

A 32-bit integer uniquely identifying an OSPF protocol
broadcast area. This identifier can be in the form of an IP
address or integer. Each port on the switch can be configured
to represent one OSPF area.
ID 0.0.0.0 is used for the OSPF backbone.

Router Priority 1

The priority used when selecting the designated router and
designated backup router.
Range: 0-255; Disable election: 0

Transit Delay 1 second The estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a link

state update packet over this interface.
Range: 0-3600 seconds

Retransmit
Interval

5
seconds

The number of seconds between retransmitting link-state
advertisements to router adjacencies on this interface. This
value is also used when retransmitting database descriptions
and link-state request packets.
Range: 0-3600 seconds

Hello
Interval²

10
seconds

The interval, in seconds, between sending Hello packets out
the router interface.
Range: 1-65535 seconds

Dead
Interval²

40
seconds

The number of seconds that a router’s Hello packets have not
been seen before its neighbors declare the router down. This
should be a multiple of the Hello interval.
Range: 1-65535 seconds

1. The Area ID is used to specify a group of contiguous networks and hosts. OSPF

protocol broadcast messages are restricted by area to limit their impact on network
performance.

2. This value must be the same for all routers attached to a common network.

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