Specify router-level s upport, Configure is-is authentication passwords, Ignore is-is link-state packet (lsp) errors – AIS Router AI2524 User Manual

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AI2524 Router Card User’s Manual

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August 1997

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Specify Router-Lev elSupport

It is seldom necessary to configure the IS type because the IS-IS pro-
tocol will automatically establish this. However, you can configure th
AI2524 to act as a Le vel1 (intra-area) router, as both a Level1 router
and a Leve l2 (interarea) router, or as an interarea router only.

In router configuration mode, configure the IS-IS level at which the
router is to operate:

is-type {level-1 | level-1-2 | level-2-

only}

Configure IS-IS Authentication Passwords

You can assign authentication passwords to areas and domains. An
area password is inserted in Level 1 (station router) link-state PDUs
(LSPs), complete sequence number PDUs (CSNPs), and partial se-
quence number PDUs (PSNPs). A routi ng domainauthentication
password is inserted in Leve l2 (area router) LSP, CSNP, and PSNP.

In router configuration mode, configure area or domain passwords:

1.

Configure the area authentication password.

area-password

password

2.

Configure the routin g domainauthentication password.

domain-password

password

Ignore IS-IS Link-State Packet (LSP) Errors

You can configure the router to ignore IS-IS LSPs that are received
with internal checksum errors, rather than purging the LSPs. LSPs are
used by the receiving routers to maintain their routing tables.

The IS-IS protocol definition requires that a received LSP with an in-
correct data-link checksum be purged by the receiver, which causes
the initiator of the LSP to regenerate it. However, if a network has a
link that causes data corruption while still delivering LSPs with correct
data-link checksums, a continuous cycle of purging and regenerating
large numbers of LSPs can occur, rendering the network nonfunc-
tional.

In router configuration mode, allow the router to ignore LSPs with an
internal checksum error:

ignore-lsp-errors

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