Reference Guide

Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on all platforms.
Usage
Information
The higher this parameter is set, the faster OSPF converge takes place.
NOTE: The faster the convergence, the more frequent the route calculations and updates.
This behavior impacts CPU utilization and may impact adjacency stability in larger
topologies.
Generally, convergence level 1 meets most convergence requirements. Higher convergence
levels should only be selected following consultation with Dell Networking technical support.
flood-2328
Enable RFC-2328 flooding behavior.
S4820T
Syntax
flood-2328
To disable, use the no flood-2328 command.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Added support for Multi-Process OSPF.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and E-Series.
Usage
Information
In OSPF, flooding is the most resource-consuming task. The flooding algorithm, described in
RFC-2328, requires that OSPF flood LSAs (Link State Advertisements) on all interfaces, as
governed by LSA’s flooding scope (see Section 13 of the RFC). When multiple direct links
connect two routers, the RFC-2328 flooding algorithm generates significant redundant
information across all links.
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