3Com Switch 7750 Configuration Guide

Basic OSPF Configuration 309
Basic OSPF
Configuration
Before you can configure other OSPF features, you must first enable OSPF and
specify the interface and area ID.
Configuration
Prerequisites
Before configuring OSPF, perform the following tasks:
■ Configuring the link layer protocol
■ Configuring the network layer addresses of interfaces so that the adjacent
nodes are reachable to each other at the network layer
Basic OSPF
Configuration
Basic OSPF configuration includes:
■ Configuring router ID
To ensure stable OSPF operation, you should determine the division of router IDs
and manually configure them when implementing network planning. When you
OSPF Network Adjustment and
Optimization
Configuring OSPF
Timers
Optional “Configuring
OSPF Timers”
on page 317
Configuring the LSA
transmission delay
Optional “Configuring
the LSA
transmission
delay” on page
318
Configuring the SPF
Calculation Interval
Optional “Configuring
the SPF
Calculation
Interval” on
page 318
Disabling OSPF
Packet Transmission
on an Interface
Optional “Disabling OSPF
Packet
Transmission on
an Interface” on
page 318
Configuring OSPF
Authentication
Optional “Configuring
OSPF
Authentication”
on page 319
Configuring to Fill
the MTU Field When
an Interface
Transmits DD
Packets
Optional “Configuring to
Fill the MTU
Field When an
Interface
Transmits DD
Packets” on
page 319
Enabling OSPF
Logging
Optional “Enabling OSPF
Logging” on
page 320
Configuring OSPF
Network
Management
System (NMS)
Optional “Configuring
OSPF Network
Management
System (NMS)”
on page 320
Table 230 OSPF configuration tasks
Configuration Task Description
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