Switch User Manual

252 IP Routing Conﬁguration and Management

Area Aggregate creation

To create a new OSPF area aggregate, follow this procedure:

Step Action

Select IP Routing > OSPF from the Device Manager menu. The

OSPF dialog will open. Select the Area Aggregate tab. This tab

is illustrated above.

Click Insert.

The Insert Area Aggregate dialog opens. This dialog is illustrated

below.

Insert Area Aggregate dialog

Using the ﬁelds provided, create the new area aggregate. These

ﬁelds are described in the following table.

Insert Area Aggregate dialog ﬁelds

Field Description

AreaID The unique identiﬁer of the Area this address

aggregate is found in.

LsdbType The type of address aggregate. This ﬁeld

speciﬁes the link state database type that this

address aggregate applies to. Options available

are: summaryLink and nssaExternalLink.

IpAddress The IP address of the network or subnetwork

indicated by the aggregate range.

Mask The subnet mask that pertains to the network or

subnetwork.

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Conﬁguration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.1 27 August 2007