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Assurance of loop-free networks, Ability to import non-OSPF routing information
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452 CHAPTER 19: OPEN SHORTEST PATH FIRST (OSPF) ROUTING s Support for virtual links to noncontiguous areas - As discussed earlier, OSPF can partition large autonomous systems into smaller, more manageable subdivisions, called areas. An OSPF backbone is responsible for distributing routing information between the areas of an autonomous system. This backbone itself has all the properties of an area and consists of those networks that are not contained in any area. Although the backbone must be contiguous, backbone routers can also be connected by means of a virtual link. Virtual links can be configured between any two backbone routers that have an interface to a common nonbackbone area. OSPF treats two routers that are joined by a virtual link as if they were connected by an unnumbered point-to-point network. For more information, see "Virtual Links" later in this chapter. s Variable length subnet mask support - OSPF considers both the IP address and subnet mask in determining the best route for a packet. An IP address mask is distributed with each advertised route. The mask indicates the range of addresses that are being described by the particular route. Including this mask enables the implementation of variable-length subnet masks (VLSMs), which means that a single IP network number can be subnetworked or broken up into many subnetworks of various sizes. When networks are subnetworked, OSPF forwards each IP packet to the network that is the best match for the packet's destination. It determines the best match by examining both the network address and the mask for each destination and finding the longest or most specific match. VLSM support is a key advantage for OSPF, especially when you consider the shortage of IP addresses. Another advantage is its flexibility. s Ability to import non-OSPF routing information - Connectivity from one autonomous system to another is achieved through OSPF autonomous system boundary routers (ASBRs). ASBRs can import external link advertisements that contain information about external networks from other protocols like RIP and redistribute them as LSAs to the OSPF network. In this way, ASBRs flood information about external networks to routers within the OSPF network. s Assurance of loop-free networks - The algorithm that dynamically calculates routing paths within the autonomous system does not generate a path with internal loops.
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