Monday, September 6, 2010

Area Types OSPF

1. Standard Area
Default OSPF area type
2. Stub Area
External link (type 5) LSAs are replaced with
a single default route


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3. Totally Stubby Area
Type 3, 4, and 5 LSAs are replaced with a
default route
4. Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA)
A stub area containing an ASBR; type 5 LSAs
are converted to type 7 within the area