
Configuring OSPF Services
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Figure 4-3, for example, provides a closer view of router R4, an internal router in
Area A in Figure 4-2. R4 has six interfaces to Area A networks: A, B, C, D, E, and
F. On interface F, the router has established an adjacency with internal router R5.
On interface D, the router has established an adjacency with internal router R6.
On interface B, the router has established an adjacency with border router R3.
If the state of one of its interfaces changes (for example, if interface A fails),
router R4 generates an internal link-state advertisement and floods it to adjacent
routers.
Periodically, R4 receives internal and external state information from adjacent
router R5. When this occurs, R4 updates its routing table and floods the
information to adjacent routers.
By flooding all internal and external change information to adjacent routers,
internal routers ensure that every router in the area has the same routing table for
that area. (In OSPF terminology, this process is called
synchronizing area
databases
.) For information about adjacent routers, see “Establishing
Adjacencies” on page 4-6.
Figure 4-3. Internal Area Router
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