
Customizing OSPF Services
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OSPF Areas
OSPF routers reduce and restrict the amount of internal and external routing
information that is flooded through the AS by dividing the AS into areas.
Figure 7-1
shows an OSPF autonomous system divided into three areas and a
required central area called a backbone that is used to distribute routing
information among areas.
Figure 7-1. OSPF Areas
Each area has a unique ID number. (ID 0.0.0.0 is always reserved for the OSPF
backbone.) The AS in Figure 7-1
has three areas (0.0.0.1, 0.0.0.2, and 0.0.0.3) and
a backbone (0.0.0.0).
For information about associating an OSPF interface with an area ID, see
“Configuring an Area ID” on page 7-29.
Backbone area 0.0.0.0
R2
R1
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
Stub area 0.0.0.2
R8
R11
R12
R9
R13
R14
R10
RIP
Area 0.0.0.3
Area 0.0.0.1
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BGP EGP
BGP
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