02-09-2010 02:35 PM - edited 03-06-2019 09:38 AM
Dear friends,
Lets say that we have a topology where A and B are ABR's and send Type 3 LSA's to router C that is OSPF adjacent to them on Area 1.
So, the topology is roughly like this:
Area 0
A -------->B
Area 1
A -------->C
Area 1
B -------->C
Now lets talk about just A and C.
Should area range command on A be used to summarize:
a. Type 3 LSA's advertised by the ABR A to C in another area
(or)
b. Not all Type 3 LSA's but only Routes installed by C that point to A as next hop. In other words, if both A and B are each advertising 10 Type 3 LSA's to C, and C installs only 5 of them pointing to A as next hop, then should A summarize on these 5 routes only or on all the 10 Type 3 LSA's?
Thanks a lot
Gautam
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02-10-2010 07:33 AM
The behavior of area range on ABR A will depend on which area are you summarizing.
If you perform an area 0 range, ABR A will summarize routes from Area 0 into Area 1 - per your example.
If you perform an area 1 range, ABR A will summarize routes from Area 1 into Area 0 - per your example.
Both conditions are irrevelant to the advertising router shown in the RIB as both ABRs have the same OSPF database.
02-10-2010 07:33 AM
The behavior of area range on ABR A will depend on which area are you summarizing.
If you perform an area 0 range, ABR A will summarize routes from Area 0 into Area 1 - per your example.
If you perform an area 1 range, ABR A will summarize routes from Area 1 into Area 0 - per your example.
Both conditions are irrevelant to the advertising router shown in the RIB as both ABRs have the same OSPF database.
02-13-2010 12:17 PM
Thanks a lot for the helpful answer Edison
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