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Note: In OSPFv3, Instance ID is a new field that is used to have multiple OSPF process’ instance per link. By default it is 0 and for any additional instance it is increased, instance ID has local link significance only. OSPFv3 routers will only become neighbors if the instanceIDs match.
What is OSPF traffic engineering?
OSPF Support for Traffic Engineering. Traffic engineering allows you to control the path that data packets follow, bypassing the standard routing model, which uses routing tables. When traffic engineering is enabled on the routing device, you can enable OSPF traffic engineering support.
Which router ID is correct for OSPFv3?
The Router ID uniquely identifies the router in the autonomous system. By default, Gaia Operating System selects the highest IPv4 address from all configured interfaces. The Router ID is used by the OSPFv3 and BGP protocols….Configuring IPv6 OSPFv3 Router ID.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| default | Selects the highest interface address when OSPFv3 is enabled. |
What is MPLS traffic engineering?
Traffic engineering refers to the process of selecting LS paths chosen by data traffic in order to balance the load on various links, routers, and switches in the network. This is most important in networks where multiple parallel or alternate paths are available.
What is OSPF LSA type?
6 Types of OSPF LSA
- Type1 is a Router LSA. All OSPF speaker types generate LSAs of this type.
- Type2 is a Network LSA.
- Type3 is a Network summary LSA.
- Type4 is the ASBR summary.
- Type5 is an external summary.
- Type7 is therefore written to the OSPF standard.
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How do I enable OSPFv3 on my router?
Enabling OSPFv3
- Enter the configure terminal command to access global configuration mode. device# configure terminal.
- Enter the ip router-id command to specify the router ID.
- Enter the ipv6 router ospf command to enter OSPFv3 router configuration mode and enable OSPFv3 on the device.
Which command will identify if OSPFv3 is enabled?
The new-style OSPFv3 process is enabled using the router ospfv3 process-number command. Within the OSPF process configuration mode, the OSPF process ID is defined (using the router-id ospf-process-ID command), the passive interfaces are set, and per-process OSPF behavior can be tuned.
