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Configuring OSPF and OSPFv3
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What Are OSPF Routers and LSAs?
When a Dell Networking switch is configured to use OSPF for dynamic 
routing, it is considered to be an OSPF router. OSPF routers keep track of the 
state of the various links they send data to. Routers exchange OSPF link state 
advertisements (LSAs) with other routers. External LSAs provide information 
on static routes or routes learned from other routing protocols.
OSPF defines various router types:
• Backbone routers have an interface in Area 0.
• Area border routers (ABRs) have interfaces in multiple areas.
• Internal routers have all their interfaces in a single OSPF area.
• Autonomous system boundary routers (ASBRs) redistribute routes from 
other protocols and originate external LSAs.
How Are Routes Selected?
OSPF determines the best route using the route metric and the type of the 
OSPF route. The following order is used for choosing a route if more than one 
type of route exists:
Intra-area (the destination prefix is in the same area as the router 
computing the route)
Inter-area (the destination is not in the same area as the router computing 
the route
External Type 1
External Type 2
How Are OSPF and OSPFv3 Different?
OSPFv3 is the Open Shortest Path First routing protocol for IPv6. It is similar 
to OSPFv2 in its concept of a link state database, intra/inter area, and AS 
external routes and virtual links. It differs from its IPv4 counterpart in a 
number of respects. Peering is done through link-local addresses, and the 
protocol is link rather than network centric; and addressing semantics have 
been moved to leaf LSAs.