Showing posts with label OSPFv3. Show all posts
Showing posts with label OSPFv3. Show all posts

Sunday, 18 November 2012

Differences between OSPFv3 and OSPFv2


  1. Configured using interface command
  2. Advertising multiple networks on an interface
  3. OSPFv3 RID must be set
  4. Flooding scope (link-local, area, AS)
  5. Multiple instance per link
  6. Source packets from link-local address (except virtual link)
  7. Authentication using AH / ESP
  8. New LSA Types:

    1. Intra-Area Prefix LSA (Type 9)
    2. Link LSA (Type 8)
  1. Router LSA can be split across multiple LSAs; Link State ID in LSA header is a fragment ID