Open Shortest Path First extension for the support of multiarea networks with arbitrary topologies

Autor: Xavier Gomes, João Fonseca, Rui Valadas
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: IET Networks, Vol 13, Iss 3, Pp 241-248 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2047-4962
2047-4954
DOI: 10.1049/ntw2.12112
Popis: Abstract Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) currently supports multiarea networking with two severe limitations: the multiarea topology is restricted to a two‐level hierarchy, and globally optimal routing may not be achieved. An OSPF extension that overcomes these limitations is proposed by introducing a routing overlay for the dissemination of multiarea routing information. It applies to both OSPFv2 (IPv4) and OSPFv3 (IPv6) and is transparent to area‐internal routers. The extension was fully implemented and tested, and the results show that the added functionality is completely achieved, at the cost of a small penalty in terms of convergence times for small networks.
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