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The document discusses OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), an internal routing protocol that divides networks into areas for better management and efficiency. It explains the concept of Total Stubby Areas (TSA) and the creation of virtual links when direct connections to the backbone area (Area 0) are not possible. The conclusions highlight OSPF's advantages over older protocols, emphasizing its effectiveness in large networks and its resource optimization capabilities.

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Ruteo Avanzado – Practice 2

OSPF Areas
Robert Patrick Wall Garcia
Alejandro Ruiz Aceves
INTRODUCTION
OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) is an internal routing protocol, widely used in internal
networks for its efficiency and scalability, and allows to divide the network into subdomains,
called areas, beneficial in very large networks, in addition to optimizing communication and
resources, a single autonomous system (AS) can be divided into several areas. OSPF areas
are created to reduce the number of link state advertisements, routing traffic and the size of
the topology database in each router. All the areas in OPSF must be connected to Area 0,
known as the backbone area.

Another reason for dividing a large network into smaller parts is to make it easier to manage
the network, adding benefits such as fault isolation and optimizing routing tables, which is
achieved by segmenting the network into smaller areas.

TSA (Total Stubby Area) is an area in OSPF that does not allow external or inter-area routes,
by default routers in a total stubby area receive only the route from area 0, receiving its
routing table, having one or two exits from the OSPF domain.

Virtual links are created in cases where it is not possible to make a physical connection from
an area to the backbone area (Area 0), by means of the routers that are part of the common
transit area and are created with the ID routers. I cannot be configured in a fragmented area.

TOPOLOGY
HOW TO MAKE OSPF CONFIGURATIONS?
Initially we must assign IP addresses to the interfaces corresponding to your network and
area, as shown in the topology. Subsequently, we will configure OSPF, assigning the only the
networks to which each router belongs. For all configurations, the router has the first IP
address of the segment, we will take router 1 as an example.

HOW TO MAKE TSA CONFIGURATION?


As shown in the topology, it will be done in the routers belonging to area 51, which are R3 and
R7, as the router that connects to Area 0 and 51 is R3, this should be configured as the ABR,
however, R7 is within the area 51 and is who is configured as stub.
HOW DO WE MAKE THE VIRTUAL LINKS?
We need to configure virtual links because area 33 is not directly connected to area 0. We
will create the virtual links in R6, R4 and R1, since they are the common area or transit area
between area 33 and area 0.

EVIDENCE
- Virtual links:

R4
R6

R1
- ROUTING TABLES

R6

R7
R2

- PINGS BETWEEN VPCS

VPCS2
VPCS1

VPCS3

VPCS4
CONCLUSIONS
Robert:

OSPF is a strong and reliable protocol used for routing data in networks. It divides the
network into smaller sections called areas, which makes it easier for network engineers to
manage and troubleshoot. Compared to older protocols like RIP and IGRP, OSPF is more
efficient because it quickly finds the best path for data to travel through the network, even if
there are changes or problems. It also uses resources, like bandwidth and memory, more
wisely. This makes OSPF a great choice for larger networks that need to be fast and flexible.

Alejandro:

The areas are a very useful and severe implementation in the management and control of
our network, to such a degree that allows us to manage the information and paths that a
router can learn, as well as to procure and take care of the network of possible failures that
may be inside the areas but these areas do not allow this to have repercussions or require
the other routers to know about the failure. OSPF is a very noble and useful protocol for
medium or large networks that operate in a company and require that the state of the
network is always optimal.

BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES
• Comprensión de las áreas OSPF y los links virtuales. (2023, 7 noviembre).
Cisco. https://www.cisco.com/c/es_mx/support/docs/ip/open-shortest-path-first-
ospf/13703-8.html#toc-hId-1780186608
• Espinoza, J. (2022, 30 marzo). ¿Como trabajan los 4 tipos de áreas de OSPF? - Jesus
Espinoza - Medium. Medium. https://jesuseduardoespinoza.medium.com/como-
trabajan-los-4-tipos-de-%C3%A1reas-de-ospf-e94696e504d2
• Donato, R. (2020, 4 junio). OSPF Area’s explained. Packet
Coders. https://www.packetcoders.io/ospf-areas-explained/

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