Network Element-Level Management Help >>Protocol Management >> OSPF

OSPF

Operation Procedure

1. Select the Resource tab.
2. Select the device to be managed from the device list to enter the Device Details page.
3. Click OSPF in the protocol management list.

Parameter Description

OSPF Attribute
• Router ID: Unique ID of a router in an AS.
• OSPF Status: OSPF protocol management status.
• OSPF Version: Version of the current OSPF protocol.
• Is Area Boarder Router: Whether the router is an area boarder router.
• Is AS Boarder Router: Whether the router is an AS boarder router.
• ASE-LSA Count: Sum of ASE-LSAs in the LSDB. LSDB: Link State Database. AS-LSA: AS-external-LSA, type5 LSA, which is generated by the ASBR to describe the routes to other ASs and advertised to the whole AS (excluding STUB areas).
• Sum of The ASE-LSA checksums: Sum of ASE-LSA checksums in the LSDB.
• ToS Support: The router's support for ToS routes.
• New LSA Originated: Number of new LSAs originated by this router.
• New LSA Received: Number of new LSAs received.

Area Information
• Area: Area uniquely identified by a 32-byte integer.
• Auth Type: Specifies the authentication type of the area, which can be: None(0) indicating none authentication, Simple(1) indicating plain text authentication, or MD5(2) indicating MD5 authentication.
• Import AS External LSA: Whether the area supports importing LSAs outside of the AS.
• Spf Calculation: Times that the link state of the area is used to calculate routing tables in the area.
• ABR: Number of reachable ABRs in this area.
• ASBR: Number of reachable ASBRs in this area.
• LSA: Number of LSAs in the LSDB of this area.
• Sum of LSA Checksum: Sum of LSA checksums in the LSDB of this area.

Stub Area Information
• Area: Area number of the stub area.
• ToS Type: ToS that the next metric belongs to.
• Default Route Metric: Metric of the default route imported to the stub area.
• Status: Status of this line, which can be active, notInService, or notReady.

LSDB Information
• Area: Number of the area that the LSA belongs to.
• Type: LSA type, which can be routerLink, networkLink, summaryLink, asSummaryLink, or asExternalLink.
• LS ID: LS ID of the LSA.
• Originating Router: ID of the router originating the LSA.
• Serial Number: LSA serial number.
• Age(S): Generation time of the LSA.
• Checksum: Checksum of the LSA.

Extended LSDB Information
• Type: LSA type, which can be routerLink, networkLink, summaryLink, asSummaryLink, or asExternalLink.
• LS ID: LS ID of the LSA.
• Originating Router: ID of the router originating the LSA.
• Serial Number: LSA serial number.
• Age(S): Generation time of the LSA.
• Checksum: Checksum of the LSA.

OSPF Interface
• Interface Address: IP address of the OSPF interface.
• Area: Area where the interface resides.
• Type: Broadcast when the link layer protocol is Ethernet, or FDDI; nbma (Non Broadcast MultiAccess) when the link layer protocol is ATM, frame-relay, HDLC, or X.25; pointToPoint when the link layer protocol is PPP, LAPB, or POS; pointToMultiPoint: no link layer protocol will be regarded as Point-to-Multipoint by default. It is usually formed through manually modifying NBMA when the NBMA network is not connected completely. By default, the interface network type is Point-to-Point.
• Available Status: Indicates whether the interface is available.
• Priority: Priority of the router.
• Transit Delay (s): LSA transmission delay.
• Retrans Interval (s): LSA retransmission interval.
• Hello Interval (s): Interval at which the interface transmits hello packets.
• Dead Time Interval(s): Dead interval of the peer interface.
• Poll Interval(s): Polling interval of the dead peer.
• Status: Interface status, which can be down, loopback, waiting, pointToPoint, designatedRouter, backupDesignatedRouter, or otherDesignatedRouter.
• DR: IP address of the designated router (DR).
• BDR: IP address of the backup designated router (BDR).
• Events: Times of interface status changes or errors.
• Authentication Key: Plain text authentication key of the interface.

Interface ToS Metric
• Interface: IP address of the OSPF interface (interface index when OSPF interface has no IP address).
• Interface ToS Type: ToS type of the OSPF interface.
• Route Metric: Route metric of the OSPF interface.

Peer Information
• Peer Address: IP address of the peer interface (interface index when the interface has no IP address).
• Router ID: Router ID of the peer.
• Priority: Priority of the peer.
• Status: Status of the relationship with the peer, which can be down, attempt, init, twoWay, exchangeStart, exchange, loading, or full.
• Events: Times of peer relationship status changes or errors.
• Length of Retransmission Queue: Length of the current retransmission queue.

Virtual Link Interface
• Transit Area: Transit area of the virtual link.
• Peer Router ID: Router ID of the virtual link peer.
• Transit Delay(s): LSA transmission delay.
• Retrans Interval(s): LSA retransmission interval.
• Hello Interval(s): Interval at which the interface transmits hello packets.
• Dead Time Interval(s): Dead interval of the interface peer.
• Status: Interface status of the virtual link.
• Events: Times of virtual link interface status changes or errors.
• Authentication Key: Plain text authentication key of the virtual link interface.

Virtual Link Peer
• Transit Area: Area number of the transit area.
• Peer Router ID: Router ID of the virtual link peer router.
• Peer Address: IP address of the virtual link peer.
• Status: Status of the virtual link peer, which can be Down, Attempt, Init, TwoWay, ExchangeStart, Exchange, Loading, or full.
• Events: Times of peer relationship status changes or errors.
• Authentication Key: Plain text authentication key of the virtual link peer.