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Abstract:
This document describes a mechanism to model a broadcast network as a hybrid
of broadcast and point-to-multipoint networks for purposes of OSPF operation. Neighbor discovery and maintenance as
well as Link State Advertisement (LSA) database synchronization are performed using the broadcast model, but
the network is represented using the point-to-multipoint model in the router-LSAs of the routers connected
to it. This allows an accurate representation of the cost of communication between
different routers on the network, while maintaining the network efficiency of
broadcast operation. This approach is relatively simple and requires minimal changes to
OSPF.
Authors:
Nischal Sheth <nsheth@contrailsystems.com>
Lili Wang <liliw@juniper.net>
Jeffrey Zhang <zzhang@juniper.net>
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