@misc{rfc5250,
    series =    {Request for Comments},
    number =    5250,
    howpublished =  {RFC 5250},
    publisher = {RFC Editor},
    doi =       {10.17487/RFC5250},
    url =       {https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5250},
    author =    {Rob Coltun and Alex D. Zinin and Igor Bryskin and Lou Berger},
    title =     {{The OSPF Opaque LSA Option}},
    pagetotal = 17,
    year =      2008,
    month =     jul,
    abstract =  {This document defines enhancements to the OSPF protocol to support a new class of link state advertisements (LSAs) called Opaque LSAs. Opaque LSAs provide a generalized mechanism to allow for the future extensibility of OSPF. Opaque LSAs consist of a standard LSA header followed by application-specific information. The information field may be used directly by OSPF or by other applications. Standard OSPF link-state database flooding mechanisms are used to distribute Opaque LSAs to all or some limited portion of the OSPF topology. This document replaces RFC 2370 and adds to it a mechanism to enable an OSPF router to validate Autonomous System (AS)-scope Opaque LSAs originated outside of the router's OSPF area. {[}STANDARDS-TRACK{]}},
}