Unit 9 OSPF In Multi-Access Networks

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UNIT 9 OSPF in Multi-access Networks Area Border Router (ABR): An ABR is a kind of router that is located near the border between one or more Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) areas. It is used to establish a connection between backbone networks and the OSPF areas. It is a member of both the main backbone network and the specific areas to which it connects, so it stores and maintains separate routing information or routing tables regarding the backbone and the topologies of the area to which it is connected. Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR): ASBRs are the links between the OSPF autonomous system and the outside network. They exchange their autonomous system topology data with boundary routers in other autonomous systems. ASBRs can import external link advertisements that contain information about external networks from…show more content…
The BDR is the OSPF router with second highest priority at the time of the last election. 1. When would you use an ABR as opposed to an ASBR? a. An ABR would be used when you want to connect one or more areas to a main backbone network. 2. What are the effects of using two OSPF processes? b. Changes on one router process deletes dynamic routes that still exist on the other. 3. What is the difference between a DR as opposed to BDR c. The DR is the initially designated router on a multi-access network. The BDR is only utilized if the current DR has a problem or fails 4. How does the election process work? d. By default, all OSPF routers are assigned a DR priority of 1. Ties among routers with equal DR priorities are broken by router ID, with the highest RID being preferred. DRs cannot be preempted by routers with a higher priority once they have been elected, so we'll need to disconnect all routers from the network in order to force a new

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