The OSPF Opaque LSA Option

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 17
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]
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC5250
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5250
Author(s): Lou Berger
Igor Bryskin
Alex D. Zinin
Rob Coltun
Keyword(s): OSPF-LSA, OSPF, LSA

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IETF RFC 1793 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2328 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4750 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5226 [Superseded*]

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Coltun, R., Ferguson, D., Moy, J., and A. Lindem, Ed., "OSPF for IPv6", Work in Progress, May 2008. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 1584 [Active*]
IETF RFC 1765 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2370 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3101 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3630 [Active*]
IETF RFC 4576 [Active*]
RFC4915 — OSPF-MT EXTERNAL

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IETF RFC 6827 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9522 [Active*]