1s & 0s-OSPF Areas (Part 2) - Backbone and Normal Areas

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OSPF Areas (Part 2) - Backbone and Normal Areas

Links:

RFC 2328 – OSPF Version 2
RFC 2740 – OSPF for IPv6



Backbone area (Area 0)
Let's start with the Backbone area. The backbone area is just as the name implies the backbone of the OSPF domain. Think of the backbone area as the hub for OSPF. The backbones main responsibility is to distribute routing information (LSAs) between non-backbone areas.


Breakdown of Backbone Area:


Backbone =
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