OSPFv3

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OSPFv3 is the version of the Open Shortest Path First routing protocol designed to operate over IPv6 networks, providing link-state routing and support for IPv6 addressing and features.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf interior gateway protocol
link-state routing protocol
routing protocol
basedOn OSPF
belongsTo OSPF protocol family
canRunOn layer 3 switches
routers
definedIn RFC 5340
designedFor IPv6
difference changes LSA types compared to OSPFv2
removes address information from most LSAs
separates protocol from IPv6 addressing
uses link-local addresses for neighbor relationships
differsFrom OSPFv2
isUsedIn enterprise networks
service provider networks
obsoletes OSPF for IPv6 defined in RFC 2740
operatesAt network layer
requires IPv6-enabled interfaces
routingDomain intra-domain
scope single autonomous system
standardizedBy IETF
supports IPv4 routing in some extensions
IPv6 multicast routing
IPv6 unicast routing
link-state routing
multiple address families
supportsFeature area hierarchy
authentication via IPsec
backbone area
equal-cost multipath routing
external route redistribution
fast convergence
not-so-stubby areas (NSSA)
route summarization
stub areas
totally stubby areas (vendor-specific)
virtual links
uses Dijkstra shortest path first algorithm
Hello packets
database description packets
link-local IPv6 addresses for neighbor discovery
link-state acknowledgement packets
link-state advertisements
link-state database
link-state request packets
link-state update packets
multicast IPv6 addresses for control traffic
usesMulticastAddress ff02::5
ff02::6

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
IS-IS for IPv6
competesWith
OSPFv3 ("OSPF for IPv6 defined in RFC 2740")
obsoletes
Internet Protocol version 6
supportsRoutingProtocol

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