SLM-5650B Satellite Modem
Revision 2
Network Processor (NP) Interface 8–43 MN-SLM-5650B
8.6.5.6.2 Routing | OSPF
Figure 8-31. Routing | OSPF Page
Use the ‘Routing | OSPF’ page (Figure 8-31) to define the operating parameters for Open Shortest
Path First routing.
OSPF Parameters
Item Description / Setting
To control OSPF routing, set the interface as Disabled or Enabled.
Area Network Address
Network address of an area. An area is a set of networks and hosts within an
Autonomous System (AS) that has been administratively grouped together.
Subnet mask of the Area Network.
OSPF Area
The modem NP Interface supports only one OSPF Area at a time.
routers which cooperate by exchanging their routing data base for the specified network
range; i.e. an OSPF router will only send its database to other routers that advertise that
they are in the same area.
Valid range is from 0 to 4294967295.
Cost
Specify the explicit cost of sending a packet via this interface.
Valid range is from 1 to 65535.
Retransmit Interval
Specify the number of seconds between link state advertisement retransmissions for
adjacencies belonging to an OSPF interface.
Transmit Delay
Parameters used to define the route to the destination network.
Valid range is from 1 to 65535 seconds.