Siemens SCALANCE XR-500

Layer 3 functions
9.2 OSPFv2 (IPv4)
SCALANCE XM-400/XR-500 Command Line Interface (CLI)
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9.2.3.9
area virtual-link
Description
With this command, you create a virtual connection to the backbone area.
Note
This command is available only wi
th layer 3. The router must be an Area Border Router
(ABR) or an Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR). The router ID must correspond
to the IP address of the interface of the transit area network.
Requirement
You are in the OSPF Router configuration mode.
The command prompt is as follows:
cli(config-ospf)#
Syntax
Call up the command with the following parameters:
area <area-id> virtual-link <router-id>
[authentication
{
simple |messagedigest| null
}
]
[hello-interval <value (1-65535)>]
[retransmit-interval <value(0-3600)>]
[transmit-delay <value (0-3600)>]
[dead-interval <value>]
[{
authentication-key <key (8)> | message-digest-key <Key-id (0-255)>
md5 <key(16)>
}]