From: Netlanceconsulting (netlanceconsulting@xxxxxxxxx)
Date: Sun Nov 05 2000 - 14:12:06 GMT-3
Is it a true statement that area 0 originated
>routes cannot be summarized within the OSPF domain?
False. area0 can be summarised into other areas using 'area range' command.
It is like summarising any other area.
regards, gopal, ccie6209
-----Original Message-----
From: dave.awatere@equant.com <dave.awatere@equant.com>
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Date: Sunday, November 05, 2000 1:08 AM
Subject: Re: OSPF area 0 summarization question
>
>
>Good Q. I have ignored these /32's but they have been sitting in the back
of my
>head as a great little lab Q. I can't try it right now but I am sure an
area
>range will aggregate for a non backbone area just not so sure about area 0.
>Anybody running a FR area 0 lab they can try?
>
>R\Davo
>
>
>
>
>"Steve McNutt" <lpd@jacksonville.net>@groupstudy.com on 11/04/2000 05:17:13
PM
>
>Please respond to "Steve McNutt" <lpd@jacksonville.net>
>
>Sent by: nobody@groupstudy.com
>
>
>To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
>cc:
>Subject: OSPF area 0 summarization question
>
>
>A common scenario in practice labs is the frame cloud with mixed interface
>types running ospf area 0. a common solution is to use ip ospf network
>point-to-multipoint on all of the interfaces.
>
>Of course the drawback to this is now you have a host route for every frame
>interface that resides in the backbone area. wouldn't it be nice to
>summarize these routes so everybody and their dog doesn't have to run SPF
>everytime a backbone interface flaps?
>
>There does not seem to be a mechanism to do this (at least I have not
>figured out how to do it). Is it a true statement that area 0 originated
>routes cannot be summarized within the OSPF domain?
>
>P.S. I hope we can avoid a religious discussion of what frame mapping/ospf
>interface combination is best.
>
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