Configuring an OSPF Network

The Open Shortest Path First protocol (OSPF) is an interior gateway protocol (IGP) that routes packets within a single autonomous system (AS). To use OSPF, you must understand the basic components of an OSPF network and configure the J Series device to act as a node in the network.

Note: Before configuring routing protocols on a device running JUNOS Software, you must first configure security filters. For more information, see the JUNOS Software Security Configuration Guide.

Note: In this chapter, the term OSPF refers to OSPF version 2 and OSPF version 3.

You can use either J-Web Quick Configuration or a configuration editor to configure an OSPF network.

For more information about OSPF, see the JUNOS Routing Protocols Configuration Guide.

For information about which devices support the features documented in this chapter, see the JUNOS Software Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• OSPF Overview
• Before You Begin
• Configuring an OSPF Network in J-Web
• Configuring an OSPF Network with a Configuration Editor
• Tuning an OSPF Network for Efficient Operation
• Verifying an OSPF Configuration