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Each area has a unique ID number. (ID 0.0.0.0 is always reserved for the OSPF
backbone.) The AS in Figure 1-5
has the following four areas:
• Backbone area: 0.0.0.0
• Normal areas: 0.0.0.1 and 0.0.0.4
• Stub area: 0.0.0.2
• Not-so-stubby area (NSSA): 0.0.0.3
For information about associating an OSPF interface with an area ID, see
“Configuring an Area ID” on page 6-20
.
Stub Area
A stub area does not import AS external routes and may or may not import
internal route summaries. In place of routes to destinations outside the stub area, a
border router connected to a stub injects a default route advertisement. When an
internal router encounters a datagram addressed to a destination outside the stub
area, the router forwards it to the border router specified in the default route
advertisement.
Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA)
A not-so-stubby area (NSSA) is similar to a stub area except that, to a limited
degree, an NSSA can import AS external routes. Like a stub area, an NSSA
consumes less memory and CPU resources by preventing the flooding of type 5
AS external link-state advertisements (LSAs) into the area and by relying on
default routing to external destinations. However, unlike a stub area, an NSSA can
import external routes into an OSPF routing domain. You can also configure type
7 address ranges to allow NSSA border routers to control the summarization of
external routes for the NSSA.
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