Best OSPF Configuration Values Print

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OSPF Retransmit Interval

How long this router should wait ro receive a LSA (Link State Advertisement) acknowledgement packet from its neighbour, before re-transmitting its advertisement again.

Recommended: 2 seconds

OSPF Transmit Delay

Appends an additional LSA age (in seconds) to accomodate for high latency links or slow routers processing LSA packets.

Recommended: 8 seconds

OSPF Hello Interval

Defines how frequently this router sends a 'hello' packet to its neighbour.

Recommended: 2 seconds

OSPF Dead Interval

How long this router should wait for a 'hello' packet from its neighbour before downing the interface.

Recommended: 10 seconds

 

Useful sources:
https://ipwithease.com/ospf-timers/
https://networklessons.com/ospf/ospf-hello-and-dead-interval
https://fredrikjj.wordpress.com/2014/05/17/ospf-timers-part-4/


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