Configuring NSSA for OSPFv2

The Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) feature for OSPFv2 enhances the Type 7 autonomous-system external routing calculation and translates the Type 7 Link State Advertisement (LSA) into Type 5 LSA. This feature adds support for the OSPF NSSA specification that is defined by RFC 3101, OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option . RFC 3101 replaces RFC 1587, OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option, and is backward compatible with RFC 1587. For additional information refer to RFC 3101.

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Information About Configuring NSSA for OSPF

Characteristics of RFC 3101

RFC 3101 describes the following features:

  • Provides an option of importing OSPF summary routes into a Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) as Type-3 summary-Link State Advertisement (LSA).
  • Refines the setting of the forwarding address in Type-7 LSAs .
  • Revises the Type-7 external route calculation .
  • Strengthens the process of translating Type-7 LSAs into Type-5 LSAs.
  • Modifies the process of flushing translated Type-7 LSAs.
  • Defines the P-bit (propagate bit) default as clear.

RFC 1587 Compliance

RFC 3101 compliance is automatically enabled on the devices. Use the compatible rfc1587 command in router configuration mode to revert to route selection that is based on RFC 1587. When you configure the device to be compatible with RFC 1587, the device performs the following actions:

  • Reverts the route selection process to RFC 1587.
  • Configures Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR) to configure the P (propagate bit) and zero-forwarding address.
  • Disables always translating Area Border Router (ABR).

ABR as NSSA Link State Advertisement Translator

Use the Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) for Open Shortest Path First version 2 (OSPFv2) feature to simplify administration in a network that connects a central site that uses OSPF to a remote site that is using a different routing protocol.

When the NSSA feature was not implemented, the connection between the border device at the corporate site and the remote device was not established as an OSPF stub area due to following reasons:
  • Routes for the remote site were not redistributed into the stub area.
  • Two routing protocols had to be maintained.
A protocol such as Routing Information Protocol (RIP) is run to handle the redistribution.

By implementing NSSA, you can extend OSPF to include the remote connection by defining the area between the border device at the corporate site and the remote device as an NSSA.

As with OSPF stub areas, NSSA areas cannot be injected with distributed routes via Type 5 Link State Advertisement (LSA). Route redistribution into an NSSA area is possible only with Type 7 LSA. An NSSA Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR) generates the Type 7 LSA , and an NSSA Area Border Router (ABR) translates the Type 7 LSA into a Type 5 LSA. These LSAs can be flooded throughout the OSPF routing domain. Route summarization and filtering are supported during the translation.

Route summarization is the consolidation of advertised addresses. This feature enables an ABR to advertise a single summary route to other areas. If the network numbers in an area are assigned in a way such that they are contiguous, you can configure the ABR to advertise a summary route that covers all the individual networks within the area that fall into the specified range.

When routes from other protocols are redistributed to OSPF area, each route is advertised individually in an external LSA. However, you can configure the Cisco IOS software to advertise a single route with a specified network address and mask for all the redistributed routes that are covered by a specified network address and mask. Thus, the size of the OSPF link-state database decreases.

RFC 3101 allows you to configure an NSSA ABR device as a forced NSSA LSA translator.


Note

Even a forced translator might not translate all LSAs; translation depends on the content of each LSA.

The figure below shows a network diagram in which OSPF Area 1 is defined as the stub area. The Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) routes are not propagated into the OSPF domain because routing redistribution is not allowed in the stub area. However, once OSPF Area 1 is defined as an NSSA, an NSSA ASBR can include the EIGRP routes to the OSPF NSSA by generating Type 7 LSAs.

Figure 1. OSPF NSSA

The redistributed routes from the RIP device are not allowed into OSPF Area 1 because NSSA is an extension to the stub area. The stub area characteristics still exist, including the exclusion of Type 5 LSAs.

The figure below shows the OSPF stub network with NSSA Area 1. The redistributed routes that Device 4 is propagating from the two RIP networks is translated into Type 7 LSAs by NSSA ASBR Device 3. Device 2, which is configured to be the NSSA ABR, translates the Type 7 LSAs back to Type 5 so that they can be flooded through the rest of the OSPF stub network within OSPF Area 0.

Figure 2. OSPF NSSA Network with NSSA ABR and ASBR Devices

How to Configure NSSA for OSPF

Configuring an OSPFv2 NSSA Area and Its Parameters

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    router ospf process-id

    4.    redistribute protocol [process-id] {level-1 | level-1-2 | level-2} [autonomous-system-number] [metric {metric-value | transparent}] [metric-type type-value] [match {internal | external 1 | external 2}] [tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets] [nssa-only]

    5.    network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id

    6.    area area-id nssa [no-redistribution] [default-information-originate [metric] [metric-type]] [no-summary] [nssa-only]

    7.    summary-address prefix mask [not-advertise] [tag tag] [nssa-only]

    8.    end


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example: 
    Device> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.
     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example: 
    Device# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 router ospf process-id


    Example: 
    Device(config)# router ospf 10
     

    Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

    • The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process. The range is from 1 to 65535.
     
    Step 4 redistribute protocol [process-id] {level-1 | level-1-2 | level-2} [autonomous-system-number] [metric {metric-value | transparent}] [metric-type type-value] [match {internal | external 1 | external 2}] [tag tag-value] [route-map map-tag] [subnets] [nssa-only]


    Example: 
    Device(config-router)# redistribute rip subnets
     

    Redistributes routes from one routing domain to another routing domain.

    • In the example, Routing Information Protocol (RIP) subnets are redistributed into the OSPF domain.
     
    Step 5 network ip-address wildcard-mask area area-id


    Example: 
    Device(config-router)# network 192.168.129.11 0.0.0.255 area 1
     

    Defines the interfaces on which OSPF runs and the area ID for those interfaces.

     
    Step 6 area area-id nssa [no-redistribution] [default-information-originate [metric] [metric-type]] [no-summary] [nssa-only]


    Example: 
    Device(config-router)# area 1 nssa
     

    Configures a Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) area.

     
    Step 7 summary-address prefix mask [not-advertise] [tag tag] [nssa-only]


    Example: 
    Router(config-router)# summary-address 10.1.0.0 255.255.0.0 not-advertise
     

    Controls the route summarization and filtering during the translation and limits the summary to NSSA areas.

     
    Step 8 end


    Example: 
    Device(config-router)# end
     

    Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

     

    Configuring an NSSA ABR as a Forced NSSA LSA Translator

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    enable

      2.    configure terminal

      3.    router ospf process-id

      4.    area area-id nssa translate type7 always

      5.    area area-id nssa translate type7 suppress-fa

      6.    end


    DETAILED STEPS
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1 enable


      Example: 
      Device> enable
       

      Enables privileged EXEC mode.

      • Enter your password if prompted.
       
      Step 2 configure terminal


      Example: 
      Device# configure terminal
       

      Enters global configuration mode.

       
      Step 3 router ospf process-id


      Example: 
      Device(config)# router ospf 1
       

      Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

      • The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process. The range is from 1 to 65535.
       
      Step 4 area area-id nssa translate type7 always


      Example: 
      Device(config-router)# area 10 nssa translate type7 always
       

      Configures a Not-So-Stubby Area Area Border Router (NSSA ABR) device as a forced NSSA Link State Advertisement (LSA) translator.

      Note   

      You can use the always keyword in the area nssa translate command to configure an NSSA ABR device as a forced NSSA LSA translator. This command can be used if RFC 3101 is disabled and RFC 1587 is used.

       
      Step 5 area area-id nssa translate type7 suppress-fa


      Example: 
      Device(config-router)# area 10 nssa translate type7 suppress-fa
       

      Allows ABR to suppress the forwarding address in translated Type-5 LSA.

       
      Step 6 end


      Example: 
      Device(config-router)# end
       

      Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

       

      Disabling RFC 3101 Compatibility and Enabling RFC 1587 Compatibility

      SUMMARY STEPS

        1.    enable

        2.    configure terminal

        3.    router ospf process-id

        4.    compatible rfc1587

        5.    end


      DETAILED STEPS
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1 enable


        Example: 
        Device> enable
         

        Enables privileged EXEC mode.

        • Enter your password if prompted.
         
        Step 2 configure terminal


        Example: 
        Device# configure terminal
         

        Enters global configuration mode.

         
        Step 3 router ospf process-id


        Example: 
        Device(config)# router ospf 1
         

        Enables OSPF routing and enters router configuration mode.

        • The process-id argument identifies the OSPF process.
        • Use router ospf process-id command to enable OSPFv2 routing.
         
        Step 4 compatible rfc1587


        Example: 
        Device(config-router)# compatible rfc1587
         

        Enables the device to be RFC 1587 compliant.

         
        Step 5 end


        Example: 
        Device(config-router)# end
         

        Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

         

        Configuration Examples for OSPF

        Example: Configuring OSPF NSSA

        In the following example, an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) stub network is configured to include OSPF Area 0 and OSPF Area 1, using five devices. Device 3 is configured as the NSSA Autonomous System Border Router (ASBR). Device 2 configured to be the NSSA Area Border Router (ABR). OSPF Area 1 is defined as a Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA).

        Device 1

        hostname Device1
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.0.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 no cdp enable
!
interface Serial10/0
 description Device2 interface s11/0
 ip address 192.168.10.1 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 1
 serial restart-delay 0
 no cdp enable
!
router ospf 1
 area 1 nssa
!
end

        Device 2

        hostname Device2
!
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.0.2 255.255.255.255
!
interface Serial10/0
 description Device1 interface s11/0
 no ip address
 shutdown
 serial restart-delay 0
 no cdp enable
!
interface Serial11/0
 description Device1 interface s10/0
 ip address 192.168.10.2 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 1
 serial restart-delay 0
 no cdp enable
!
interface Serial14/0
 description Device3 interface s13/0
 ip address 192.168.14.2 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 1
 serial restart-delay 0
 no cdp enable
!
router ospf 1
 area 1 nssa
!
end

        Device 3

        hostname Device3
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.0.3 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet3/0
 ip address 192.168.3.3 255.255.255.0
 no cdp enable
!
interface Serial13/0
 description Device2 interface s14/0
 ip address 192.168.14.3 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 1
 serial restart-delay 0
 no cdp enable
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 area 1 nssa
 redistribute rip subnets
!
router rip
 version 2
 redistribute ospf 1 metric 15
 network 192.168.3.0
end

        Device 4

        hostname Device4
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.0.4 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet3/0
 ip address 192.168.3.4 255.255.255.0
 no cdp enable
!
interface Ethernet4/1
 ip address 192.168.41.4 255.255.255.0
!
router rip
 version 2
 network 192.168.3.0
 network 192.168.41.0
!
end

        Device 5

        hostname Device5
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.0.5 255.255.255.255
!
interface Ethernet0/0
 ip address 192.168.0.10 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 no cdp enable
!
interface Ethernet1/1
 ip address 192.168.11.10 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf 1 area 0
!
router ospf 1
!
end

        Example: OSPF NSSA Area with RFC 3101 Disabled and RFC 1587 Active

        In the following example, the output for the show ip ospf and show ip ospf database nssa commands shows an Open Shortest Path First Not-So-Stubby Area (OSPF NSSA) area where RFC 3101 is disabled, RFC 1587 is active, and an NSSA Area Border Router (ABR) device is configured as a forced NSSA LSA translator. If RFC 3101 is disabled, the forced NSSA LSA translator remains inactive. 

        Device# show ip ospf

Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.0.2.1
Start time: 00:00:25.512, Time elapsed: 00:01:02.200
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 1587)
Event-log enabled, Maximum number of events: 1000, Mode: cyclic
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 0
External flood list length 0
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
Reference bandwidth unit is 100 mbps
Area 1
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
It is a NSSA area
Configured to translate Type-7 LSAs, inactive (RFC3101 support
disabled)
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 00:00:07.160 ago
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 3. Checksum Sum 0x0245F0
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

        The table below describes the show ip ospf display fields and their descriptions.

        Table 1 show ip ospf Field Descriptions

        Field

        Description

        Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 1587)

        Specifies that RFC 1587 is active or that the OSPF NSSA area is RFC 1587 compatible.

        Configured to translate Type-7 LSAs, inactive (RFC3101 support disabled)

        Specifies that OSPF NSSA area has an ABR device configured to act as a forced translator of Type 7 LSAs. However, it is inactive because RFC 3101 is disabled

        		 
        Device2# show ip ospf database nssa

Router Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 28
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 10.0.2.1
Advertising Router: 10.0.2.1
LS Seq Number: 80000004
Checksum: 0x5CA2
Length: 36
Area Border Router
AS Boundary Router
Unconditional NSSA translator
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 192.0.2.5
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
Number of MTID metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10

        The table below describes the show ip ospf database nssa display fields and their descriptions.

        Table 2 show ip ospf database nssa Field Descriptions

        Field

        Description

        Unconditional NSSA translator

        Specifies that NSSA ASBR device is a forced NSSA LSA translator

        Example: Verifying OSPF NSSA

        The following is sample output from the show ip ospf command. The output displays that OSPF Area 1 is an NSSA area.

        Device2# show ip ospf

 Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.1.0.2
 Start time: 00:00:01.392, Time elapsed: 12:03:09.480
 Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
 Supports opaque LSA
 Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
 Supports area transit capability
 Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
 Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
 Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Incremental-SPF disabled
 Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
 Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
 LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
 Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
 Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
 Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
 Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
 Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
 Number of areas transit capable is 0
 External flood list length 0
    Area 1
  Number of interfaces in this area is 2
! It is a NSSA area
  Area has no authentication
  SPF algorithm last executed 11:37:58.836 ago
  SPF algorithm executed 3 times
  Area ranges are
  Number of LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x045598
  Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
  Number of DCbitless LSA 0
  Number of indication LSA 0
  Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
  Flood list length 0


Device2# show ip ospf data

            OSPF Router with ID (10.1.0.2) (Process ID 1)
		Router Link States (Area 1)
Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum Link count
10.1.0.1        10.1.0.1        1990        0x80000016 0x00CBCB 2
10.1.0.2        10.1.0.2        1753        0x80000016 0x009371 4
10.1.0.3        10.1.0.3        1903        0x80000016 0x004149 2

		Summary Net Link States (Area 1)
Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum
192.168.0.0     10.1.0.1        1990        0x80000017 0x00A605
192.168.11.0    10.1.0.1        1990        0x80000015 0x009503

		Type-7 AS External Link States (Area 1)
Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum Tag
192.168.3.0     10.1.0.3        1903        0x80000015 0x00484F 0
192.168.41.0    10.1.0.3        1903        0x80000015 0x00A4CC 0

        The following is sample output from the show ip ospf database data command. The output displays additional information about redistribution between Type 5 and Type 7 LSAs for routes that are injected into the NSSA area and then flooded through the OSPF network. 

        Device2# show ip ospf database data

            OSPF Router with ID (10.1.0.2) (Process ID 1)
Area 1 database summary
  LSA Type      Count    Delete   Maxage
  Router        3        0        0       
  Network       0        0        0       
  Summary Net   2        0        0       
  Summary ASBR  0        0        0       
  Type-7 Ext    2        0        0 
      
Prefixes redistributed in Type-7  0
  Opaque Link   0        0        0       
  Opaque Area   0        0        0       
  Subtotal      7        0        0 
      
Process 1 database summary
  LSA Type      Count    Delete   Maxage
  Router        3        0        0       
  Network       0        0        0       
  Summary Net   2        0        0       
  Summary ASBR  0        0        0       
  Type-7 Ext    2        0        0       
  Opaque Link   0        0        0       
  Opaque Area   0        0        0       
  Type-5 Ext    0        0        0     
  
Prefixes redistributed in Type-5  0
  Opaque AS     0        0        0       
  Total         7        0        0

        The following is sample output from the show ip ospf database nssa command. The output displays detailed information for Type 7 to Type 5 translations: 

        Device2# show ip ospf database nssa

  OSPF Router with ID (10.1.0.2) (Process ID 1)
  Type-7 AS External Link States (Area 1)
  Routing Bit Set on this LSA
  LS age: 1903
  Options: (No TOS-capability, Type 7/5 translation, DC)
  LS Type: AS External Link
  Link State ID: 192.168.3.0 (External Network Number )
  Advertising Router: 10.1.0.3
  LS Seq Number: 80000015
  Checksum: 0x484F
  Length: 36
  Network Mask: /24
  Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
  TOS: 0 
  Metric: 20 
  Forward Address: 192.168.14.3
  External Route Tag: 0
  Routing Bit Set on this LSA
  LS age: 1903
! Options: (No TOS-capability, Type 7/5 translation, DC)
  LS Type: AS External Link
  Link State ID: 192.168.41.0 (External Network Number )
  Advertising Router: 10.1.0.3
  LS Seq Number: 80000015
  Checksum: 0xA4CC
  Length: 36
  Network Mask: /24
  Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
  TOS: 0 
  Metric: 20 
  Forward Address: 192.168.14.3
  External Route Tag: 0

        Example: OSPF NSSA Area with RFC 3101 Disabled and RFC 1587 Active

        The following sample output from the show ip ospf command displays that the device is acting as an ASBR and OSPF Area 1 is configured as an NSSA area: 

        Device3# show ip ospf

 Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.1.0.3
 Start time: 00:00:01.392, Time elapsed: 12:02:34.572
 Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
 Supports opaque LSA
 Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
 Supports area transit capability
!It is an autonomous system boundary router
 Redistributing External Routes from,
    rip, includes subnets in redistribution
 Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
 Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
 Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
 Incremental-SPF disabled
 Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
 Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
 LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
 Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
 Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
 Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
 Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
 Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
 Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
 Number of areas transit capable is 0
 External flood list length 0
    Area 1
  Number of interfaces in this area is 1
! It is a NSSA area
  Area has no authentication
  SPF algorithm last executed 11:38:13.368 ago
  SPF algorithm executed 3 times
  Area ranges are
  Number of LSA 7. Checksum Sum 0x050CF7
  Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
  Number of DCbitless LSA 0
  Number of indication LSA 0
  Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
  Flood list length 0

        The table below describes the significant fields shown in the show ip ospf command output.

        Table 3 show ip ospf Field Descriptions

        Field

        Description

        Routing process "ospf 1" with ID 10.1.0.3

        Process ID and OSPF router ID.

        Supports ...

        Number of types of service supported (Type 0 only).

        Summary Link update interval

        Specifies summary update interval in hours:minutes:seconds, and time until next update.

        External Link update interval

        Specifies external update interval in hours:minutes:seconds, and time until next update.

        Redistributing External Routes from

        Lists of redistributed routes, by protocol.

        SPF calculations

        Lists start, hold, and maximum wait interval values in milliseconds.

        Number of areas

        Number of areas in router, area addresses, and so on.

        SPF algorithm last executed

        Shows the last time an SPF calculation was performed in response to topology change event records.

        Link State Update Interval

        Specifies router and network link-state update interval in hours:minutes:seconds, and time until next update.

        Link State Age Interval

        Specifies max-aged update deletion interval, and time until next database cleanup, in hours:minutes:seconds.

        In the following example, the output for the show ip ospf and show ip ospf database nssa commands shows an Open Shortest Path First Not-So-Stubby Area (OSPF NSSA) area where RFC 3101 is disabled, RFC 1587 is active, and an NSSA Area Border Router (ABR) device is configured as a forced NSSA LSA translator. If RFC 3101 is disabled, the forced NSSA LSA translator remains inactive. 

        Device# show ip ospf

Routing Process "ospf 1" with ID 10.0.2.1
Start time: 00:00:25.512, Time elapsed: 00:01:02.200
Supports only single TOS(TOS0) routes
Supports opaque LSA
Supports Link-local Signaling (LLS)
Supports area transit capability
Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 1587)
Event-log enabled, Maximum number of events: 1000, Mode: cyclic
Router is not originating router-LSAs with maximum metric
Initial SPF schedule delay 5000 msecs
Minimum hold time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Maximum wait time between two consecutive SPFs 10000 msecs
Incremental-SPF disabled
Minimum LSA interval 5 secs
Minimum LSA arrival 1000 msecs
LSA group pacing timer 240 secs
Interface flood pacing timer 33 msecs
Retransmission pacing timer 66 msecs
Number of external LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of opaque AS LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge external and opaque AS LSA 0
Number of areas in this router is 1. 0 normal 0 stub 1 nssa
Number of areas transit capable is 0
External flood list length 0
IETF NSF helper support enabled
Cisco NSF helper support enabled
Reference bandwidth unit is 100 mbps
Area 1
Number of interfaces in this area is 1
It is a NSSA area
Configured to translate Type-7 LSAs, inactive (RFC3101 support
disabled)
Area has no authentication
SPF algorithm last executed 00:00:07.160 ago
SPF algorithm executed 3 times
Area ranges are
Number of LSA 3. Checksum Sum 0x0245F0
Number of opaque link LSA 0. Checksum Sum 0x000000
Number of DCbitless LSA 0
Number of indication LSA 0
Number of DoNotAge LSA 0
Flood list length 0

        The table below describes the significant fields shown in the show ip ospf command output.

        Table 4 show ip ospf Field Descriptions

        Field

        Description

        Supports NSSA (compatible with RFC 1587)

        Specifies that RFC 1587 is active or that the OSPF NSSA area is RFC 1587 compatible.

        Configured to translate Type-7 LSAs, inactive (RFC3101 support disabled)

        Specifies that OSPF NSSA area has an ABR device configured to act as a forced translator of Type 7 LSAs. However, it is inactive because RFC 3101 is disabled

        		 
        Device2# show ip ospf database nssa

Router Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 28
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 10.0.2.1
Advertising Router: 10.0.2.1
LS Seq Number: 80000004
Checksum: 0x5CA2
Length: 36
Area Border Router
AS Boundary Router
Unconditional NSSA translator
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 192.0.2.5
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.0
Number of MTID metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10

        The table below describes the significant fields shown in the show ip ospf database nssa command output.

        Table 5 show ip ospf database nssa Field Description

        Field

        Description

        Unconditional NSSA translator

        Specifies that NSSA ASBR device is a forced NSSA LSA translator

        Additional References for OSPF Not-So-Stubby Areas (NSSA)

        Related Documents

        Related Topic

        Document Title

        Cisco IOS commands

        Cisco IOS Master Command List, All Releases

        OSPF commands

        Cisco IOS IP Routing: OSPF Command Reference

        Protocol-independent features that work with OSPF

        “Configuring IP Routing Protocol-Independent Features” module in IP Routing: Protocol-Independent Configuration Guide

        RFCs

        RFC

        Title

        RFC 1587

        The OSPF NSSA Option, March 1994

        RFC 3101

        The OSPF NSSA Option January 2003

        Technical Assistance

        Description

        Link

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        http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​cisco/​web/​support/​index.html

        Feature Information for Configuring NSSA

        The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

        Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/​go/​cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

        Table 6 Feature Information for NSSA

        Feature Name

        Releases

        Feature Information

        OSPF Support for NSSA RFC 3101

        15.2(1)E

        The OSPF Not-So-Stubby Areas (NSSA) feature enhances the Type 7 autonomous-system external routing calculation and translates the Type 7 Link State Advertisement (LSA) into Type 5 LSA.

        This feature adds support for the OSPF NSSA specification defined by RFC 3101 (OSPF Not-So-Stubby Area (NSSA) Option).

        In Cisco IOS 15.2(1)E, support was added for the Cisco Catalyst 4000 Series Switches.

        The following commands were introduced or modified: area nssa translate, compatible rfc1587.