OSPF stubby area


  • No external routes but O & IA
  • Summary LSA: Type 3 [no type 4 generated by ASBR]
  • Default route as summary route: Type 3
  • No External LSA: Type 5
  • only 1 ABR, automatically generates a default route inside the stub toward the ABR: O*IA 0.0.0.0/0 [110/1563] via 192.168.30.10, 00:00:23, Serial0
  • Gateway of last resort is 192.168.30.10 to network 0.0.0.0
  • Redistributed routes (OSPF external routes or Type 5) are not advertised into a Stub Area
  • OSPF Inter-area routes are Advertised into a stub area
  • The ABR will advertise a default into the stub area
  • area 1 stub configured on all routes in the area
  • NEED: AREA 2 COST 10 [or the cost will be 1]
  • Type 1 & 2 [Inter-area]
  • Type 3 & 4 [Intra-area]
  • No Type 5 [externals]
  • Automatically creates a default route