Re: Limit on OSPF Areas

From: dara tomar (wish2ie@gmail.com)
Date: Thu May 22 2008 - 07:26:00 ART


*A good oldie question,

Beside what Mihai said all is dependent on the CPU-processing power and the
memory consumption of a device.

Here is what the RF 2329 as per the year 1998 has to say.

http://www3.tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2329#page-7

And with time we are having more powerful devices in market, so no real
concerns...

Regards,
Dara*

On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 1:46 PM, <sheherezada@gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't think this is the case with the current processing power on
> the routers. I've seen 100 routers in a single area. Actually,
> single area OSPF is better especially in SP design, where you carry
> all bulk routes in BGP and avoid TE complications.
>
> Just my opinion.
>
> Mihai
>
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 9:55 PM, <iosluver@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have read & heard about the need to limit the number of routers in an
> OSPF
> > because of the performance implications on participating devices. Is
> there a
> > limit on the number of OSPF Areas?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
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