RFC 3137 · INFORMATIONAL · 2001

OSPF Stub Router Advertisement

Overview

RFC 3137, “OSPF Stub Router Advertisement”, is an Informational document published in June 2001 by A. Retana, L. Nguyen, R. White, A. Zinin, D. McPherson. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6987 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo describes a backward-compatible technique that may be used by OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) implementations to advertise unavailability to forward transit traffic or to lower the preference level for the paths through such a router. This memo provides information for the Internet community.

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Informational” means

Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 6987
Other RFCs from 2001

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