RFC 4222 · BEST CURRENT PRACTICE · 2005

Prioritized Treatment of Specific OSPF Version 2 Packets and Congestion Avoidance

Overview

RFC 4222, “Prioritized Treatment of Specific OSPF Version 2 Packets and Congestion Avoidance”, is a Best Current Practice document published in October 2005 by G. Choudhury. It has since been updated by RFC 9454. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document recommends methods that are intended to improve the scalability and stability of large networks using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Version 2 protocol. The methods include processing OSPF Hellos and Link State Advertisement (LSA) Acknowledgments at a higher priority compared to other OSPF packets, and other congestion avoidance procedures. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.

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What “Best Current Practice” means

Documents the IETF community's recommended operational or procedural practice rather than a protocol specification.

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