OSPF Version 2
This specification has been revised 4 times since RFC 1131 (1989). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current version — implement against this
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 1131OSPF specificationObsoletedOctober 1989proposed standardreplaced by RFC1247
- RFC 1247OSPF Version 2ObsoletedJuly 1991draft standardreplaced by RFC1583
- RFC 1583OSPF Version 2ObsoletedMarch 1994draft standardreplaced by RFC2178
- RFC 2178OSPF Version 2ObsoletedJuly 1997draft standardreplaced by RFC2328
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 2328 (April 1998).