RFC 1131: OSPF specification
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1247.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 2328 — OSPF Version 2
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC is the specification of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Internet routing protocol. OSPF is in the class of Internal Gateway Protocols (IGPs) for distributing routing information between gateways of a single Autonomous System. This routing protocol is based on the link-state approach (in contrast to the distance-vector approach). This specification was developed by the OSPF Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1131
- Published
- October 1989
- Authors
- J. Moy
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 1
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 1247
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