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RFC 4222: Prioritized Treatment of Specific OSPF Version 2 Packets and Congestion Avoidance

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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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Document ID
RFC4222
Published
October 2005
Authors
G. Choudhury
Status
BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
Stream
IETF
Area
rtg
Pages
15
Also known as
BCP112
Updated by:
RFC 9454

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