Use of OSPF-MDR in Single-Hop Broadcast Networks
Richard G. Ogier · 2013
RFC 5614 (OSPF-MDR) extends OSPF to support mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) by specifying its operation on the new OSPF interface of type MANET.This document describes the use of OSPF-MDR (MANET Designated Router) in a single-hop broadcast network, which is a special case of a MANET in which each router is a (one-hop) neighbor of each other router.Unlike an OSPF broadcast interface, such an interface can have a different cost associated with each neighbor.The document includes configuration recommendations and simplified mechanisms that can be used in single-hop broadcast networks.