Open Shortest Path First for IPv6
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Template:TOC-right A standard IP routing protocol, Open Shortest Path First, has been issued in a major new version, which can handle both Internet Protocol version 4 and Internet Protocol version 6. Familiarity with basic Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and link state routing terminology is assumed in this article.
Addressing semantics have been removed from OSPF packets and the basic Link State Advertisements (LSAs). New LSAs have been created to carry IPv6 addresses and prefixes. OSPF now runs on a per-link basis rather than on a per-IP-subnet basis. Flooding scope for LSAs has been generalized. Authentication has been removed from the OSPF protocol and instead relies on IPv6's Authentication Header and Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP).