Configuring OSPFv3 area parameters

OSPFv3 has the same stub area, NSSA area, and virtual link features as OSPFv2.

After you split an OSPFv3 AS into multiple areas, the LSA number is reduced and OSPFv3 applications are extended. To further reduce the size of routing tables and the number of LSAs, configure the non-backbone areas at an AS edge as stub areas.

A stub area cannot import external routes, but an NSSA area can import external routes into the OSPFv3 routing domain while retaining other stub area characteristics.

Non-backbone areas exchange routing information through the backbone area, so the backbone and non-backbone areas (including the backbone itself) must be fully meshed. If no connectivity can be achieved, configure virtual links.