Introduction Differences in Capabilities
A Brief History Routeing vs. Routing Building the Foundation
Overview
Area Structure
Addressing System IDs: A Continuing Use ISIS and Tags
Forming Adjacencies Multi-Area
Multi-Access Networks LANs LANs - The Designated Router LANs - Flooding on the LAN Behavior Differences when New Routers Join LANs NBMA Networks Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Structure
Hello Packets TLV Timers
Link State Packets TLV The Link State Database
Sequence Number Packets Complete Sequence Number Packet Partial Sequence Number Packet Route Selection and Manipulation
Populating the Routing Table
Manipulating Metrics
Exiting the Area Security Troubleshooting
Adjacency Formation Hello Type Mismatch Area ID Mismatch
Authentication Issues Interface Passwords Area Passwords Command Reference Looking Ahead References