OSPF – Open Shortest Path First

Member of: IGP & Link State groups

Primary Metric: Shortest Path per Dijkstra Algorythm

Max Hop Limit: None

There are 2 Versions: OSPF version 2 (IPv4 only) OSPF version 3 IPv4 & 6

Convergence: Fast

OSPF can be used in a single area or multiarea configuration

Administrative Distance: 110