This eBook is for OSPF-2. In this eBook, OSPF-2 protocol covered in detail like - The link-state database: organization and calculations, Splitting the AS into Areas, Inter-area routing, AS external routes, Routing protocol packets, Basic implementation requirements , Optional OSPF capabilities, Protocol data structures, The Area Data Structure, Bringing Up Adjacencies, The Hello Protocol, The Synchronization of Databases, The Designated Router, The Backup Designated Router, Protocol Packet Processing, The Interface Data Structure, The Neighbor Data Structure, The Routing Table Structure, Link State Advertisements (LSAs), The Flooding Procedure, Aging The Link State Database, Virtual Links , Calculation of the routing table, etc.