Comparison between OSPFv3 and OSPFv2

Mustafa ElGili Mustafa

Computer Department, Community College, Shaqra University, Shaqra, Saudi Arabia.

DOI: 10.4236/wsn.2014.64006                

Abstract

This paper aims to compare between OSPFv2 and OSPFv3, to explain the impact of the change in OSPFv3 packet format and the over load when OSPFv3 uses IPv6 packet instead of IPv4 packet format that was used by OSPFv2, and the comparison based on common OSPF packets that was sent in the same network.

Keywords

Routing Protocols, OSPF, OSPFv2, OSPFv3, IPv6

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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