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area nssa translator role
25-14 OSPFv3 Configuration
area nssa translator role
Thiscommandconfiguresthetranslatorroleoftherouter.
Syntax
area areaid nssa translator-role {always | candidate}
no area areaid nssa translator-role
Parameters
Defaults
Bydefault,thetranslatorroleisdisabled.
Mode
RouterOSPFv3configuration:C3(su)‐>router(Config‐router)#
Usage
TheNSSATranslatorRolespecifieswhetherornotanNSSArouterwillunconditionallytranslate
Type‐7LSAstoType‐5LSAswhenactingasanNSSAborderrouter.
Whenthealwaysparameterisspecifiedwiththiscommand,therouterwillalwaystranslateType‐
7LSAs,regardlessofthetranslatorstateof
otherNSSAborderrouters.Whenthecandidate
parameterisspecified,theNSSArouterwillparticipateinthetranslatorelectionprocess
describedinRFC3101,“TheOSPFNot‐So‐StubbyArea(NSSA)Option.”
Usethenoformofthiscommandtoreturntheconfiguredtranslatorroletothedefaultof
disabled.
Example
Thisexampleconfigurestheroutertoalwaysassumethetranslatorrolewhenitbecomesanarea
borderrouterforNSSA20.
C3(su)->router(Config-router)# area 20 nssa translator-role always
area nssa translator-stab-intv
ThiscommandconfiguresthetranslatorstabilityintervaloftheNSSA.
Syntax
area areaid translator-stab-intv interval
no area areaid translator-stab-intv
areaid SpecifiestheareaIDinIPaddressformat(dotted‐quad)orasadecimal
value.
always Specifiesthattherouterwillalwaysassumetheroleofthetranslatorthe
instantisbecomesaborderrouter.
candidate Specifiesthattherouterwillparticipateinthetranslatorelection
processwhenitbecomesaborder
router.