Internet Assigned Numbers Authority Open Shortest Path First v2 (OSPFv2) Parameters Created 2007-04-25 Last Updated 2023-12-21 Note Please also see: [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-authentication-codes] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/bandwidth-constraints-model-ids] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-dd-packet-flags] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-lls-tlvs] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-opaque-types] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-mt-routing] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-sig-alg] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-traffic-eng-tlvs] [https://www.iana.org/assignments/ospf-parameters] Available Formats [IMG] XML [IMG] HTML [IMG] Plain text Registries included below • OSPFv2 Options Registry (8 bits) • OSPF Packet Type (both v2 and v3) • OSPFv2 Link State (LS) Type • OSPFv2 Router LSA Link Type (Value 1) • OSPFv2 Router Properties Registry • OSPFv2 Grace LSA Top Level TLV • Path Computation Element (PCE) Capability Flags • OSPFv2 Instance IDs • OSPFv2 Extended Prefix Opaque LSA TLVs • OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV Sub-TLVs • OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV Flags • OSPFv2 Extended Link Opaque LSA TLVs • OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV Sub-TLVs • OSPFv2 Extended Inter-Area ASBR TLVs • OSPFv2 Extended Inter-Area ASBR Sub-TLVs • IP Algorithm Prefix Reachability Sub-TLV Flags OSPFv2 Options Registry (8 bits) Registration Procedure(s) Standards Action Reference [RFC4940] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0x01 MT-bit [RFC4915] 0x02 E-bit [RFC2328] 0x04 MC-bit [RFC1584][RFC5110] 0x08 N/P-bit [RFC3101] 0x10 L-bit [RFC5613] 0x20 DC-bit [RFC1793] 0x40 O-bit [RFC5250] 0x80 DN-bit [RFC4576] OSPF Packet Type (both v2 and v3) Reference [RFC2328][RFC4940] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Range Registration Procedures 1-127 Standards Action 128-255 Reserved Value Description Reference 0 Reserved 1 Hello [RFC2328] 2 Database Description [RFC2328] 3 Link State Request [RFC2328] 4 Link State Update [RFC2328] 5 Link State Ack [RFC2328] 6-127 Unassigned 128-255 Reserved OSPFv2 Link State (LS) Type Reference [RFC2328][RFC4940] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Range Registration Procedures 1-127 Standards Action 128-255 Reserved Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC4940] 1 Router-LSA [RFC2328] 2 Network-LSA [RFC2328] 3 Summary-LSA (IP network) [RFC2328] 4 Summary-LSA (ASBR) [RFC2328] 5 AS-external-LSA [RFC2328] 6 Group-membership-LSA [RFC1584][RFC5110] 7 NSSA AS-external LSA [RFC3101] 8 Reserved 9 Link-scoped Opaque LSA [RFC5250] 10 Area-scoped Opaque LSA [RFC5250] 11 AS-scoped Opaque LSA [RFC5250] 12-127 Unassigned 128-255 Reserved OSPFv2 Router LSA Link Type (Value 1) Reference [RFC4940] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Range Registration Procedures 1-127 Standards Action 128-255 Reserved Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC4940] 1 Point-to-Point connection to another router [RFC2328] 2 Transit Network [RFC2328] 3 Stub Network [RFC2328] 4 Virtual Link [RFC2328] OSPFv2 Router Properties Registry Registration Procedure(s) Standards Action Reference [RFC4940] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0x01 B-bit [RFC2328] 0x02 E-bit [RFC2328] 0x04 V-bit [RFC2328] 0x08 W-bit [RFC1584][RFC5110] 0x10 Nt-bit [RFC3101] 0x80 Host (H-bit) [RFC8770] OSPFv2 Grace LSA Top Level TLV Reference [RFC4940] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Range Registration Procedures Note 1-255 Standards Action 256-65519 Reserved IANA does not assign 65520-65527 Experimentation IANA does not assign 65528-65535 Vendor Private Use IANA does not assign Value Description Reference 0 Reserved 1 Grace Period [RFC3623] 2 Graceful Restart reason [RFC3623] 3 IP Interface Address [RFC3623] 4-255 Unassigned 256-65519 Reserved 65520-65527 Experimentation 65528-65535 Vendor Private Use Path Computation Element (PCE) Capability Flags Reference [RFC9353] Note Moved to [https://www.iana.org/assignments/igp-parameters] per [RFC9353]. OSPFv2 Instance IDs Registration Procedure(s) Standards Action Reference [RFC6549] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Designation Reference 0 Base IPv4 Unicast Instance [RFC6549] 1 Base IPv4 Multicast Instance [RFC6549] 2 Base IPv4 In-band Management Instance [RFC6549] 3-127 Private Use [RFC6549] 128-255 Unassigned OSPFv2 Extended Prefix Opaque LSA TLVs Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC7684] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC7684] 1 OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV [RFC7684] 2 OSPF Extended Prefix Range TLV [RFC8665] 3-32767 Unassigned 32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC7684] 33024-65535 Reserved [RFC7684] OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV Sub-TLVs Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC7684] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC7684] 1 SID/Label Sub-TLV [RFC8665] 2 Prefix-SID Sub-TLV [RFC8665] 3 Flexible Algorithm Prefix Metric (FAPM) [RFC9350, Section 9] 4 Prefix Source OSPF Router-ID [RFC9084] 5 Prefix Source Router Address [RFC9084] 6 OSPFv2 IP Algorithm Prefix Reachability [RFC9502, Section 6.3] 7 OSPFv2 IP Forwarding Address [RFC9502, Section 6.3.1] 8 Unassigned 9 BIER Sub-TLV [RFC8444] 10 BIER MPLS Encapsulation Sub-TLV [RFC8444] 11-32767 Unassigned 32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC7684] 33024-65535 Reserved [RFC7684] OSPFv2 Extended Prefix TLV Flags Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC7684] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0x80 A [RFC7684] 0x40 N [RFC7684] 0x20 E-Flag (ELC Flag) [RFC9089] OSPFv2 Extended Link Opaque LSA TLVs Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC7684] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC7684] 1 OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV [RFC7684] 2-32767 Unassigned 32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC7684] 33024-65535 Reserved [RFC7684] OSPFv2 Extended Link TLV Sub-TLVs Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC7684][RFC9356] Note The "L2BM" column indicates applicability to the L2 Bundle Attributes Member sub-TLV. The options for the "L2BM" column are: Y - This sub-TLV MAY appear in the L2 Bundle Member Attributes sub-TLV. N - This sub-TLV MUST NOT appear in the L2 Bundle Member Attributes sub-TLV. Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Designation L2BM Reference 0 Reserved [RFC7684] 1 SID/Label Sub-TLV N [RFC8665] 2 Adj-SID Sub-TLV Y [RFC8665] 3 LAN Adj-SID/Label Sub-TLV Y [RFC8665] 4 Network-to-Router Metric Sub-TLV N [RFC8042] 5 RTM Capability N [RFC8169] 6 OSPFv2 Link MSD N [RFC8476] 7 Graceful-Link-Shutdown Sub-TLV N [RFC8379] 8 Remote IPv4 Address Sub-TLV N [RFC8379] 9 Local/Remote Interface ID Sub-TLV N [RFC8379] 10 Application-Specific Link Attributes Y [RFC9492] 11 Shared Risk Link Group Y [RFC9492] 12 Unidirectional Link Delay Y [RFC9492] 13 Min/Max Unidirectional Link Delay Y [RFC9492] 14 Unidirectional Delay Variation Y [RFC9492] 15 Unidirectional Link Loss Y [RFC9492] 16 Unidirectional Residual Bandwidth Y [RFC9492] 17 Unidirectional Available Bandwidth Y [RFC9492] 18 Unidirectional Utilized Bandwidth Y [RFC9492] 19 Administrative Group Y [RFC9492] 20 Extended Administrative Group Y [RFC9492] 21 OSPFv2 Link Attributes Bits Sub-TLV (TEMPORARY - registered 2019-07-31, N [draft-ietf-lsr-dynamic-flooding-11] extension registered 2023-07-10, expires 2024-07-31) 22 TE Metric Y [RFC9492] 23 Maximum link bandwidth Y [RFC9492] 24 L2 Bundle Member Attributes N [RFC9356] 25 Generic Metric (TEMPORARY - registered 2023-02-16, extension registered N [draft-ietf-lsr-flex-algo-bw-con-07, Section 2.2] 2023-12-21, expires 2025-02-16) 26-32767 Unassigned 32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC7684] 33024-65535 Reserved [RFC7684] OSPFv2 Extended Inter-Area ASBR TLVs Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC9350] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC9350] 1 Extended Inter-Area ASBR [RFC9350] 2-32767 Unassigned 32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC9350] 33024-65535 Reserved [RFC9350] OSPFv2 Extended Inter-Area ASBR Sub-TLVs Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC9350] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Value Description Reference 0 Reserved [RFC9350] 1 OSPF Flexible Algorithm ASBR Metric [RFC9350] 2 OSPF IP Flexible Algorithm ASBR Metric [RFC9502, Section 6.5] 3-32767 Unassigned 32768-33023 Reserved for Experimental Use [RFC9350] 33024-65535 Reserved [RFC9350] IP Algorithm Prefix Reachability Sub-TLV Flags Registration Procedure(s) IETF Review or IESG Approval Reference [RFC9502] Available Formats [IMG] CSV Bit Name Reference 0 bit E [RFC9502, Section 6.3] 1-7 Unassigned Licensing Terms