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	Title		: OSPF Restart Signaling
	Author(s)	: A. Zinin, A. Roy, L. Nguyen
	Filename	: draft-nguyen-ospf-restart-01.txt
	Pages		: 4
	Date		: 2002-9-10
	
OSPF is a link-state intra-domain routing protocol used in IP
networks. Routers find new and detect unreachable neighbors via Hello
subprotocol. Hello OSPF packets are also used to ensure two-way
connectivity within time. When a router restarts its OSPF software,
it may not know its neighbors. If such a router sends a hello packet
on an interface, its neighbors are going to reset the adjacency,
which may not be desirable in certain conditions.  This memo
describes a vendor specific mechanism that allows OSPF routers to
inform their neighbors about the restart process.  Note that this
mechanism requires support from neighboring routers.

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