Disabling the OSPF Protocol

Usually it is not allowed to disable the OSPF protocol except in the following two cases. One is when an ASON NE is connected with a traditional NE that is incapable of transparent transmission. The other one is when an ASON NE has an optical interface that does not connect any fiber. In the two cases, you can disable OSPF to release idle resources for a better resource allocation.

Background Information

CAUTION:

If the OSPF protocol is disabled, the ASON feature of the corresponding optical interface is disabled, which severely affects ASON services. Hence, do not disable the OSPF protocol if not necessary.

Procedure

For OptiX OSN 8800 series.
1. In the NE Explorer, select an NE and choose ASON > Advanced Maintenance from the Function Tree.
2. Click the OSPF Protocol Status tab. Click Query to query the ASON protocol information from the NE
3. Select the port at which the OSPF is to be disabled. Double-click the OSPF Protocol Status column and choose Disabled from the drop-down list.
  NOTE:
  If you need to enable the OSPF protocol, choose Enabled.
4. Click Apply. A confirm dialog box is displayed.
5. Click Yes. The operation result dialog box is displayed, click Close.
6. Optional: Click Query. Query OSPF protocol status from the NE.