Usually it is not allowed to disable the OSPF protocol except in the following two cases. One is when an ASON NE is connected to 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, disable the OSPF protocol only when necessary.
Procedure
- In the NE Explorer, select an NE and choose from the Function Tree.
- Click the OSPF Protocol Status tab. Click Query to query the ASON protocol information from the NE.
- Select the port at which the OSPF protocol is to be disabled. Double-click the OSPF Protocol Status column. Choose Disabled from the drop-down list.
NOTE: If you need to enable the OSPF protocol, choose Enabled.
- Click Apply. A confirm dialog box is displayed.
- Click Yes.
- Click Query. Queries OSPF protocol status from the NE.