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<strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> backbone. In Figure 8.13, all <strong>the</strong> Layer 2 transport facilities<br />

support broadcast, so all <strong>the</strong> <strong>network</strong>s exchange information without<br />

any designation of a "neighbor" router. The "dark fiber" in this<br />

diagram means that <strong>the</strong> telephone company (LEC, or local exchange<br />

carrier) is leasing <strong>the</strong> fiber connection <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> cus<strong>to</strong>mer, and it's <strong>the</strong><br />

cus<strong>to</strong>mer's responsibility <strong>to</strong> manage <strong>the</strong> circuit.<br />

Figure 8.13. A multi-area OSPF implementation using<br />

MAN/LAN broadcast <strong>network</strong>s.<br />

Regardless of how <strong>the</strong> areas are constructed, it is essential that all<br />

areas be ei<strong>the</strong>r physically or virtually connected <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> backbone area.<br />

It is only through <strong>the</strong> backbone <strong>network</strong> that inter-area message<br />

exchange is possible. The ABR routers facilitate this exchange by<br />

sending OPSF messages (LSAs) between <strong>the</strong>ir connected <strong>network</strong>s.<br />

Because all areas have ABR connected <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> backbone, all LSAs are<br />

sent <strong>to</strong> all <strong>the</strong> <strong>network</strong>s in <strong>the</strong> routing domain.<br />

Ano<strong>the</strong>r way OSPF provides for exchanging information is by forming<br />

adjacencies. Adjacencies are relationships formed between routers

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