Curriculum topic
OSPF
FullOSPF in a single area and across area boundaries: adjacency formation, area roles, and the states a neighbour moves through.
- lesson
- 3 lessons
- quiz
- 1 quiz
- question
- 2 questions
- lab
- 7 labs
Taught, assessed and practised in a lab.
Why this matters
OSPF is the most heavily weighted routing protocol on the CCNA blueprint, and its adjacency process is where most real faults and most exam questions live.
Further reading
Technical guides
Learn
Modules covering this topic
3 lessons on this topic, sequenced inside these modules alongside their quizzes and labs.
Practice
Hands-on labs
Real virtual networks with device consoles, graded automatically. Addressing is regenerated on every attempt.
Assess
Graded quizzes
2 graded questions across 1 quiz, taken inside the modules above. Wrong answers explain the specific misconception behind the option you chose.
Review
Spaced repetition
OSPF is tracked on the review ladder. Once you have answered a question on it, it comes back on a schedule that stretches as you keep getting it right - and resets if you don't. See your review queue.
Certification
Exam objectives this topic covers
- 3.4 Configure and verify single area OSPFv2
- 2.1 Explain characteristics of routing technologies