>> OSPFv2, as specified in RFC 2328, states that a multi-access network's 
>> subnet is specified by the DR's Network-LSA LSID/mask and installed during 
>> the SPF graph traversal. Hence, without some form of signaling, there is no 
>> way to prevent other routers in the OSPF area from installing the subnet 
>> route (whether or not it is really needed for any purpose in the OSPF 
>> network deployment). 
> 
> So, in reality, this isn't about the way SPF is run, but the assumption
> in RFC2328 that the LSID/subnet mask from the type 2 is the "correct"
> subnet to put in the table when building the tree... Hmm...
> 
> Then it seems like the magic number is unavoidable in this case.

BTW --I'm fine with moving this doc forward...

:-)

Russ

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