AS
In OSPF, an Autonomous
System is a connected segment of a network topology that consists of a collection of
subnetworks (with hosts attached) interconnected by a set of routes. The subnetworks and the
routers are expected to be under the control of a single administration. Within an AS,
routers may use one or more interior routing protocols and sometimes several sets of
metrics. An AS is expected to present to other autonomous systems an appearance of a
coherent interior routing plan and a consistent picture of the destinations reachable
through the AS. An AS is identified by a unique 16-bit number.
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