Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Question:
What are the purposes of areas in an OSPF network?
Answer:
Areas allow the design of a hierarchical network. Routes can be summarized or blocked in an area to reduce the amount of routing information on internal OSPF routers.
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