Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Question:
Why are intra-area summary routes not allowed?
Answer:
OSPF databases on routers in the same area must be identical. If route summarization was allowed within an area, some routers would have specific routes and some routers would have summary routes for routes in the area. If this were allowed, the databases for the area would never agree.
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