What is Open Shortest Path First?
{{IPstack}} '''Open shortest path first''' (commonly abbreviated to '''OSPF''') is a routing protocol used for [[Computer network|computer networks]], and the [[internet]]. It is based on [[Dijkstra's algorithm]], and has been standardized by the [[Internet Engineering Task Force|IETF]]. It is an [[interior gateway protocol]], used to route [[Packet (computing)|packets]] inside the network of one organization. [[Category:Computer networking]]