Labels:text | screenshot | circle OCR: IP AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM OSPF Area OSPF Area Router Router Nenífolk Network Router Router Router Router Sales Frame Relay Engineering Router Newyork Roule Route Operations Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) Area FIGURE 1: The Open Shortest Path First protocol allows for a hierarchical organization, in which routers connect to form "networks, " which, in turn, connect to form "areas." At the highest level, areas form an Autonomous System.