Open Shortest-Path First Interior Gateway Protocol(OSPF) A {link state routing protocol} that is one of the {Internet} standard {Interior Gateway Protocols} defined in {RFC 1247}. There is no OSPF {EGP}, OSPF is an IGP only. [Relationship to {Internet Protocol} packet routing?] {OSPF Design Guide (http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/104/1.html)}. (2002-06-29)