This document provides an overview of the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing protocol. It defines key OSPF terminology like link, router ID, neighbors, adjacency, area, backbone area, Area Border Router (ABR), Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR). It describes OSPF network types, neighbor tables, topology tables, routing tables, and the link state advertisement (LSA) process. It also covers OSPF configuration, path calculation using the Dijkstra algorithm, and advantages of OSPF like rapid convergence and scalability.