Is it possible to implement ospfv2 on linux?

Question

linux

Hello. As a bachelor's student in Finland at an IT university, I choose a topic for a thesis to be submitted in the spring.
I have taken many courses on networking (ccna and ccnp) and on Unix programming. I also worked in the summer at Nokia networks on their Linux server platform (bug fixing, support).
So, I'm thinking about trying to implement ospfv2 in some Linux distro via rfc, and try to make it friends with a cisco or a juniper.
So the question is - how realistic is it to do? Or am I taking it too high?

Answer 1

So the question is - how realistic is it to do?

I think it's quite real. Especially considering that there are projects like Zebra or Quagga.

Answer 2

quagga seems to support it.

Answer 3

yum install quagga
vi /etc/zebra/ospfd.conf
chkconfig ospfd on
chkconfig zebra on
service zebra start
service ospfd start
oops, I wrote your thesis....