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This document provides a cheat sheet on OSPF LSA (Link State Advertisements) types, including which LSAs are allowed in different OSPF area types (backbone, non-backbone, stub, totally stubby, NSSA). It lists the 7 main LSA types (Router, Network, Summary, ASBR Summary, Autonomous System, NSSA External, Type 7), along with a brief description and example output for each.

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OSPFv 2

This document provides a cheat sheet on OSPF LSA (Link State Advertisements) types, including which LSAs are allowed in different OSPF area types (backbone, non-backbone, stub, totally stubby, NSSA). It lists the 7 main LSA types (Router, Network, Summary, ASBR Summary, Autonomous System, NSSA External, Type 7), along with a brief description and example output for each.

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OSPF v2 LSA cheatsheet

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OSPF areas and allowed LSAs

LSA 1 LSA 2 LSA 3 LSA 4 LSA 5 LSA 7

Backbone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Non-Backbone Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No

Stub Yes Yes Yes No No No

Totally Stubby Area Yes Yes No No No No

Not-So-Stubby Area Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes


Nr Name Description Screenshot/Output (view R1-DR)

1 Router LSA Generated by every router in an


area for every link in an area. Router Link States (Area 0)
Link ID = Router ID
Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum Link count
1.1.1.1 1.1.1.1 263 0x8000000B 0x0066BE 2
2.2.2.2 2.2.2.2 265 0x80000007 0x0045D9 2
3.3.3.3 3.3.3.3 215 0x80000005 0x00A98A 1

2 Network Generated by DR (only in


multiaccess networks) Net Link States (Area 0)
LSA
Describes set of routers that are
attached (L2 neighbors) Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum
192.168.1.1 1.1.1.1 268 0x80000002 0x000E9F
Link ID = Interface IP of DR

3 Summary Sent by ABR to other area to


announce inter-area routes. Summary Net Link States (Area 0)
LSA
Link ID = Destination network
number Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum
192.168.2.0 3.3.3.3 345 0x80000001 0x00CBEF

4 ASBR Informs network of the ASBR


Link ID = AS Boundary Router Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)
Summary
LSA Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum
4.4.4.4 3.3.3.3 265 0x80000001 0x00CC49

5 Autonomous Generated by ASBR


Describes external routes Type-5 AS External Link States
System LSA
(redistributed)
Flooded everywhere (except Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum Tag
1.1.1.1 4.4.4.4 270 0x80000001 0x00414B 0
special areas)
2.2.2.2 4.4.4.4 270 0x80000001 0x001375 0
Link ID = external network
number

7 NSSA ASBR generates LSA inside the On R3/R4 (not visible on Area 0)

External NSSA area. LSA is changed by


by ABR to Type 5 when leaving Type-7 AS External Link States (Area 1)
the Not so stubby area.
Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum Tag
1.1.1.1 4.4.4.4 94 0x80000001 0x002FE3 0
Route N1 or N2 route inside the 2.2.2.2 4.4.4.4 94 0x80000001 0x00010E 0
NSSA area
On R1 Type 5 changes to this

Type-5 AS External Link States

Link ID ADV Router Age Seq# Checksum Tag


1.1.1.1 3.3.3.3 60 0x80000001 0x00E13F 0
2.2.2.2 3.3.3.3 60 0x80000001 0x00B369 0

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