HP 4800G Series Configuration Manual page 450

Figure 1-16 Router LSA format
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LS age
LS checksum
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Type
TOS
Major fields:
Link State ID: ID of the router that originated the LSA.
V (Virtual Link): Set to 1 if the router that originated the LSA is a virtual link endpoint.
E (External): Set to 1 if the router that originated the LSA is an ASBR.
B (Border): Set to 1 if the router that originated the LSA is an ABR.
# Links: Number of router links (interfaces) to the area, described in the LSA.
Link ID: Determined by Link type.
Link data: Determined by Link type.
Type: Link type. A value of 1 indicates a point-to-point link to a remote router; a value of 2 indicates
a link to a transit network; a value of 3 indicates a link to a stub network; a value of 4 indicates a
virtual link.
#TOS: Number of different TOS metrics given for this link.
Metric: Cost of using this router link.
TOS: IP Type of Service that this metric refers to.
TOS metric: TOS-specific metric information.
2) Network LSA
A Network LSA is originated by the DR on a broadcast or NBMA network. The LSA describes all routers
attached to the network.
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Options
Linke state ID
Advertising router
LS sequence number
0
Link ID
Link data
#TOS
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0
Link ID
Link data
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Length
# Links
Metric
TOS metric
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