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Database Description packet
Link-State Request packet
Link-State Update packet
Link-State Acknowledgment packet
OSPF Packet Header
Every OSPF packet is preceded by a common 24-byte header. This header contains the information necessary for
a receiving router to determine if the packet should be accepted for further processing.
The format of the OSPP packet header is shown below:
Version No.
Parameter
Version No.
Type
Packet Length
Router ID
Area ID
Checksum
Authentication Type
Authentication
Hello Packet
Hello packets are OSPF packet type 1. They are sent periodically on all interfaces, including virtual links, in order to
establish and maintain neighbor relationships. In addition, Hello Packets are multicast on those physical networks
having a multicast or broadcast capability, enabling dynamic discovery of neighboring routers.
All routers connected to a common network must agree on certain parameters such as the Network Mask, the Hello
OSPF Packet Header
Type
Checksum
Figure 6-29 OSPF Packet Header Format
Description
The OSPF version number.
The OSPF packet type. The OSPF packet types are as follows:
Hello, Database Description, Link-State Request, Link-State Update, Link-State
Acknowledgment.
The length of the packet in bytes. This length includes the 24-byte header.
The Router ID of the packet's source.
A 32-bit number identifying the area that this packet belongs to. All OSPF packets are
associated with a single area. Packets traversing a virtual link are assigned the
backbone Area ID of 0.0.0.0
A standard IP checksum that includes all of the packet's contents except for the 64-bit
authentication field.
The type of authentication to be used for the packet.
A 64-bit field used by the authentication scheme.
Packet Length
Router ID
Area ID
Authentication Type
Authentication
Authentication
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