wow, i've never seen an lsa type 9. whats the function of that one? could u
also enlighten le on lsa type 8? thx
Morgan
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De: Howard C. Berkowitz [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Date: vendredi 12 mai 2000 15:46
> À: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Objet: Re: LSA and LSU of the OSPF
>
> >Hi guys,
> >
> >I am confused between the LSA and LSU , could someone clairfy the
> difference
> >between them. Are they interchangable ?
> >
> >Thanx
> >
> >
> >
> You're confused because this is really confusing! LSU and LSAck
> (usually the way the LSAck is written) are packets. LSA's are data
> structures carried _in_ packets.
>
> OSPF Packet type
> 1 2 3 4 5
> Hello Database Descr. LS Request LS Ack LS Update
> | | | |
> +----------------+----------------+-----------+
> Types 2-5 contain
> Link State Advertisements (LSA)
> LSA-1: Router
> LSA-2: Specific prefix
> LSA-3: Summary prefix
> LSA-4: ASBR
> LSA-5: External prefix
> LSA-6: Multicast*
> LSA-7: NSSA external
> LSA-8: Database overflow*
> LSA-9: Opaque
>
> * Not used by Cisco
> ** New type, will be used by traffic engineering
>
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