> A NSSA is a stub area that has an ASBR attached to it. It is a Cisco
feature
> that allows this to happen. Instead of flooding type 5 LSAs, the ASBR
floods
> the area with type 7 LSAs. When these reach the ABR, it will then
propagate
> to the rest of the network using type 5 LSAs.
Are you sure you are not confusing a NSSA with a Cisco Totally Stubby Area?
The NSSA is *not* propietary to Cisco. It is in the OSPF standard.
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