Lsa header format, Lsas formats – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Figure 30 LSAck packet format

LSA header format

All LSAs have the same header.

Figure 31 LSA header format

Major fields of the LSA header are as follows:

LS age—Time (in seconds) elapsed since the LSA was originated. An LSA ages in the LSDB (added
by one per second), but does not age in transmission.

LS type—Type of the LSA.

Link state ID—The contents of this field depend on the LSA's type.

Advertising router—ID of the router that originates the LSA.

LS sequence number—Used by other routers to judge new and old LSAs.

LS checksum—Checksum of the LSA except the LS age field.

Length—Length (in bytes) of the LSA, including the LSA header.

LSAs formats

Router LSA

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