Lsa header format – H3C Technologies H3C WX6000 Series Access Controllers User Manual

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Figure 25-14

LSAck packet format

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LSA header format

All LSAs have the same header, as shown in the following figure.

Figure 25-15

LSA header format

Major fields:

z

LS age: Time in seconds elapsed since the LSA was originated. A LSA ages in the LSDB (added
by 1 per second), but does not in transmission.

z

LS type: Type of the LSA.

z

Link State ID: The contents of this field depend on the LSA's type

z

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

z

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

z

Length: Length in bytes of the LSA, including the LSA header.

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