Dd packet – H3C Technologies H3C SR8800 User Manual

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Figure 26 Hello packet format

Major fields:

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Network mask—Network mask associated with the router’s sending interface. If two routers have

different network masks, they cannot become neighbors.

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HelloInterval—Interval for sending hello packets. If two routers have different intervals, they cannot
become neighbors.

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Rtr Pr—Router priority. A value of 0 means the router cannot become the DR/BDR.

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RouterDeadInterval—Time before declaring a silent router down. If two routers have different dead
intervals, they cannot become neighbors.

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Designated router—IP address of the DR.

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Backup designated router—IP address of the BDR.

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Neighbor—Router ID of the neighbor router.

DD packet

Two routers exchange database description (DD) packets describing their LSDBs for database

synchronization. A DD packet contains only the headers of LSAs to reduce traffic.

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