DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

The OSPF Packet Header

Every OSPF packet is preceded by a common 24 byte header. This header contains the information necessary for a receiving router to determine if the packet should be accepted for further processing.

The format of the OSPP packet header is shown below:

OSPF Packet Header

Version No.

Type

Packet Length

Router ID

Area ID

Checksum

Authentication Type

 

 

Authentication

Authentication

Figure 5-22. OSPF Packet Header

 

Field

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Version No.

The

OSPF

version

 

 

number

 

 

 

 

 

Type

The

OSPF

packet

type.

 

 

The

OSPF

packet

types

 

 

are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Type

Description

 

 

 

 

1

Hello

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Database

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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