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

I – bit

The Initial bit.

When set

 

to 1, this packet is the

 

first in the sequence of

 

Database

 

Description

 

packets.

 

 

 

 

M – bit

The More bit.

 

When set

 

to 1, this indicates that

 

more

 

 

 

Database

 

Description packets

will

 

follow.

 

 

 

 

MS – bit

The

Master

Slave

bit.

 

When set to 1, this

 

indicates

that

 

the router

 

is the master during the

 

Database

 

 

Exchange

 

process.

A zero indicates

 

the opposite.

 

 

 

DD Sequence Number

User

to

sequence

the

 

collection

of

 

Database

 

Description Packets.

The

 

initial value (indicated by

 

the Initial bit being set)

 

should be unique.

The

 

DD

sequence

number

 

then increments until the

 

complete

 

 

database

 

description

has

been

 

sent.

 

 

 

 

 

Table 5-18. Database Description Packet

The rest of the packet consists of a list of the topological database’s pieces. Each link state advertisement in the database is described by its link state advertisement header.

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