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

AllSPFRouters, to the multicast address AllDRouters, or as a unicast packet.

The format of this packet is similar to that of the Data Description packet. The body of both packets is simply a list of link-state advertisement headers.

The format of the Link-State Acknowledgment packet is shown below:

Link-State Acknowledgment Packet

Version No.

5

Packet Length

Router ID

Area ID

Checksum

Authentication Type

 

 

Authentication

Authentication

Link-State Advertisement Header ...

Figure 5-27. Link-State Acknowledgement Packet

Each acknowledged link-state advertisement is described by its link-state advertisement header. It contains all the information required to uniquely identify both the advertisement and the advertisement’s current instance.

Link-State Advertisement Formats

There are five distinct types of link-state advertisements. Each link-state advertisement begins with a standard 20-byte link- state advertisement header. Succeeding sections then diagram the separate link-state advertisement types.

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