OSPF LSA Types Explained

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Hi Rene,

As you can see I made a slightly different topology using a multipoint or non-broadcast network for OSPF. Please let me know if I am on the right track of understanding this :wink:

I know that type 3 is inter-area summary routes that have tag O IA when you do show IP route on r1 to see routes advertised by r5.

rtr1#sh IP route ospf | s IA     
   D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, O - OSPF, IA - OSPF inter area 
O IA     10.1.0.2/32 [110/10] via 10.0.0.2, 00:24:51, Ethernet0/0
O IA     10.1.0.3/32 [110/10] via 10.0.0.3, 00:25:11, Ethernet0/0
O IA     10.1.0.4/32 [110/10] via 10.0.0.4, 00:25:01, Ethernet0/0
O IA     10.1.0.12/32 [110/20] via 10.0.0.4, 00:24:38, Ethernet0/0
                  [110/20] via 10.0.0.3, 00:25:11, Ethernet0/0
                  [110/20] via 10.0.0.2, 00:24:48, Ethernet0/0
  12.0.0.0/32 is subnetted, 1 subnets
O IA     12.12.12.12 [110/21] via 10.0.0.4, 00:24:38, Ethernet0/0
                 [110/21] via 10.0.0.3, 00:25:11, Ethernet0/0
                 [110/21] via 10.0.0.2, 00:24:48, Ethernet0/0

rtr1#sh ip ospf database | b Summary
            Summary Net Link States (Area 0)

Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum
10.1.0.2        2.2.2.2         1750        0x80000001 0x00AA7D
10.1.0.2        3.3.3.3         1693        0x80000001 0x00F029
10.1.0.2        4.4.4.4         1701        0x80000001 0x00D243
10.1.0.3        2.2.2.2         1701        0x80000001 0x000518
10.1.0.3        3.3.3.3         1745        0x80000001 0x0082A0
10.1.0.3        4.4.4.4         1721        0x80000001 0x00C84C
10.1.0.4        2.2.2.2         1701        0x80000001 0x00FA21
10.1.0.4        3.3.3.3         1723        0x80000001 0x00DC3B
10.1.0.4        4.4.4.4         1745        0x80000001 0x005AC3
10.1.0.12       2.2.2.2         1701        0x80000001 0x00AA69
10.1.0.12       3.3.3.3         1723        0x80000001 0x008C83
10.1.0.12       4.4.4.4         1690        0x80000002 0x006C9E
12.12.12.12     2.2.2.2         1701        0x80000001 0x009168
12.12.12.12     3.3.3.3         1723        0x80000001 0x007382
12.12.12.12     4.4.4.4         1691        0x80000002 0x00539D

*** I know that this prefixes/routes/network/subnets come from area 1 since I define it as such…

*** Now if I do the show ip ospf database asbr-summary on the ABR r2,r3 and r4

rtr2#sh ip ospf database asbr-summary 

        OSPF Router with ID (2.2.2.2) (Process ID 1)

            Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)

  LS age: 61
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 2.2.2.2
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x7980
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

  LS age: 62
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 3.3.3.3
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x5B9A
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

  LS age: 64
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 4.4.4.4
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x3DB4
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

rtr3#sh ip ospf database asbr-summary 

        OSPF Router with ID (3.3.3.3) (Process ID 1)

            Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)

  LS age: 77
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 2.2.2.2
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x7980
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

 LS age: 76
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 3.3.3.3
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x5B9A
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

  LS age: 78
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 4.4.4.4
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x3DB4
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 
	
rtr4#sh ip ospf database asbr-summary 

        OSPF Router with ID (4.4.4.4) (Process ID 1)

            Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)

  LS age: 83
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 2.2.2.2
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x7980
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

  LS age: 83
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 3.3.3.3
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x5B9A
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

  LS age: 82
  Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, Upward)
  LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
  Link State ID: 12.12.12.12 (AS Boundary Router address)
  Advertising Router: 4.4.4.4
  LS Seq Number: 80000001
  Checksum: 0x3DB4
  Length: 28
  Network Mask: /0
    MTID: 0         Metric: 10 

*** I can see it in the sh ip ospf database as well

rtr2#sh ip ospf database | b Summary ASB
            Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)

Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum
12.12.12.12     2.2.2.2         1807        0x80000005 0x007184
12.12.12.12     3.3.3.3         1808        0x80000005 0x00539E
12.12.12.12     4.4.4.4         56          0x80000006 0x0033B9

rtr3#sh ip ospf database | b Summary ASB
            Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)

Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum
12.12.12.12     2.2.2.2         1860        0x80000005 0x007184
12.12.12.12     3.3.3.3         1859        0x80000005 0x00539E
12.12.12.12     4.4.4.4         108         0x80000006 0x0033B9

rtr4#sh ip ospf database | b Summary ASB
            Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)

Link ID         ADV Router      Age         Seq#       Checksum
12.12.12.12     2.2.2.2         1403        0x80000005 0x007184
12.12.12.12     3.3.3.3         1404        0x80000005 0x00539E
12.12.12.12     4.4.4.4         1664        0x80000005 0x0035B8

Am I right in my analysis?

Thanks so much,