05-22-2012 07:59 PM - edited 03-07-2019 06:51 AM
Hi all,
Need to confirm few things below
Router R3 is ABR and connected to R1.
R1 is ASBR as it is redistributing EIGRP into the OSPF.
This is what i did
R3
area 11 nssa no-summary -------------This makes it Totally NSSA right?
R1
area 11 nssa.
this is what i saw as soon as i config R3 with
area 11 nssa no-summary and did sh ip ospf
R3 shows ABR and ASBR ????????????????????????
So this means when we make ABR to totally NSSA then it also becomes ASBR as it is redistributing LSA type 5 into OSPF domain????
Thanks
MAhesh
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05-23-2012 02:17 AM
Hello Mahesh,
yes with OSPF NSSA area the ABR between (0, NSSA-area) has the duty to convert LSA type 7 generated by the ASBR internal to NSSA area (R1 in your case) to OSPF LSA type5 and in this it becomes an ASBR.
Conversion is performed if the propagation bit P in the LSA type 7 allows for it. This gives you the capability to generate LSA type 7 that are not translated at area border.
Note that this happens also for NSSA area not only for totally NSSA
Hope to help
Giuseppe
05-23-2012 05:35 AM
Hello Vijay,
very good observation you are developing a taste for details!
the P-bit is the NP bit in your capture the meaning changes when the options are within an LSA type 7.
see
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3101.txt
Appendix A: The Options Field
the meaning is N bit = NSSA area when the options field is in an hello packet, it is a P bit in the options field of an LSA type 7.
N-bit: The N-bit describes the router's NSSA capability. The N- bit is used only in Hello packets and ensures that all members of an NSSA agree on that area's configuration. When the N-bit is set in the Hello packet that is sent out a particular interface, it means that the router will send and receive Type-7 LSAs on that interface. Two routers will not form an adjacency unless they agree on the state of the N-bit. If the N-bit is set in the options field, the E-bit must be clear. P-bit: The P-bit is used only in the Type-7 LSA header. It flags the NSSA border router to translate the Type-7 LSA into a Type-5 LSA. The default setting for the P-bit is clear.
if the P bit is set translation occurs at ABR at area border.
note: if two ABRs for the NSSA area exist only one (the one with highest OSPF RID , the common choice ) performs the translation but both generate LSA type 3 for the forwarding address
Hope to help
Giuseppe
05-23-2012 02:17 AM
Hello Mahesh,
yes with OSPF NSSA area the ABR between (0, NSSA-area) has the duty to convert LSA type 7 generated by the ASBR internal to NSSA area (R1 in your case) to OSPF LSA type5 and in this it becomes an ASBR.
Conversion is performed if the propagation bit P in the LSA type 7 allows for it. This gives you the capability to generate LSA type 7 that are not translated at area border.
Note that this happens also for NSSA area not only for totally NSSA
Hope to help
Giuseppe
05-23-2012 04:00 AM
Hi Giuseppe..
Just got curious about this thread.
I'm just trying to understand this statement
"Conversion is performed if the propagation bit P in the LSA type 7 allows for it."
I did a packet capture to find out which bit were you talking about but just could not find any relavant fields. Am i looking at the wrong place ?
05-23-2012 05:35 AM
Hello Vijay,
very good observation you are developing a taste for details!
the P-bit is the NP bit in your capture the meaning changes when the options are within an LSA type 7.
see
http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3101.txt
Appendix A: The Options Field
the meaning is N bit = NSSA area when the options field is in an hello packet, it is a P bit in the options field of an LSA type 7.
N-bit: The N-bit describes the router's NSSA capability. The N- bit is used only in Hello packets and ensures that all members of an NSSA agree on that area's configuration. When the N-bit is set in the Hello packet that is sent out a particular interface, it means that the router will send and receive Type-7 LSAs on that interface. Two routers will not form an adjacency unless they agree on the state of the N-bit. If the N-bit is set in the options field, the E-bit must be clear. P-bit: The P-bit is used only in the Type-7 LSA header. It flags the NSSA border router to translate the Type-7 LSA into a Type-5 LSA. The default setting for the P-bit is clear.
if the P bit is set translation occurs at ABR at area border.
note: if two ABRs for the NSSA area exist only one (the one with highest OSPF RID , the common choice ) performs the translation but both generate LSA type 3 for the forwarding address
Hope to help
Giuseppe
05-23-2012 03:56 PM
Hi Giuseppe,
Many thanks again.
Need to learn lot from you guys.
Regards
MAhesh
05-24-2012 09:07 AM
Thanks Giuseppe,
I learned something new today.. Thanks again.
-Vijay
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