OSPF Summary Notes | Cheatsheet – Part t Version 2

OSPF Neighbor Process & LSDB Exchange

.1 12.12.12.0/24 .2

R1 R1 to R2 link comes UP R2
1.1.1.1 WAQASKARIMCCIE 2.2.2.2
DOWN DOWN

HELLO (Multicast to 224.0.0.5)

INIT
(Multicast to 224.0.0.5) HELLO
INITIAL PHASE

INIT

q HELLO (Unicast to R2 on 12.12.12.2 with neighbors list)

2-WAY

WAQASKARIMCCIE
(Unicast to R2 on 12.12.12.2 with neighbors list) HELLO
2-WAY
Neighbors formed & neighbor table has been built

DR/BDR Election (if relevant)

DBD (Unicast to R2 on 12.12.12.2 saying that I will become the Master)

EXSTART
(Unicast to R2 on 12.12.12.2 saying that I will become the Master) DBD
WAQASKARIMCCIE
EXSTART
Master/Slave Roles decided

DBD (LSA headers)

EXCHANGE
(LSA headers) DBD
EXCHANGE
ADJ. & SYNC. PHASE

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w LSR
LOADING
LSR
LOADING
LSU
LSAck
LSU
LSAck

… WAQASKARIMCCIE
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…

FULL FULL
Full Adjacency formed & Synchronised

*There is also an extra state called ATTEMPT which applies only to NBMA interfaces

OSPF Tables
Neighbour Table All Adjacent Routers List

Topology Table LSA’s Table (complete info about the networks in same area)

Routing Table Best Routes

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