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Router LSA
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Each OSPF-speaking router generates a Type 1 LSA to describe the status and cost (metric) of all
interfaces on the router. This LSA is flooded to each router in the OSPF area. It is defined as having
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an area scope; therefore, it is not flooded across an area boundary. In addition to the standard LSA
header, the router LSA also contains the following fields:
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• V, E, and B bits (1 byte): Following five bits set to a value of 0, the V, E, and B bits
represent the characteristics of the originating router. The V bit is set when a virtual link
is established. An ASBR sets the E bit. An ABR sets the B bit.
• Number of links (2 bytes): This value gives the total number of links represented by the
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following set of fields.

• Link ID (4 bytes): This field represents to what the far side of the link is connected. It is
used in conjunction with the link type field.
• Link data (4 bytes): This field represents to what the near side of the link is connected.
It is used in conjunction with the link type field.
• Link type (1 byte): This field describes the type of link.
• Number of ToS metrics (1 byte): This field lists the number of type of service (ToS)
metrics encoded. Only a value of 0 is supported.
• Metric (2 bytes): This field provides the cost to transmit data out of the interface.
• Additional ToS data (4 bytes): This field is unused.

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