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352-001 · Question #181

Refer to the exhibit. All routers in this network are configured to run OSPF on all interfaces. If you examine the OSPF database on R4, in which LSA will you find 10.1.5.0/24?

The correct answer is B. 10.1.5.0/24 is in a summary (type 3) LSA originated by R3. In OSPF, routes from one area are advertised into another area by an ABR as Type 3 Summary LSAs, which is what R4 would see for a prefix originating in a different area.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. All routers in this network are configured to run OSPF on all interfaces. If you examine the OSPF database on R4, in which LSA will you find 10.1.5.0/24?

Exhibit

352-001 question #181 exhibit

Options

  • A10.1.5.0/24 is in a network (type 2) LSA originated by R3.
  • B10.1.5.0/24 is in a summary (type 3) LSA originated by R3.
  • C10.1.5.0/24 is not in any LSA in the OSPF database at R4, because R4 and R3 are in different areas.
  • D10.1.5.0/24 is in a router (type 1) LSA generated by R3.

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    14% (5)
  • B
    76% (28)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    3% (1)

Why each option

In OSPF, routes from one area are advertised into another area by an ABR as Type 3 Summary LSAs, which is what R4 would see for a prefix originating in a different area.

A10.1.5.0/24 is in a network (type 2) LSA originated by R3.

Type 2 Network LSAs are generated by the Designated Router (DR) on a multi-access segment and describe the routers attached to that segment - they do not carry subnet prefix information from other areas.

B10.1.5.0/24 is in a summary (type 3) LSA originated by R3.Correct

R3 functions as an Area Border Router (ABR) sitting between the area containing 10.1.5.0/24 and R4's area. ABRs generate Type 3 Summary LSAs to advertise prefixes from one area into another. R4, being in a different area, would see 10.1.5.0/24 only in R3's Type 3 Summary LSA and not in any intra-area LSA type.

C10.1.5.0/24 is not in any LSA in the OSPF database at R4, because R4 and R3 are in different areas.

Being in different areas does not prevent a prefix from appearing in the OSPF database on R4 - ABRs specifically exist to distribute inter-area routing information via Type 3 LSAs.

D10.1.5.0/24 is in a router (type 1) LSA generated by R3.

Type 1 Router LSAs are flooded only within the originating area and are never forwarded across area boundaries, so R4 in a different area would never see R3's Type 1 LSA.

Concept tested: OSPF Type 3 Summary LSA inter-area advertisement

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/open-shortest-path-first-ospf/7039-1.html

Topics

#OSPF LSA types#type 3 summary LSA#ABR#inter-area routing

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