352-001 · Question #242
Which three LSA types can each trigger a partial SPF? (Choose three.)
The correct answer is C. type 3 LSA (ABR Summary Link Advertisements) D. type 4 LSA (ASBR Summary Link Advertisements) E. type 5 LSA (Autonomous System External Link Advertisements). In OSPF, Type 1 and Type 2 LSAs define the intra-area SPF topology tree, so changes require a full SPF. Type 3, 4, and 5 LSAs are leaf nodes attached to that tree and only trigger a partial SPF to update affected routing table entries.
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Which three LSA types can each trigger a partial SPF? (Choose three.)
Options
- Atype 1 LSA (Router Link Advertisements)
- Btype 2 LSA (Network Link Advertisements)
- Ctype 3 LSA (ABR Summary Link Advertisements)
- Dtype 4 LSA (ASBR Summary Link Advertisements)
- Etype 5 LSA (Autonomous System External Link Advertisements)
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- C94% (30)
Why each option
In OSPF, Type 1 and Type 2 LSAs define the intra-area SPF topology tree, so changes require a full SPF. Type 3, 4, and 5 LSAs are leaf nodes attached to that tree and only trigger a partial SPF to update affected routing table entries.
Type 1 Router LSAs describe all of a router's links and their states, forming the nodes of the intra-area SPF tree; any change to a Type 1 LSA requires a full SPF recalculation to rebuild the shortest-path tree.
Type 2 Network LSAs represent the pseudo-node for multi-access segments and are integral to the intra-area SPF tree; changes to them require a full SPF recalculation, not a partial one.
Type 3 Summary LSAs are generated by ABRs to advertise inter-area prefixes and do not alter the intra-area SPF tree structure; a change only requires updating the leaf routing table entries, which is a partial SPF operation.
Type 4 ASBR Summary LSAs identify the location of an ASBR and, like Type 3 LSAs, sit outside the SPF tree as leaf entries; changes to them trigger a partial SPF rather than a full topology recalculation.
Type 5 External LSAs describe routes redistributed into OSPF from external domains and are attached as leaf nodes to the SPF tree; updates to these entries require only a partial SPF to refresh the affected routing table prefixes.
Concept tested: OSPF LSA types and partial SPF triggering
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/open-shortest-path-first-ospf/7039-1.html
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