Re: FW: Regarding RFC 1765 OSPF Database Overflow

[Dilip Kumar <dilipks at GMAIL.COM>]

Self-Originated AS-External LSAs are not accounted for while comparing
with the ospfExtLsdbLimit. ospfExtLsdbLimit is compared with total
number of AS-Ext LSAs generated by other routers in OSPF domain.

-- Dilip


On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 17:51:46 +0530, Naresh Paliwal
<naresh.paliwal at nevisnetworks.com> wrote:
> Its said in the RFC that "Parameter, ospfExtLsdbLimit, must be the same
> in all routers in the routing domain."
>
> Same time we discuss a case of receiving a new AS-External-LSA which
> causes
> to hit the limiting parameter.
>
> If the parameter, ospfExtLsdbLimit, is same on all the routers, such an
> LSA
> will never be generated. The originating router itself will hit the
> limit,
> and will enter in OverflowSate.
>
> Please let me know if my understanding is wrong. Why should we implement
> this case (the receiving of N'th AS-External-LSA).
>
> Regards
>
> - Naresh Paliwal
>
> Nevis Networks Pvt Ltd
>
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