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OSPFv3 – HOW TO READ IPv6’s OSPF DATABASE

January 5, 2018June 8, 2022 Chris 10511 Views 3 Comments

Once you’ve read my guide to the new link-state advertisement types in OSPFv3, give this post a read, where we take a deep-deep into the OSPFv3 database. Put your topology hat on: we’re going exploring.

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OSPFv3: THE NEW LSA TYPES IN IPv6 OSPF

January 5, 2018June 8, 2022 Chris 11818 Views 0 Comments

When I first heard that OSPFv3 introduced even more link-state advertisement (LSA) types, I despaired. As if the original seven didn’t take us long enough to memorise! Then I actually learned what they do – and honestly, it’s hard to imagine why we ever did it any differently. Let’s learn about them together!

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