Re: field length in ospfv3

Zhang Shu <zhang@KOGANEI.WIDE.AD.JP> Sat, 10 January 2004 03:27 UTC

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Hi lakshmips,

Thank you very much for your reply!

I got another question: is there any effort in this wg to clarify this
issue or to make rfc2740 more correct? I think this problem can really
confuse devoplepers.

Regards,

Zhang Shu

On Thu, 8 Jan 2004 10:56:52 +0530
Lakshmips <lakshmips@FUTURE.FUTSOFT.COM> wrote:

> hi,
>
> Section A.2. rfc 2740 describes the option field.
> The option field in all the mentioned packets is 24-bits.
> The metric field is also 24-bits.
> The "0" occupies 8bits.
>
> regards
> lakshmi priya
> -----Original Message-----
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> Shu
> Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2004 10:37 AM
> To: OSPF@peach.ease.lsoft.com
> Subject: field length in ospfv3
>
>
> Hi there,
>
> Can anyone please tell me what the length of following fields is in
> RFC2740? It is difficult to determine them from the packet format in the
> RFC and there seems not to be any description of them (I apology if I
> missed them).
>
> 1. Section A.4.4 Network-LSAs
>
>   "0", Options field (right after the LSA header)
>
> 2. Section A.4.5 Inter-Area-Prefix-LSAs
>
>   "0", Metric field (right after the LSA header)
>
> 3. Section A.4.6 Inter-Area-Router-LSAs
>
>   "0" ,Options field (right after the LSA header) and the following "0",
> Metric field
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Zhang Shu
>
>
>
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