Re: [OSPF] OSPF GR query

Hello Amir,

Khan Amir-G20247 wrote:
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> Hi 
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> I have query related to OSPF Graceful Restart. 
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> Consider this scenario: 
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> - Three Routers R1, R2 and R3 connected via Broadcast networks. 
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> - Where R1 is a DR on both the segments, where as R2 and R3 are in
> DR-other
> - Now R1 wants to perform GR, R2 and R3 agrees to be its Helpers. 
> - Now after restart R1 will try to form adjacency with both R2 and R3. 
> - Lets say R1 and R2 had become FULL, while R1 and R3 had reached
> Exstart state.   Now at this time R2 receives an LSA (any type 1-5 and
> 7, from some other router existing in the same area, not pictured here)
> which he needs to flood to R1. 
> - This will force R2 to quit Helper Status, while R1 and R3 are still in
> process of forming adjacency. 
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Since he has reached FULL state, he is no longer a helper router.
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> Considering above scenario, my doubts are: 
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> - How will R1 come to know that its Helper R2 has quit? 
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Since he has reached FULL state, he is no longer a helper router.
> - Will the adjacency between R1 and R2 needs to go down, as R2 quits
> helper mode? 
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No
> - Will this effect the adjacency formation of R1 and R3?
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No. R3 MAY exit helper status and re-originate a new router LSA if he 
receives the new
LSA before reaching FULL state with R1 AND he is has strict-LSA-checking 
configured.

Hope this helps,
Acee
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> Regards 
> Aamir 
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