Re: OSPF LSA type 3 filtering

From: Marko Milivojevic <markom_at_ipexpert.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2013 11:41:59 -0800

In IOS, yes. It's not a widely standard behavior though.

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Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
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On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Carlos G Mendioroz <tron_at_huapi.ba.ar> wrote:
> Something that popped to my mind when I read this is a hidden gotcha in IOS
> regarding type-3 LSAs going across areas.
>
> May be you know already, but it is worth bringing it back: when an ABR
> copies a T3 from area 0 to a non area 0, it does a RIB check to see if the
> route is actually in there. If it is not, the T3 is not copied.
> It works just like if you were redistributing OSPF(A0) into OSPF(Ax).
>
> -Carlos
>
> Marko Milivojevic @ 04/01/2013 06:44 -0300 dixit:
>
>> LSA summarization is not done in/from the RIB. Original Type-3 is created
>> from the computed SPF tree, which in turn is  based on the information from
>> Type 1 and Type 2 LSAs. "The routing table structure" in the context quoted
>> is what I called the "computed SPF tree", not the RIB, as the RFC has no
>> control over how RIB is constructed.
>>
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>> Marko Milivojevic - CCIE #18427 (SP R&S)
>> Senior CCIE Instructor - IPexpert
>>
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>> brevity. ::
>>
>> On Jan 4, 2013, at 1:20, shiran guez <shiranp3_at_gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi All
>>>
>>> I have to agree with Brian and add some to back it up:
>>>
>>> 1) LSA type 1 or LSA type 2 does not need to be filtered or summarized
>>> simply because that are locally significant to the area that they where
>>> generated
>>> RFC2328
>>> "
>>>
>>> 12.4.1.  Router-LSAs
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> The LSA is flooded throughout the particular area, and no further.
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> 12.4.2.  Network-LSAs
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> The network-LSA is flooded throughout the area that contains the
>>>             transit network, and no further.
>>>
>>> "
>>>
>>> 2) LSA type 3 is generated from the RIB using the SPF algorithm
>>>
>>> "12.4.3.  Summary-LSAs
>>>
>>> ...
>>>
>>> The precise summary routes to advertise into an area are
>>>             determined by examining the routing table structure (see
>>>             Section 11) in accordance with the algorithm described
>>>             below.
>>>
>>> "
>>>
>>>
>>>    - Any filtering and / or summary is done on the RIB not on the
>>> database
>>>    it self!
>>>
>>> Personal Note: I much prefer the semantics story being told. if you wish
>>> to
>>> follow someone all your professorial life you can take the easy way and
>>> learn configurations and some of the basic or even advanced designs and
>>> you
>>> will do fine in your work, however if you wish to be followed upon and be
>>> that one that people turn to for answers, you MUST know and understand
>>> the
>>> semantics even if it mean that you need to waist more time and effort.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 11:46 AM, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_ine.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you want to continue this as a technical discussion that's fine, just
>>>> don't freak out again after reading my response ;)
>>>>
>>>> You said:
>>>>
>>>>> What if in area 1 there are some LSA type-1 and type-2? Can you not
>>>>
>>>> filter them or summarize them with the "area range" command?
>>>>
>>>> No, you can not. This is a fundamentally incorrect notion about OSPF.
>>>> First, both LSA 1 and 2 are area local scope. The ABR cannot pass them
>>>> between areas hence there is no filtering or summarization that can
>>>> affect
>>>> them. Secondly, the *topology* information described by these LSAs is
>>>> automatically summarized by the ABR into LSA 3.  The *reachability*
>>>> information is not.
>>>>
>>>> The reachability information described in multiple LSA 3s can summarized
>>>> together with the "area range" command. Additionally the reachability
>>>> information described in LSA 3 can be filtered with either "area range"
>>>> or
>>>> "area filter-list".
>>>>
>>>> "area range" and "area filter-list" do not affect LSAs 1 or 2, they
>>>> affect
>>>> LSA 3. You can argue this is semantics if you want, but in binary there
>>>> are
>>>> only two values, TRUE and FALSE.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brian McGahan, CCIE #8593 (R&S/SP/Security)
>>>> bmcgahan_at_INE.com<mailto:bmcgahan_at_INE.com>
>>>>
>>>> Internetwork Expert, Inc.
>>>> http://www.INE.com
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 3, 2013, at 3:25 AM, "Narbik Kocharians"
>>>> <narbikk_at_gmail.com<mailto:
>>>> narbikk_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Unbelievable,
>>>>
>>>> You are saying that LSA Type-2s don't provide reachability information,
>>>> I
>>>> am saying and showing you that they do provide the subnet mask, you then
>>>> say that you should NOT say LSA filtering because we can not
>>>> theoretically
>>>> filter LSAs, especially when you are going to take the CCIE lab, let me
>>>> tell you something, they will probably say "LSA Type 3 Filtering" as the
>>>> header, they mention that in every Doc CD i have read, now whose
>>>> student/s
>>>> will miss out on the terminology? You guys use it because it is
>>>> "commonly
>>>> used" (Based on Petr) or Cisco says it that way in their DOC-CD, but if
>>>> I
>>>> say it, you claim that I do not understand basics of OSPF or routing and
>>>> I
>>>> should be teaching CCNA.
>>>>
>>>> Then, you agree with Paul about my explanation, and then you ask him
>>>> what
>>>> does that have to do with "Area range" or the other commands, so why is
>>>> it
>>>> OK with you to use the term "LSA Filtering" and Not anyone else? Check
>>>> how
>>>> quick you agreed with Paul, and he was basically repeating what I
>>>> mentioned, that tells me that you are agreeing with me but you like to
>>>> argue. I even said at the end of my post "I am not disagreeing with
>>>> you",
>>>> but I guess it did not click.
>>>>
>>>> Once again, stop doing that. Do you know how to unsubscribe a person
>>>> from
>>>> a thread? You are very good with google, try it one more time.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jan 3, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Brian McGahan <bmcgahan_at_ine.com<mailto:
>>>> bmcgahan_at_ine.com>> wrote:
>>>> You need to relax Narbik.  I'm not sure how you made this leap in the
>>>> discussion, but thanks for once again ruining a potentially helpful and
>>>> intellectual thread on the list.  My apologies if I somehow offended
>>>> you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jan 3, 2013, at 2:34 AM, "Narbik Kocharians"
>>>> <narbikk_at_gmail.com<mailto:
>>>> narbikk_at_gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> You are VERY WRONG. Picking words and acting as though you are an
>>>> attorney
>>>> did not convince me a bit, but your immaturity is what you definitely
>>>> proved here today. You are in a routing loop my friend, we made a full
>>>> circle.
>>>>
>>>> Unsubscribe me from further responses. Paul B the owner of this forum
>>>> forgot to put a disclaimer about people under legal age.
>>>>
>>>> If this continues, I will ignore your replies or comments all together,
>>>> or
>>>> i will be very rude.
>>>>
>>>> How do you connect this discussion about my students failing because in
>>>> many words they attended my class? What does that have to do with this
>>>> discussion? A student of mine told me that you guys in your volumes say
>>>> "filtering LSA Type 3", so what gives you the right to use the terms
>>>> that
>>>> you disagree with?
>>>>
>>>> I even commented in your blog, when Petr wrote an article "ospf route
>>>> filtering demystified" right after I released a 10 minute VoD on OSPF
>>>> Filtering, and he admitted in the blog that he uses that same term
>>>> because
>>>> Cisco uses it in their documentation, but if I use it, I don't know what
>>>> I
>>>> am talking about? Here incase you forgot:
>>>> http://blog.ine.com/2009/08/17/ospf-route-filtering-demystified/
>>>>
>>>> As I said before unsubscribe me from this thread.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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