Understand Open Shortest Path First (ospf) Design Guide

The Full Database
This is a list of the whole database as an exercise. You are now able to review and explain each
entry:
RTC#show ip ospf database router
OSPF Router with ID (203.0.113.67) (Process ID 10)
Router Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 926
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 203.0.113.67
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000035
Checksum: 0x573F
Length: 48
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 2
Link connected to: another Router (point-to-point)
(Link ID) Neighbor Router ID: 203.0.113.16
(Link Data) Router Interface address: 203.0.113.151
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 64
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 203.0.113.150
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.192
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 64
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 958
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 203.0.113.16
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.16
LS Seq Number: 80000038
Checksum: 0xDA76
Length: 48
AS Boundary Router

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Number of Links: 2
Link connected to: another Router (point-to-point)
(Link ID) Neighbor Router ID: 203.0.113.67
(Link Data) Router Interface address: 203.0.113.152
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 64
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 203.0.113.150
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.192
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 64
Router Link States (Area 0)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 1107
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 203.0.113.41
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.41
LS Seq Number: 8000002A
Checksum: 0xC0B0
Length: 60
AS Boundary Router
Number of Links: 3
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 203.0.113.41
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.255
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 1
Link connected to: a Stub Network
(Link ID) Network/subnet number: 203.0.113.15192
(Link Data) Network Mask: 255.255.255.192
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10
Link connected to: a Transit Network
(Link ID) Designated Router address: 203.0.113.68
(Link Data) Router Interface address: 203.0.113.68
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10
LS age: 1575
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Router Links
Link State ID: 203.0.113.67
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000028
Checksum: 0x5666
Length: 36
Area Border Router
Number of Links: 1
Link connected to: a Transit Network
(Link ID) Designated Router address: 203.0.113.68
(Link Data) Router Interface address: 203.0.113.67
Number of TOS metrics: 0
TOS 0 Metrics: 10
RTC#show ip ospf database network

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OSPF Router with ID (203.0.113.67) (Process ID 10)
Net Link States (Area 0)
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 1725
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Network Links
Link State ID: 203.0.113.68 (address of Designated Router)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.41
LS Seq Number: 80000026
Checksum: 0x6CDA
Length: 32
Network Mask: 255.255.255.192
Attached Router: 203.0.113.41
Attached Router: 203.0.113.67
RTC#show ip ospf database summary
OSPF Router with ID (203.0.113.67) (Process ID 10)
Summary Net Link States (Area 1)
LS age: 8
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Summary Links(Network)
Link State ID: 203.0.113.41 (summary Network Number)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000029
Checksum: 0x42D1
Length: 28
Network Mask: 255.255.255.255 TOS: 0 Metric: 11
LS age: 26
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Summary Links(Network)
Link State ID: 203.0.113.64 (summary Network Number)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000030
Checksum: 0xB182
Length: 28
Network Mask: 255.255.255.192 TOS: 0 Metric: 10
LS age: 47
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Summary Links(Network)
Link State ID: 203.0.113.15192 (summary Network Number)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000029
Checksum: 0x1F91
Length: 28
Network Mask: 255.255.255.192 TOS: 0 Metric: 20
Summary Net Link States (Area 0)
LS age: 66
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Summary Links(Network)
Link State ID: 203.0.113.150 (summary Network Number)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000025
Checksum: 0x68E0
Length: 28

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Network Mask: 255.255.255.192 TOS: 0 Metric: 64
RTC#show ip ospf asbr-summary
OSPF Router with ID (203.0.113.67) (Process ID 10)
Summary ASB Link States (Area 0)
LS age: 576
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: Summary Links(AS Boundary Router)
Link State ID: 203.0.113.16 (AS Boundary Router address)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.67
LS Seq Number: 80000024
Checksum: 0xB3D2
Length: 28
Network Mask: 0.0.0.0 TOS: 0 Metric: 64
RTC#show ip ospf database external
OSPF Router with ID (203.0.113.67) (Process ID 10)
AS External Link States
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 305
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: AS External Link
Link State ID: 0.0.0.0 (External Network Number)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.16
LS Seq Number: 80000001
Checksum: 0x98CE
Length: 36
Network Mask: 0.0.0.0
Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
TOS: 0
Metric: 10
Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
External Route Tag: 10
Routing Bit Set on this LSA
LS age: 653
Options: (No TOS-capability)
LS Type: AS External Link
Link State ID: 203.0.113.1288 (External Network Number)
Advertising Router: 203.0.113.16
LS Seq Number: 80000024
Checksum: 0x4FE6
Length: 36
Network Mask: 255.255.255.192
Metric Type: 2 (Larger than any link state path)
TOS: 0
Metric: 10
Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
External Route Tag: 0