Stub Areas

Network Diagnose & Troubleshoot

Stub Areas

Know LSAs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7

1 & 2 are intra-area in scope.  3 is inter-area.  5 & 7 are external.  (4 is just s support mechanism for 5's, but are technically inter-area)

stub = 1, 2, 3 + 0/0 default

total stub = 1, 2 + 0/0 default

nssa = 1, 2, 3, 7  (the 0/0 is not automatically created here although you an add it)

total nssa = 1, 2, 7 + 0/0 default

Anything that says "total" is "no-summary" on the CLI.  Since Type 3 = Summary LSA that should be easy to remember.

1     Router LSA          Generated by Any router for any/all links          Intra-area

2     Network LSA        Generated by a DR only for DR-used-links      Intra-area

3     Summary LSA      Generated by ABRs to summarize 1 & 2's       Inter-area

4     ASBR Summary   Generated by ABRs to summarize NH of Type 5     Inter-area

5     External LSA        Generated by ASBR                                          Domain-wide (other than stub areas)

7     NSSA External     Generated by ASBR specific to NSSA area      Only in NSSA area - Translated to Type 5 (+ 4) for other areas