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Is-is pdu, Common header format – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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NOTE:

On IS-IS broadcast networks, all routers are adjacent with each other. However, the DIS is responsible for
the synchronization of their LSDBs.

IS-IS PDU

PDU

IS-IS packets are encapsulated into link layer frames. An IS-IS PDU has two parts, the headers and the

variable length fields, where the headers comprise the PDU common header and the PDU specific

header. All PDUs have the same PDU common header, while the specific headers vary by PDU type.

Figure 56 PDU format

Common header format

Figure 57 PDU common header format

Major fields of the PDU common header are as follows:

Intradomain routing protocol discriminator—Set to 0x83.

Length indicator—Length of the PDU header in bytes, including both common and specific headers.

Version/Protocol ID extension—Set to 1(0x01).

ID length—Length of the NSAP address and NET ID.

R(Reserved)—Set to 0.

PDU type—For detailed information, see

Table 4

.

Version—Set to 1(0x01).

Maximum area address—Maximum number of area addresses supported.

Table 4 PDU type

Type PDU

Type Acronym

15

Level-1 LAN IS-IS hello PDU

L1 LAN IIH

16

Level-2 LAN IS-IS hello PDU

L2 LAN IIH

Intradomain routing protocol discriminator

Reserved

Version

R

ID length

Version/Protocol ID extension

Length indicator

Maximum area address

R

R

PDU type

No. of Octets

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1