xStack® DGS-3120 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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Parameter
Description
Type
A quick classification of the router link. One of the following: Type Description: Point-to-
point connection to another router. Connection to a transit network. Connection to a
stub network. Virtual link.
Link ID
Identifies the object that this router link connects to. Value depends on the link’s Type.
When connecting to an object that also originates a link state advertisement (i.e.
another router or a transit network) the Link ID is equal to the neighboring
advertisement’s Link State ID. This provides the key for looking up an advertisement in
the link state database. Type Link ID: Neighboring router’s Router ID. IP address of
Designated Router. IP network/subnet number. Neighboring router’s Router ID
Link Data
Contents again depend on the link’s Type field. For connections to stub networks, it
specifies the network’s IP address mask. For unnumbered point-to-point connection, it
specifies the interface’s MIB-II ifIndex value. For other link types it specifies the router’s
associated IP interface address. This latter piece of information is needed during the
routing table build process, when calculating the IP address of the next hop.
No. of TOS
The number of different Type of Service (TOS) metrics given for this link, not counting
the required metric for TOS 0. If no additional TOS metrics are given, this field should
be set to 0.
TOS 0 Metric
The cost of using this router link for TOS 0.
For each link, separate metrics may be specified for each Type of Service (ToS). The metric for ToS 0 must always
be included, and was discussed above. Metrics for non-zero TOS are described below. Note that the cost for non-
zero ToS values that are not specified defaults to the ToS 0 cost. Metrics must be listed in order of increasing TOS
encoding. For example, the metric for ToS 16 must always follow the metric for ToS 8 when both are specified.
Parameter
Description
ToS
IP Type of Service that this metric refers to.
Metric
The cost of using this outbound router link, for traffic of the specified TOS.
Network Links Advertisements
Network links advertisements are Type 2 link state advertisements. A network links advertisement is originated for
each transit network in the area. A transit network is a multi-access network that has more than one attached router.
The network links advertisement is originated by the network’s Designated Router. The advertisement describes all
routers attached to the network, including the Designated Router itself. The advertisement’s Link State ID field lists
the IP interface address of the Designated Router.
The distance from the network to all attached routers is zero, for all ToS. This is why the ToS and metric fields need
not be specified in the network links advertisement.
The format of the Network Links Advertisement is shown below:
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