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SNA pr subnetwork point of attachment


Packet or PDUs Protocol Data UnitLink

Type 1:  IS-IS hello (IIH) PDUs


  • Priority ( for DIS election )
  • Area IDs
  • L1 Hello packet and
  • L2 Hello packet



Level 1: 01:80:C2:00:00:14

Level 2: 01:80:C2:00:00:15

Link-state PDUs

Contain information about the state of adjacencies to neighboring IS-IS systems.
Link-state PDUs are flooded periodically throughout an area.

on PtP links ack by CSNPs

Complete sequence number PDUs (CSNPs)Contain a complete list of all link-state PDUs in the IS-IS database.
Partial sequence number PDUs (PSNPs)Sent multicast by a receiver when it detects that it is missing a link-state PDU (when its link-state PDU database is out of date)


DIS Election on Broadcast & multi-accessptp the priority = 0

router with the higher priority 
>> Tie Highest SNPA or Mac@

Default priority: 64  [ 0 to 127 ]

Priority = 0 >> ineligible


Highest priority
priority tie >>> highest  SNAP or Mac@

No backup DIS in IS-IS
pseudo-node ( Bcst Network = router )on Broadcast & multi-access
all router adv a single link ( not all the adj ) to the pseudo-node












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