OSPF LSA TYPES
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Type   Description Routing Table Symbol
1 Router LSA. Advertises intra-area routes. Generated by each OSPF router. Flooded only within the area O
2 Network LSA. Advertises routers on a multi-access link. Generated by a DR. Flooded only within the area. O
3 Summary LSA. Advertises inter-area routes. Generated by an ABR. Flooded to adjacent areas. O IA
4 Summary LSA. Advertises the route to an ASBR. Generated by an ABR. Flooded to adjacent areas. O IA
5 External LSA. Advertises routes in another routing domain. Generated by an ASBR. Flooded to adjacent areas. O E1—The metric increases as it is passed through the network
    O E2—The metric does not increase (default).
6 Multicast LSA. Used in multicast OSPF operations  
7 Not-so-stubby area (NSSA) LSA. Advertises routes in another routing domain. Generated by an ASBR within a not-so-stubby area O N1—The metric increases as it is passed through the
    O N2—The metric does not increase (default).
8 External attributes LSA. Used in OSPF and BGP interworking.  
9, 10, 11  Opaque LSAs. Used for specific applications, such as OSPF and MPLS interworking.  
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