
Configuring OSI Services
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End systems generate Hello packets that contain the end system’s subnetwork
address, and specify which NSAPs the end system services. When a router
receives an end system Hello packet, it extracts the configuration information
from the packet (matching the subnetwork address with the corresponding
NSAPs) and stores it in its routing information base. Routers generate Hello
packets that contain the router’s own subnetwork address. When an end system
receives a router Hello packet, the end system extracts the router’s subnetwork
address and stores it in its own routing information base.
Two types of timers control how often Hello packets are exchanged: a
configuration timer and a holding timer. The configuration timer, which is
maintained by each individual system, determines how often a system reports its
availability or any change in its configuration to the other systems attached to the
same subnetwork. The holding timer, which is a value set by the originating
system, is contained in the holding time field of a Hello packet. It specifies how
long a receiving system should retain the configuration information before it is
flushed from the routing information base.
Route Redirecting
The ISO 9542 route redirection function allows routers to inform end systems of
the most desirable route to a particular destination either
• Through a different router, or
• Directly to an end system on the same subnetwork
After the router forwards a data packet to the next hop toward the destination end
system, the router checks to see whether a more direct route exists. The router
determines whether the next hop is
• The destination system, and whether it is attached to the same subnetwork as
the originating system (Figure 1-12
, Example 1)
• Another router that is connected to the same subnetwork as the originating
end system (Figure 1-12
, Example 2)
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