OSPF Do Not Age (DNA) Flag


In [OSPF](/ospf) networking, each [LSA](/ospf-lsa-types) is assigned an aging timer, indicated by the link-state age field. The [maximum age for an LSA](/ospf-lsa-max-age) is 60 minutes, after which it is marked as stale and removed from the [link-state database](/ospf-database-example) if it remains unrefreshed.

To prevent this, OSPF routers automatically refresh LSAs every 30 minutes by the originating router, ensuring the LSAs remain valid. This refresh involves increasing the LSA's [sequence number](/ospf-lsa-sequence-numbers) to denote the latest version, thus avoiding confusion with previous versions. The age of an LSA begins counting from the moment a router receives it, and if not updated within 60 minutes, it is removed from the database without any notification or request for an update.

OSPF routers refresh LSAs every 30 minutes to prevent them from expiring; otherwise, they expire after 60 minutes.

## Links

https://networklessons.com/ospf/ospf-lsas-and-lsdb-flooding-tutorial/
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc2328

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