On an OSPF network, OSPF routers exchange LSAs to synchronize their LSDBs. If an OSPF router receives an LSA that does not exist in its LSDB, it updates its LSDB and floods the LSA.
In OSPF (Open Shortest Path First), each router maintains aLink-State Database (LSDB), which must be synchronized with other routers in the same area. When an OSPF router receives anLSA (Link-State Advertisement)that it doesnot already have in its LSDB, it takes the following steps:
It updates its LSDB with the new LSA.
It floods the LSA to all its other OSPF neighbors (except the one from which it received the LSA).
This ensures that all routers in the OSPF area eventually converge to the same network topology.
Reference from Huawei HCIP-Datacom-Core Technology Study Guide:
“When an LSA is received and it is newer or not present in the LSDB, the router updates the LSDB and floods the LSA to other neighbors to ensure database synchronization.”
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