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Which two statements are true of OSPF stub areas? (Choose two.)

Which two statements are true of OSPF stub areas? (Choose two.)

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A.
Stub areas might contain ASBRs and can receive external Extern (Type 5) LSAs from other areas.

B.
Stub areas cannot be crossed in the creation of a virtual link.

C.
Stub areas cannot receive any Summary (Type 3) LSAs.

D.
Stub areas cannot contain an ASBR.

Explanation:
Stubby A stubby area is an area that is not able to accept LSA type 5 which contains routes from outside the OSPF domain (Redistributed into OSPF), these are also referred to as external routes. Traffic that is destined for a location outside of the OSPF network is only able to exit the area via a default route (which is injected by the ABR).

LSA Type 5 Autonomous System (AS) external link advertisements Only ASBRs send this type of LSA, it contains a list of external routes that are reachable via the ASBR. This LSA type is flooded throughout the entire OSPF domain.


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