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200-101 · Question #118

Refer to the exhibit. What is the most appropriate summarization for these routes?

The correct answer is B. 10.0.0.0 /22. Route summarization finds the shortest prefix covering all specific networks; four consecutive /24 subnets share a /22 boundary, making /22 the tightest valid summary.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. What is the most appropriate summarization for these routes?

Exhibit

200-101 question #118 exhibit

Options

  • A10.0.0.0 /21
  • B10.0.0.0 /22
  • C10.0.0.0 /23
  • D10.0.0.0 /24

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    83% (35)
  • C
    10% (4)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Route summarization finds the shortest prefix covering all specific networks; four consecutive /24 subnets share a /22 boundary, making /22 the tightest valid summary.

A10.0.0.0 /21

A /21 summary covers eight /24 subnets (10.0.0.0 through 10.0.7.255), which over-summarizes and advertises address space not present in the exhibit.

B10.0.0.0 /22Correct

A /22 prefix (255.255.252.0) summarizes exactly four consecutive /24 networks that share the same first 22 bits, such as 10.0.0.0 through 10.0.3.255. This is the most precise summary that covers all routes in the exhibit without advertising additional unused address space.

C10.0.0.0 /23

A /23 summary covers only two /24 subnets (10.0.0.0 and 10.0.1.0), which under-summarizes and fails to include all routes shown.

D10.0.0.0 /24

A /24 represents a single subnet and provides no summarization benefit; it does not consolidate multiple routes into one advertisement.

Concept tested: CIDR route summarization supernetting calculation

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/ip-routing/13811-16.html

Topics

#route summarization#CIDR#subnetting

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