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Which two benefits of implementing a full-mesh WAN topology are true? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is B. redundancy D. reliability. A full-mesh WAN topology provides excellent redundancy and reliability because every node has a direct connection to every other node, creating multiple paths for data.

Submitted by omar99· Mar 5, 2026Network Fundamentals

Question

Which two benefits of implementing a full-mesh WAN topology are true? (Choose two.)

Options

  • Aincreased latency
  • Bredundancy
  • Creduced jitter
  • Dreliability
  • Eimproved scalability

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    93% (39)
  • E
    5% (2)

Why each option

A full-mesh WAN topology provides excellent redundancy and reliability because every node has a direct connection to every other node, creating multiple paths for data.

Aincreased latency

While direct paths can reduce the number of hops and thus potentially latency, 'increased latency' is not a general benefit of a full-mesh topology; it is often associated with the complexity of managing many links.

BredundancyCorrect

In a full-mesh topology, every node is directly connected to every other node, providing inherent redundancy by offering multiple alternative paths for data transmission if a link fails.

Creduced jitter

Reduced jitter can be a result of direct paths and less congestion, but it is not a primary or defining benefit of a full-mesh topology compared to its inherent redundancy and reliability.

DreliabilityCorrect

Due to the multiple direct connections and redundant paths, a full-mesh topology offers very high reliability, as the failure of a single link or even multiple links will not isolate any node.

Eimproved scalability

A full-mesh topology suffers from poor scalability as the number of required connections grows quadratically with the number of nodes (n*(n-1)/2), making it impractical for large networks.

Concept tested: WAN topology full-mesh benefits

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/cloud_services/ciscomanagedcloud/2_0/datacenter_networking/design_guide/cisco_cmc_datacenter_networking_design_guide.html

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#Full-mesh WAN#Network redundancy#Network reliability

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