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200-301 · Question #972

Refer the exhibit. What is the cause of poor performance on router R19?

The correct answer is C. port oversubscription. Assuming a typical network scenario where a router's uplink capacity is significantly less than the aggregated bandwidth of its downstream connections, port oversubscription is the most likely cause of poor performance on router R19. This creates a bottleneck where traffic queues

Submitted by anna_se· Mar 5, 2026Network Access

Question

Refer the exhibit. What is the cause of poor performance on router R19?

Exhibits

200-301 question #972 exhibit 1
200-301 question #972 exhibit 2

Options

  • Aexcessive collisions
  • Bspeed and duplex mismatch
  • Cport oversubscription
  • Dexcessive CRC errors

How the community answered

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  • A
    22% (13)
  • B
    12% (7)
  • C
    58% (35)
  • D
    8% (5)

Why each option

Assuming a typical network scenario where a router's uplink capacity is significantly less than the aggregated bandwidth of its downstream connections, port oversubscription is the most likely cause of poor performance on router R19. This creates a bottleneck where traffic queues and experiences delays or drops.

Aexcessive collisions

Excessive collisions are characteristic of half-duplex Ethernet, which is uncommon on modern router interfaces and typically indicates a duplex mismatch, not simply oversubscription.

Bspeed and duplex mismatch

Speed and duplex mismatch causes severe packet loss and errors, leading to very poor performance, but it's a configuration error distinct from the bandwidth capacity issue of oversubscription.

Cport oversubscriptionCorrect

Port oversubscription occurs when the aggregate bandwidth demand from all incoming interfaces on a router or switch exceeds the capacity of its outgoing interface. If the combined data rate from multiple connected devices exceeds the capacity of R19's egress port, traffic will be buffered or dropped, leading to poor performance.

Dexcessive CRC errors

Excessive CRC errors indicate data corruption, usually due to physical layer problems like faulty cabling or transceivers, which is a different root cause than having too much legitimate traffic for a port's capacity.

Concept tested: Network performance issues (port oversubscription)

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/qos_congest/configuration/xe-16-10/qos-congest-xe-16-10-book/qos-congest-overview.html

Topics

#Router performance analysis#Interface statistics#Troubleshooting network performance#Port oversubscription

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