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Which technology allows multiple instances of a routing table to coexist on the same router simultaneously?

The correct answer is A. VRF. VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) enables multiple independent routing table instances to coexist simultaneously on a single router, isolating traffic between different networks.

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Question

Which technology allows multiple instances of a routing table to coexist on the same router simultaneously?

Options

  • AVRF
  • BCisco virtual router
  • Cinstanced virtual router
  • DIS-IS

How the community answered

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  • A
    90% (27)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • D
    7% (2)

Why each option

VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) enables multiple independent routing table instances to coexist simultaneously on a single router, isolating traffic between different networks.

AVRFCorrect

VRF creates separate routing table instances on a single physical router, each with its own set of interfaces, routes, and forwarding tables. This allows traffic from different customers or network segments to be completely isolated from one another, which is foundational to MPLS VPN and network virtualization deployments.

BCisco virtual router

Cisco virtual router is not a standard IOS feature or recognized technology name for this function.

Cinstanced virtual router

Instanced virtual router is not a valid Cisco technology or industry-standard term for multiple routing table support.

DIS-IS

IS-IS is a link-state routing protocol and does not provide the capability to maintain multiple independent routing table instances on one device.

Concept tested: VRF multiple routing table virtualization

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_ospf/configuration/xe-16/iro-xe-16-book/iro-vrf-lite.html

Topics

#VRF#routing table virtualization#virtual routing#network segmentation

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