Uplink floating state ( up and down ). What you can do to solve this problem?

The correct answer is A. route summary. When an uplink is in a 'floating state' (continuously going up and down, also called route flapping), route summarization (route summary) is the recommended solution. By aggregating multiple specific routes into a single summary route, the summary remains stable and advertised…

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Aroute summary
BCisco Express Forwarding
CBFD
DUDLD

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When an uplink is in a 'floating state' (continuously going up and down, also called route flapping), route summarization (route summary) is the recommended solution. By aggregating multiple specific routes into a single summary route, the summary remains stable and advertised to neighbors even if individual component routes flap. This prevents the instability from propagating throughout the network and reduces unnecessary routing updates. BFD detects failures quickly but does not suppress flapping; UDLD addresses unidirectional link issues; CEF is a forwarding mechanism, not a stability solution.

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#route summarization#uplink flapping#network stability#convergence

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