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350-501 · Question #127

Which utility must be used to locate MPLS faults?

The correct answer is C. MPLS traceroute. MPLS traceroute is the utility specifically designed to discover the Label Switched Path (LSP) taken by MPLS traffic and identify any issues or faults along that path.

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Question

Which utility must be used to locate MPLS faults?

Options

  • AQoS
  • BMPLS LSP ping
  • CMPLS traceroute
  • DEEM

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    4% (2)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    87% (45)
  • D
    8% (4)

Why each option

MPLS traceroute is the utility specifically designed to discover the Label Switched Path (LSP) taken by MPLS traffic and identify any issues or faults along that path.

AQoS

QoS (Quality of Service) is a network feature for managing traffic, not a utility for locating MPLS faults.

BMPLS LSP ping

MPLS LSP ping (or `ping mpls`) verifies the reachability of an LSP endpoint but does not provide a hop-by-hop trace of the path to identify fault locations.

CMPLS tracerouteCorrect

MPLS traceroute (or `traceroute mpls`) is a diagnostic utility that allows an administrator to trace the specific Label Switched Path (LSP) taken by packets, revealing each Label Switch Router (LSR) in the path and helping to pinpoint where a fault or forwarding issue might exist within the MPLS domain.

DEEM

EEM (Embedded Event Manager) is a feature for event-driven automation and scripting on Cisco devices, not a direct utility for tracing MPLS paths or locating faults.

Concept tested: MPLS Fault Isolation Utilities

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/mplstg.html

Topics

#MPLS troubleshooting#MPLS traceroute#Fault localization#Network utilities

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