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350-501 · Question #134

Refer to the exhibit. While troubleshooting the network, a network operator with an employee id: 3812:12:993 is trying to ping XR1. Which result should the operator expect when trying to ping to an…

The correct answer is B. All ICMP traffic responds successfully. When pinging a local address on a Cisco XR router, all ICMP traffic typically responds successfully by default.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. While troubleshooting the network, a network operator with an employee id:

3812:12:993 is trying to ping XR1. Which result should the operator expect when trying to ping to an XR1 local address?

Exhibit

350-501 question #134 exhibit

Options

  • AICMP traffic works at a policed rate of 19 bytes per second every 100 ms
  • BAll ICMP traffic responds successfully.
  • CAll ICMP traffic is dropped.
  • DICMP traffic works at a policed rate of 19 packets every 100 ms.

How the community answered

(48 responses)
  • A
    13% (6)
  • B
    60% (29)
  • C
    6% (3)
  • D
    21% (10)

Why each option

When pinging a local address on a Cisco XR router, all ICMP traffic typically responds successfully by default.

AICMP traffic works at a policed rate of 19 bytes per second every 100 ms

Working at a policed rate of 19 bytes per second every 100 ms implies a specific, non-default control-plane policing configuration.

BAll ICMP traffic responds successfully.Correct
CAll ICMP traffic is dropped.

All ICMP traffic being dropped would only occur if a restrictive control-plane policy or ACL was applied to block all pings, which is not the default behavior.

DICMP traffic works at a policed rate of 19 packets every 100 ms.

Working at a policed rate of 19 packets every 100 ms suggests a specific, non-default control-plane policing configuration, distinct from the default full response.

Concept tested: Default router control plane behavior (ICMP)

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/asr9000/software/asr9k-r6-6/security/configuration/guide/b-security-cg-asr9000-66x/b-security-cg-asr9000-66x_chapter_011.html

Topics

#Control Plane Policing (CoPP)#ICMP Echo#IOS XR Configuration#Packet Processing

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