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350-501 · Question #182

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is updating this network to meet these conditions: - Area 10 will receive inter-area routes and support mutual redistribution of external routes with the extranet…

The correct answer is C. Configure area 11 as stub no-summary on R7 and as stub on XR31. E. Configure area 10 as nssa on R9 and XR32. To meet the specific OSPF routing requirements for Area 10 and Area 11, Area 10 must be configured as a Not So Stubby Area (NSSA) to support external redistribution, and Area 11 must be configured as a Totally Stubby Area (stub no-summary) to receive only a default route.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer is updating this network to meet these conditions:

  • Area 10 will receive inter-area routes and support mutual

redistribution of external routes with the extranet.

  • The ::/0 route is prohibited in Area 10.
  • Area 11 will receive only the ::/0 route from the ABR.
  • External route redistribution is not supported in Area 11.
  • The ABR in Area 11 will advertise no interarea routes.

Which two configurations must be performed to meet the requirements? (Choose two.)

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Options

  • AConfigure area 11 as nssa no-summary on R7 and as nssa on XR31.
  • BConfigure area 10 as stub on R9 and XR32.
  • CConfigure area 11 as stub no-summary on R7 and as stub on XR31.
  • DConfigure area 11 as nssa default-information-originate on R7 and as nssa on XR31.
  • EConfigure area 10 as nssa on R9 and XR32.

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  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
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  • C
    63% (15)
  • D
    25% (6)

Why each option

To meet the specific OSPF routing requirements for Area 10 and Area 11, Area 10 must be configured as a Not So Stubby Area (NSSA) to support external redistribution, and Area 11 must be configured as a Totally Stubby Area (stub no-summary) to receive only a default route.

AConfigure area 11 as nssa no-summary on R7 and as nssa on XR31.

Configuring Area 11 as `nssa` would allow external routes to be injected into it (Type 7 LSAs), contradicting the requirement that external route redistribution is not supported in Area 11.

BConfigure area 10 as stub on R9 and XR32.

Configuring Area 10 as `stub` would prevent it from supporting mutual redistribution of external routes, as stub areas do not allow external (Type 5) LSAs, which conflicts with the requirement.

CConfigure area 11 as stub no-summary on R7 and as stub on XR31.Correct

Configuring Area 11 as `stub no-summary` on ABR R7 and `stub` on internal XR31 makes it a Totally Stubby Area, which will receive only a default route (::/0) from ABR R7, will not support external route redistribution, and R7 will not advertise inter-area routes into it.

DConfigure area 11 as nssa default-information-originate on R7 and as nssa on XR31.

Configuring Area 11 as `nssa default-information-originate` on R7 would make R7 originate a Type 7 LSA for the default route into Area 11 and also allow other external routes if not a `no-summary` NSSA, which contradicts the requirement for Area 11 to receive only the ::/0 route and no external redistribution.

EConfigure area 10 as nssa on R9 and XR32.Correct

Configuring Area 10 as `nssa` on R9 and XR32 allows it to receive inter-area routes and support mutual redistribution of external routes (via Type 7 LSAs) while prohibiting a ::/0 route if `default-information-originate` is not explicitly configured.

Concept tested: OSPF special area types (NSSA, Totally Stubby)

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

Topics

#OSPF Area Types#OSPF Stub Area#OSPF NSSA#Route Redistribution

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