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An engineer implemented LDP protocol on the ISP network. The engineer must ensure that there are no packet loss issues when IGP and LDP protocols are not synchronized. Which configuring must the engin

The correct answer is B. Configure MPLS LDP IGP synchronization on the network.. To prevent packet loss resulting from IGP and LDP desynchronization, the network engineer must configure MPLS LDP IGP synchronization, ensuring IGP waits for LDP convergence before advertising routes.

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Question

An engineer implemented LDP protocol on the ISP network. The engineer must ensure that there are no packet loss issues when IGP and LDP protocols are not synchronized. Which configuring must the engineer implement so that the IGP routing protocol will wait until LDP convergence is completed?

Options

  • ADisable IP CEF on routers running LDP and enable LDP protocol.
  • BConfigure MPLS LDP IGP synchronization on the network.
  • CConfigure LDP sessions protection on the network.
  • DDisable MPLS LDP IGP synchronization on the network.

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  • A
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  • B
    88% (53)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    3% (2)

Why each option

To prevent packet loss resulting from IGP and LDP desynchronization, the network engineer must configure MPLS LDP IGP synchronization, ensuring IGP waits for LDP convergence before advertising routes.

ADisable IP CEF on routers running LDP and enable LDP protocol.

Disabling IP CEF would drastically impair forwarding performance and is counterproductive, as LDP relies on CEF for proper operation and efficient packet switching.

BConfigure MPLS LDP IGP synchronization on the network.Correct

Configuring MPLS LDP IGP synchronization ensures that an IGP interface's metric or cost is advertised only after LDP has successfully established its adjacencies and exchanged labels over that interface. This prevents traffic from being routed over a path by IGP before LDP is ready to forward MPLS packets, thereby avoiding packet loss.

CConfigure LDP sessions protection on the network.

LDP session protection maintains LDP sessions over interface flaps or temporary outages but does not address the initial synchronization of IGP routes with LDP label distribution during convergence.

DDisable MPLS LDP IGP synchronization on the network.

Disabling MPLS LDP IGP synchronization would remove the very mechanism designed to prevent packet loss due to IGP-LDP desynchronization, worsening the issue.

Concept tested: MPLS LDP-IGP synchronization

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/mpls/configuration/guide/12_4t/mp_12_4t_book/mp_ldp_sync.html

Topics

#MPLS LDP#IGP Synchronization#Packet Loss#Convergence

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