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Which two routing protocols support Cisco MPLS TE Tunnels? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. IS-IS D. OSPF. This question asks to identify the two interior gateway protocols (IGPs) that support Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) Tunnels for routing information collection.
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Which two routing protocols support Cisco MPLS TE Tunnels? (Choose two.)
Options
- AIS-IS
- BRIP
- CBGP
- DOSPF
- EEIGRP
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Why each option
This question asks to identify the two interior gateway protocols (IGPs) that support Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) Tunnels for routing information collection.
IS-IS is a link-state routing protocol extensively used in service provider environments, and it supports the necessary traffic engineering extensions to carry attributes like link bandwidth and administrative groups for MPLS TE path computation.
RIP is a distance-vector protocol lacking the granular link-state information and TE extensions required for MPLS Traffic Engineering.
BGP is an exterior gateway protocol primarily for inter-domain routing and does not provide the intra-domain link-state information needed by MPLS TE.
OSPF is another widely adopted link-state routing protocol that provides the detailed network topology information and supports the required extensions for MPLS TE to compute constrained paths across the network.
EIGRP is a Cisco proprietary distance-vector protocol that does not inherently support the specialized TE extensions and link-state database functionality required for MPLS TE path calculation.
Concept tested: MPLS TE IGP integration
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/routers/asr9000/software/asr9k-r6-5/mpls/configuration/guide/b-mpls-cg-asr9000-65x/b-mpls-cg-asr9000-65x_chapter_01.html#concept_F9CFED7E1B3E4515B229D2A5734A7B76
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