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350-501 · Question #293

Refer to the exhibit. A network engineer notices PE-21 convergence degradation due to the growing LSDB size of Level 2 areas in the network. The engineer decides to migrate router PE-21 from an…

The correct answer is D. configure terminal. To migrate PE-21 to an intra-area (Level 1 only) IS-IS implementation, thereby reducing its LSDB size and allowing inter-area routing via the ATT-bit, the engineer must configure PE-21 as an is-type level-1 router within its designated area.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. A network engineer notices PE-21 convergence degradation due to the growing LSDB size of Level 2 areas in the network. The engineer decides to migrate router PE-21 from an inter-area design to an intra-area implementation. Inter-area routing must be accomplished via an ATT-bit set by the Level 1/Level 2 router. Which configuration must the engineer implement on PE-21 to complete the migration?

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350-501 question #293 exhibit

Options

  • Aconfigure terminal
  • Bconfigure terminal
  • Cconfigure terminal
  • Dconfigure terminal

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Why each option

To migrate PE-21 to an intra-area (Level 1 only) IS-IS implementation, thereby reducing its LSDB size and allowing inter-area routing via the ATT-bit, the engineer must configure PE-21 as an `is-type level-1` router within its designated area.

Aconfigure terminal

This configuration does not explicitly set `is-type level-1` and instead uses `ip router isis` on the interface, which is not the correct approach for defining the IS-IS type at the global router level. Without `is-type level-1`, it defaults to `level-1-2`, contradicting the goal.

Bconfigure terminal

This configuration attempts to set `level-1` but uses an incorrect `network` command syntax for defining the Area ID and doesn't correctly set the `is-type` under the IS-IS process, which is critical for the migration.

Cconfigure terminal

Configuring PE-21 as `is-type level-1-2` means it would continue to carry both Level 1 and Level 2 LSDBs, directly opposing the objective of reducing the LSDB size by migrating to an intra-area (Level 1 only) implementation.

Dconfigure terminalCorrect

Configuring PE-21 with `is-type level-1` explicitly designates it as a Level 1 only router, which prevents it from maintaining a Level 2 LSDB and significantly reduces its overall LSDB size, addressing the convergence degradation. The `net 49.0001.0000.0000.0021.00` command correctly assigns its System ID and associates it with IS-IS area 0.0001, allowing it to forward inter-area traffic using the ATT bit set by Level 1/Level 2 routers.

Concept tested: IS-IS Level 1 only configuration and Area ID

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_isis/configuration/15-mt/irs-15-mt-book/irs-config-is-is.html

Topics

#IS-IS#Routing Protocols#LSDB Optimization#Level 1 Routing

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