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350-501 · Question #415

Refer to the exhibit. The ISP is implementing a new hosting-as-a-service solution for its business customers. Service accessibility must be unique and separate for each customer. The network…

The correct answer is C. Create the hosting-as-a-service VRF on router R4 and configure it with the route target both E. Configure the mpls ldp sync command in the MPLS network with the BGP additional-paths. To provide unique customer service accessibility, ensure multiple paths, and prevent traffic black-holing, create a VRF with route targets and configure MPLS LDP synchronization with BGP Additional Paths.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. The ISP is implementing a new hosting-as-a-service solution for its business customers. Service accessibility must be unique and separate for each customer. The network architect must ensure that multiple paths toward the hosting-as-a-service solution are always available. Basic protection against traffic black-holing on the MPLS network is required in case of link failure. Which two actions must the engineering team perform to meet the requirements? (Choose two.)

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Options

  • AConfigure the fast-hello command under the IS-IS routing protocol with the BGP multipath 2
  • BEnable the VRF-Lite feature on router R4 and enable BGP address-family VPNv4.
  • CCreate the hosting-as-a-service VRF on router R4 and configure it with the route target both
  • DConfigure the fast-reroute per-prefix command for the IS-IS protocol in the MPLS network and
  • EConfigure the mpls ldp sync command in the MPLS network with the BGP additional-paths

How the community answered

(39 responses)
  • A
    5% (2)
  • B
    21% (8)
  • C
    62% (24)
  • D
    13% (5)

Why each option

To provide unique customer service accessibility, ensure multiple paths, and prevent traffic black-holing, create a VRF with route targets and configure MPLS LDP synchronization with BGP Additional Paths.

AConfigure the fast-hello command under the IS-IS routing protocol with the BGP multipath 2

fast-hello under IS-IS improves IGP convergence speed but doesn't directly address MPLS black-holing protection, and BGP multipath 2 enables simple multipath, but additional-paths (in E) offers a more robust solution for path diversity from the BGP perspective.

BEnable the VRF-Lite feature on router R4 and enable BGP address-family VPNv4.

VRF-Lite provides local route separation but does not integrate with an MPLS core network for full L3VPN services, which the scenario of an ISP hosting solution implies. While BGP address-family VPNv4 is correct for MPLS L3VPNs, VRF-Lite is typically a non-MPLS feature.

CCreate the hosting-as-a-service VRF on router R4 and configure it with the route target bothCorrect

Creating a VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) on router R4, likely a PE router, ensures that service accessibility is unique and separate for each customer by maintaining separate routing tables. Configuring it with appropriate route targets (both) allows for controlled import and export of routes, crucial for MPLS L3VPNs.

DConfigure the fast-reroute per-prefix command for the IS-IS protocol in the MPLS network and

fast-reroute per-prefix for IS-IS provides advanced, rapid local protection for link failures, which is more sophisticated than the 'basic protection' specified, and mpls ldp sync better fits the 'basic' description for preventing black-holing due to IGP/LDP desynchronization.

EConfigure the mpls ldp sync command in the MPLS network with the BGP additional-pathsCorrect

The mpls ldp sync command ensures that LDP only advertises labels for prefixes after the IGP has fully converged on an interface, preventing traffic black-holing during IGP reconvergence after a link failure. Integrating BGP additional-paths allows BGP to advertise multiple paths for the same prefix, enabling the provision of 'multiple paths toward the hosting-as-a-service solution' for redundancy and load balancing.

Concept tested: MPLS L3VPN, BGP path diversity, LDP-IGP synchronization

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/mpls/configuration/guide/mp_l3_vpn_cfg_ios_xe_16.html

Topics

#MPLS VPNs#LDP Synchronization#BGP Additional Paths#Network Resiliency

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