How does a WCCP-configured router identify if the Cisco WSA is functional?

The correct answer is C. The WSA sends a Here-l-Am message every 10 seconds, and the router acknowledges with an I-. When the WCCP service is active on a web cache server (WSA in this case), it periodically sends a WCCP HERE I AM broadcast or unicast message to the unit operating as a WCCP router. If the information received in this message matches what is expected, the WCCP router replies with

Submitted by viktor_hu· Mar 30, 2026

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AIf an ICMP ping fails three consecutive times between a router and the WSA, traffic is no longer
BIf an ICMP ping fails three consecutive times between a router and the WSA, traffic is no longer
CThe WSA sends a Here-l-Am message every 10 seconds, and the router acknowledges with an I-
DThe router sends a Here-l-Am message every 10 seconds, and the WSA acknowledges with an I-

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When the WCCP service is active on a web cache server (WSA in this case), it periodically sends a WCCP HERE I AM broadcast or unicast message to the unit operating as a WCCP router. If the information received in this message matches what is expected, the WCCP router replies with a WCCP I SEE YOU message.

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