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352-001 · Question #164

Refer to the exhibit. You are designing a spanning-tree network for a small campus. Which two of these options would result in a trouble-free spanning-tree network design? (Choose two.)

The correct answer is A. Convert all ports to trunk ports, prune off the VLANs that you do not require, and minimize the B. Introduce Layer 3 VLANs (SVIs) and prune off the VLANs that you do not require.. Pruning unused VLANs from trunk ports and introducing Layer 3 routing via SVIs reduce STP complexity and limit the blast radius of topology changes in a campus network.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. You are designing a spanning-tree network for a small campus. Which two of these options would result in a trouble-free spanning-tree network design? (Choose two.)

Exhibit

352-001 question #164 exhibit

Options

  • AConvert all ports to trunk ports, prune off the VLANs that you do not require, and minimize the
  • BIntroduce Layer 3 VLANs (SVIs) and prune off the VLANs that you do not require.
  • CConvert all the ports to trunk and enable BackboneFast.
  • DConvert all the ports to trunk and enable UplinkFast between all the links.

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    71% (30)
  • C
    19% (8)
  • D
    10% (4)

Why each option

Pruning unused VLANs from trunk ports and introducing Layer 3 routing via SVIs reduce STP complexity and limit the blast radius of topology changes in a campus network.

AConvert all ports to trunk ports, prune off the VLANs that you do not require, and minimize theCorrect

Converting ports to trunks while actively pruning unused VLANs limits the number of active STP instances per link, reducing the scope of topology change notifications and the risk of widespread forwarding disruptions across the campus.

BIntroduce Layer 3 VLANs (SVIs) and prune off the VLANs that you do not require.Correct

Introducing Layer 3 SVIs segments the network at Layer 3 and shrinks each STP domain to a single distribution block rather than allowing it to span the entire campus, which isolates topology change impacts and reduces convergence time.

CConvert all the ports to trunk and enable BackboneFast.

BackboneFast accelerates convergence specifically for indirect link failures by allowing a switch to skip the Max Age timer, but it does not address fundamental STP design problems like excessive VLAN propagation or oversized spanning-tree domains.

DConvert all the ports to trunk and enable UplinkFast between all the links.

UplinkFast is intended only for access-layer switches with redundant uplinks to speed convergence when a direct uplink fails; enabling it between all links including distribution and core tiers can cause unintended MAC address flooding and STP instability.

Concept tested: Spanning Tree design with VLAN pruning and Layer 3 segmentation

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/19120-122.html

Topics

#Spanning Tree Protocol#VLAN pruning#SVI#trunk ports

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