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352-001 · Question #2

Refer to the exhibit. A service provider would like to use Ethernet OAM to detect end-to-end connectivity failures between SP-SW1 and SP-SW2. In which two of these ways can you design this solution?…

The correct answer is D. Use upward maintenance endpoints on the SP switches. E. Enable IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management on the SP switches. IEEE 802.1ag CFM with upward MEPs on SP switches provides end-to-end Ethernet OAM connectivity fault detection across a VPLS infrastructure.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. A service provider would like to use Ethernet OAM to detect end-to-end connectivity failures between SP-SW1 and SP-SW2. In which two of these ways can you design this solution? (Choose two.)

Exhibit

352-001 question #2 exhibit

Options

  • AEnable Y.1731 Connectivity Fault Management on the SP switches.
  • BE-LMI PDUs must be forwarded over VPLS.
  • CCisco Discovery Protocol PDUs must be forwarded over the VPLS.
  • DUse upward maintenance endpoints on the SP switches.
  • EEnable IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management on the SP switches.

How the community answered

(26 responses)
  • A
    15% (4)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    8% (2)
  • D
    73% (19)

Why each option

IEEE 802.1ag CFM with upward MEPs on SP switches provides end-to-end Ethernet OAM connectivity fault detection across a VPLS infrastructure.

AEnable Y.1731 Connectivity Fault Management on the SP switches.

Y.1731 is an ITU-T standard primarily focused on performance monitoring metrics such as delay and loss measurement - it is not the correct standard for end-to-end connectivity fault detection between SP switches in this design.

BE-LMI PDUs must be forwarded over VPLS.

E-LMI is scoped to the CE-to-PE interface for local status signaling only and is not forwarded over a VPLS core, so it cannot provide SP-to-SP end-to-end connectivity monitoring.

CCisco Discovery Protocol PDUs must be forwarded over the VPLS.

CDP is a Cisco proprietary Layer 2 neighbor discovery protocol and is not an OAM protocol - it has no role in Ethernet connectivity fault detection or management.

DUse upward maintenance endpoints on the SP switches.Correct

Upward maintenance endpoints (MEPs) are configured on SP switches facing the service layer, allowing CFM frames to traverse the VPLS core and detect end-to-end connectivity faults between SP-SW1 and SP-SW2 rather than just local segment failures.

EEnable IEEE 802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management on the SP switches.Correct

IEEE 802.1ag CFM is the standard specifically designed for end-to-end Ethernet connectivity fault management, enabling SP switches to exchange Continuity Check Messages (CCMs) and detect failures across the VPLS infrastructure between the two SP endpoints.

Concept tested: IEEE 802.1ag CFM end-to-end OAM with upward MEPs

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/cether_oam/configuration/xe-3s/ce-oam-xe-3s-book/ethernet-cfm-802-1ag.html

Topics

#Ethernet OAM#CFM#IEEE 802.1ag#VPLS

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