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352-001 · Question #296

Refer to the exhibit. You are asked to design this OSPF network to converge within 60 ms for unicast packets after a topology change due to a single link failure. Which technology can be enabled while

The correct answer is A. Loop-Free Alternates. Loop-Free Alternates (LFA) provide pre-computed IP fast reroute backup paths that activate immediately upon link failure, enabling sub-60ms unicast convergence without triggering a new SPF calculation.

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Question

Refer to the exhibit. You are asked to design this OSPF network to converge within 60 ms for unicast packets after a topology change due to a single link failure. Which technology can be enabled while conforming to the design requirements?

Exhibit

352-001 question #296 exhibit

Options

  • ALoop-Free Alternates
  • BBFD
  • CIGP neighbor timer tuning
  • DIGP SPF timer tuning
  • ERSVP-TE Fast Reroute

How the community answered

(59 responses)
  • A
    64% (38)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    5% (3)
  • D
    19% (11)
  • E
    10% (6)

Why each option

Loop-Free Alternates (LFA) provide pre-computed IP fast reroute backup paths that activate immediately upon link failure, enabling sub-60ms unicast convergence without triggering a new SPF calculation.

ALoop-Free AlternatesCorrect

LFA (RFC 5286) pre-computes alternate next-hops during normal SPF operation and installs them in the FIB alongside primary routes. When a link fails, the router immediately switches to the pre-installed backup next-hop without running a new SPF, achieving failover times well within the 60ms design requirement.

BBFD

BFD rapidly detects link failures but does not itself provide alternate forwarding paths - the router still requires SPF recalculation after BFD detection, which can exceed 60ms.

CIGP neighbor timer tuning

Tuning IGP hello and dead timers reduces failure detection time but convergence still depends on SPF execution, making consistent sub-60ms convergence difficult to guarantee.

DIGP SPF timer tuning

SPF timer tuning reduces SPF scheduling delay but does not eliminate the SPF recalculation step after a failure, and reliably achieving sub-60ms convergence through SPF tuning alone is not practical.

ERSVP-TE Fast Reroute

RSVP-TE Fast Reroute can achieve 50ms reroute but requires full MPLS Traffic Engineering infrastructure, which is not indicated as present in this plain OSPF network design.

Concept tested: OSPF IP fast reroute using Loop-Free Alternates

Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc5286

Topics

#Loop-Free Alternates#OSPF fast convergence#sub-50ms recovery#IP FRR

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