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352-001 · Question #456

Refer to the exhibit. Where in this network should you deploy flow monitoring to monitor traffic from all the branch offices?

The correct answer is B. at the WAN Distribution devices. Deploying flow monitoring at the WAN Distribution layer captures all branch office traffic at the single aggregation point where all branch flows converge before reaching the core.

Designing Management and Operations

Question

Refer to the exhibit. Where in this network should you deploy flow monitoring to monitor traffic from all the branch offices?

Options

  • Aat the Core devices
  • Bat the WAN Distribution devices
  • Cat the WAN Edge devices
  • Dat each branch office device

How the community answered

(36 responses)
  • A
    14% (5)
  • B
    72% (26)
  • C
    8% (3)
  • D
    6% (2)

Why each option

Deploying flow monitoring at the WAN Distribution layer captures all branch office traffic at the single aggregation point where all branch flows converge before reaching the core.

Aat the Core devices

The Core layer sits above the WAN Distribution layer and may carry non-branch traffic, making it harder to isolate branch office flows specifically.

Bat the WAN Distribution devicesCorrect

In a hierarchical WAN design, the WAN Distribution layer is the aggregation point where all branch office traffic is collected before being forwarded toward the core. Placing flow monitoring here ensures visibility into every branch-to-branch and branch-to-HQ flow without requiring per-branch sensor deployment, providing complete traffic visibility with minimal monitoring points.

Cat the WAN Edge devices

WAN Edge devices are typically between the WAN Distribution layer and the service provider, so monitoring there may miss inter-branch traffic that is switched at the distribution layer.

Dat each branch office device

Deploying monitoring at each branch device requires a large number of sensors and does not scale efficiently compared to a single aggregation point.

Concept tested: NetFlow placement for WAN traffic visibility

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/netflow/configuration/xe-16/nm-xe-16-book/nm-fmr-overview.html

Topics

#NetFlow#flow monitoring#WAN distribution#network visibility

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