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352-001 · Question #465

You are assisting in convergence optimization for an MPLS network. Which option should you recommend to prevent microloops in the core backbone of the service provider?

The correct answer is C. LFA. LFA (Loop-Free Alternates) pre-computes backup next-hops that are guaranteed loop-free, enabling immediate failover that prevents microloops from forming when the primary path fails. The other options address traffic engineering or convergence overhead rather than microloop…

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Question

You are assisting in convergence optimization for an MPLS network. Which option should you recommend to prevent microloops in the core backbone of the service provider?

Options

  • ARSVP-TE
  • BRLFA
  • CLFA
  • Dprefix suppression

How the community answered

(23 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    13% (3)
  • C
    78% (18)
  • D
    4% (1)

Why each option

LFA (Loop-Free Alternates) pre-computes backup next-hops that are guaranteed loop-free, enabling immediate failover that prevents microloops from forming when the primary path fails. The other options address traffic engineering or convergence overhead rather than microloop prevention directly.

ARSVP-TE

RSVP-TE is used for traffic engineering and explicit LSP path signaling in MPLS, not as a mechanism to prevent transient microloops during topology changes.

BRLFA

RLFA extends LFA coverage to destinations unreachable via a local alternate by tunneling to a remote PQ node, but it is a coverage extension rather than the primary microloop prevention tool for core backbone links.

CLFACorrect

LFA (RFC 5286) pre-computes a loop-free alternate next-hop for each destination in the forwarding table so that when a primary link fails, traffic switches immediately to the LFA without waiting for reconvergence, preventing the transient microloops that occur when different routers update their FIBs at different times.

Dprefix suppression

Prefix suppression reduces LSA/LSP flooding on transit links to speed up convergence, but it does not pre-compute loop-free paths and does not prevent microloops from forming during the reconvergence interval.

Concept tested: MPLS fast reroute microloop prevention using LFA

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_ospf/configuration/xe-16/iro-xe-16-book/iro-loop-free-alternate.html

Topics

#microloops#LFA#MPLS convergence#backbone design

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