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352-001 · Question #606

A data center deign requires monitoring of their business critical voice and video services accessed by remote locations. Which two items are applicable? (Choose two)

The correct answer is C. If multiple applications share the same the same DSCP or CoS values, IPFIX can be utilized F. The reporting data must be assigned to a QoS profile to ensure accurate statistics. When applications share QoS markings, IPFIX provides flow-level differentiation using the 5-tuple, and binding reporting data to a QoS profile ensures accurate per-service statistics.

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Question

A data center deign requires monitoring of their business critical voice and video services accessed by remote locations. Which two items are applicable? (Choose two)

Options

  • AIf multiple applications share the same DSCP or CoS values, NBAR can be utilized
  • BThe applications being monitored must be assigned a unique CoS value
  • CIf multiple applications share the same the same DSCP or CoS values, IPFIX can be utilized
  • DThe applications being monitored must be assigned a unique QoS profile
  • EThe applications being monitored must be assigned unique DSCP values
  • FThe reporting data must be assigned to a QoS profile to ensure accurate statistics

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    14% (5)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    74% (26)
  • D
    6% (2)
  • E
    3% (1)

Why each option

When applications share QoS markings, IPFIX provides flow-level differentiation using the 5-tuple, and binding reporting data to a QoS profile ensures accurate per-service statistics.

AIf multiple applications share the same DSCP or CoS values, NBAR can be utilized

NBAR performs deep packet inspection for application classification but is not a flow-export or monitoring tool; it cannot generate the per-flow reporting needed to distinguish applications that share QoS markings for performance monitoring purposes.

BThe applications being monitored must be assigned a unique CoS value

Requiring a unique CoS value is a Layer 2 marking constraint that contradicts the scenario premise where shared markings already exist and is not a prerequisite for IPFIX-based flow monitoring.

CIf multiple applications share the same the same DSCP or CoS values, IPFIX can be utilizedCorrect

IPFIX (IP Flow Information Export) records flows using attributes such as source/destination IP address, source/destination port, and protocol, allowing it to distinguish individual application flows even when multiple applications share identical DSCP or CoS markings that would otherwise appear indistinguishable.

DThe applications being monitored must be assigned a unique QoS profile

A unique QoS profile per application is not a monitoring requirement; IPFIX differentiates flows using network-layer attributes and does not require separate QoS profiles to operate accurately.

EThe applications being monitored must be assigned unique DSCP values

Assigning unique DSCP values would aid classification but directly contradicts the scenario condition in which applications already share DSCP or CoS values, making this option inapplicable to the stated problem.

FThe reporting data must be assigned to a QoS profile to ensure accurate statisticsCorrect

Assigning reporting data to a QoS profile ties the collected flow statistics to the correct service class, ensuring that the monitoring system produces accurate, meaningful performance data for each business-critical application rather than aggregated or misattributed results.

Concept tested: IPFIX flow monitoring for shared QoS-marked application traffic

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/fnetflow/configuration/xe-16/fnf-xe-16-book/fnf-xe-16-book.html

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#DSCP#CoS#IPFIX#QoS monitoring

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