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352-001 · Question #642

Which two conditions are required for successful route aggregation? (Choose two)

The correct answer is A. Contiguous prefix allocation C. Matching traffic aggregation with route aggregation locations. Route aggregation requires contiguous address blocks and alignment between where routes are summarized and where traffic actually flows to those destinations.

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Question

Which two conditions are required for successful route aggregation? (Choose two)

Options

  • AContiguous prefix allocation
  • BLogical separation between zones or layers within networks
  • CMatching traffic aggregation with route aggregation locations
  • DConsistent prefix allocations per network
  • EPhysical separation between zones or layers within networks

How the community answered

(37 responses)
  • A
    73% (27)
  • B
    8% (3)
  • D
    14% (5)
  • E
    5% (2)

Why each option

Route aggregation requires contiguous address blocks and alignment between where routes are summarized and where traffic actually flows to those destinations.

AContiguous prefix allocationCorrect

Contiguous prefix allocation is essential because route summarization can only collapse numerically adjacent address blocks into a single aggregate prefix - non-contiguous blocks cannot be accurately summarized without advertising unallocated address space to the rest of the network.

BLogical separation between zones or layers within networks

Logical separation between zones is a network segmentation design principle, not a technical prerequisite for route aggregation to function.

CMatching traffic aggregation with route aggregation locationsCorrect

Traffic aggregation must match the route aggregation location to ensure summarized routes accurately reflect actual traffic forwarding paths, preventing black-holing or suboptimal routing that results from a mismatch between the logical summary and the physical topology.

DConsistent prefix allocations per network

Consistent prefix allocation is a good operational practice but is not the specific technical condition required - contiguity (choice A) is the actual requirement for a valid summary.

EPhysical separation between zones or layers within networks

Physical separation between zones is a network architecture concern entirely unrelated to the technical conditions needed for route summarization to work.

Concept tested: Route aggregation design requirements and conditions

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/iproute_pi/configuration/xe-16/iri-xe-16-book/iri-route-summ.html

Topics

#route aggregation#prefix allocation#summarization#routing design

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