352-001 · Question #718
OSPF is implemented over a pseudowire Layer 2 VPN. Which statement about this design implementation is true?
The correct answer is C. The IP MTU must be the same on both CE devices. In an OSPF over pseudowire L2 VPN design, the CE routers are the direct OSPF neighbors, so the IP MTU must match between the two CE devices for adjacency to form.
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OSPF is implemented over a pseudowire Layer 2 VPN. Which statement about this design implementation is true?
Options
- AThe IP MTU must be the same on both PE devices
- BThe physical interface MTU must be the same between the CE and PE devices
- CThe IP MTU must be the same on both CE devices
- DThe IP MTU must be the same on the CE and PE devices
How the community answered
(16 responses)- A6% (1)
- B19% (3)
- C69% (11)
- D6% (1)
Why each option
In an OSPF over pseudowire L2 VPN design, the CE routers are the direct OSPF neighbors, so the IP MTU must match between the two CE devices for adjacency to form.
PE devices are transparent Layer 2 forwarders in a pseudowire design and do not participate in OSPF adjacency, so PE-to-PE IP MTU matching has no effect on OSPF neighbor formation.
Physical interface MTU between CE and PE is a Layer 2 pseudowire encapsulation concern, not an OSPF requirement - OSPF adjacency is governed by the IP MTU of the logical interface seen by the CE peers.
In a pseudowire L2 VPN, PE devices provide transparent Layer 2 transport, making the CE routers the actual OSPF peers. OSPF encodes the interface IP MTU in Database Description (DBD) packets during adjacency negotiation, and a mismatch between CE devices causes the adjacency to stall in the ExStart or Exchange state, preventing full convergence.
The CE-to-PE IP MTU is not the determining factor for OSPF adjacency; the OSPF session is end-to-end between the two CE devices, so only the CE-to-CE IP MTU must match.
Concept tested: OSPF MTU requirements over pseudowire L2 VPN
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/open-shortest-path-first-ospf/13699-35.html
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