352-001 · Question #761
You want to mitigate failures that are caused by STF loops that occur before UDLD detects the failure or that are caused by a device that is no longer sending BPOUs. Which mechanism do you use along w
The correct answer is D. loop guard. Loop guard complements UDLD by preventing STP loops when BPDUs stop arriving on a port, covering the detection gap before UDLD identifies a unidirectional link failure.
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You want to mitigate failures that are caused by STF loops that occur before UDLD detects the failure or that are caused by a device that is no longer sending BPOUs. Which mechanism do you use along with UDLD?
Options
- Aroot guard
- BBPOU guard
- CBPDU filtering
- Dloop guard
How the community answered
(27 responses)- A7% (2)
- B15% (4)
- C4% (1)
- D74% (20)
Why each option
Loop guard complements UDLD by preventing STP loops when BPDUs stop arriving on a port, covering the detection gap before UDLD identifies a unidirectional link failure.
Root guard prevents a port from accepting superior BPDUs that would alter the root bridge election but does not protect against loops caused by a port failing to receive BPDUs.
BPDU guard disables a PortFast-enabled edge port when any BPDU arrives, which is the inverse of this problem - the threat here is BPDUs ceasing, not appearing unexpectedly.
BPDU filtering suppresses BPDU transmission and reception on a port, which would eliminate the STP protection mechanism and actively increase the risk of bridging loops.
Loop guard places a switch port into loop-inconsistent blocking state when expected BPDUs are no longer received, preventing it from transitioning to the forwarding state and forming a bridging loop - this addresses both the window before UDLD detects a unidirectional failure and the case where a device has completely stopped transmitting BPDUs.
Concept tested: Loop guard and UDLD complementary STP loop protection
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/lan-switching/spanning-tree-protocol/10596-84.html
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