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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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Question

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)
  • A
    7% (2)
  • B
    15% (4)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • D
    74% (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.

Aroot guard

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.

BBPOU guard

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.

CBPDU filtering

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.

Dloop guardCorrect

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

Topics

#UDLD#loop guard#STP#unidirectional link

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