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352-001 · Question #771

You are providing a design review for a service provider that offers MPLS Layer 3 VPN services. Which two considerations of using RT Constrained Route Distribution are true? (Choose two)

The correct answer is C. The PE and RR routers must support this feature E. The RR must advertise the default Route Target filter toward the PE routers. RT Constrained Route Distribution (RFC 4684) reduces unnecessary VPN route advertisement by having PEs signal RT membership to RRs, requiring both device types to support the feature, with the RR advertising a default RT filter to maintain backward compatibility.

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Question

You are providing a design review for a service provider that offers MPLS Layer 3 VPN services. Which two considerations of using RT Constrained Route Distribution are true? (Choose two)

Options

  • AThe RRs do not need to advertise any Route target filter toward the PE routers
  • BThe PE routers must advertise the default Route target filter toward the RR routers
  • CThe PE and RR routers must support this feature
  • DThis feature must be enabled on all devices in the network at the same time
  • EThe RR must advertise the default Route Target filter toward the PE routers

How the community answered

(43 responses)
  • A
    26% (11)
  • B
    12% (5)
  • C
    58% (25)
  • D
    5% (2)

Why each option

RT Constrained Route Distribution (RFC 4684) reduces unnecessary VPN route advertisement by having PEs signal RT membership to RRs, requiring both device types to support the feature, with the RR advertising a default RT filter to maintain backward compatibility.

AThe RRs do not need to advertise any Route target filter toward the PE routers

RRs must advertise the default Route Target filter toward PE routers for backward compatibility, so the claim that RRs do not need to advertise any RT filter is false.

BThe PE routers must advertise the default Route target filter toward the RR routers

It is the RR - not the PE - that advertises the default Route Target filter; PE routers advertise their specific RT membership to inform the RR which routes they need.

CThe PE and RR routers must support this featureCorrect

RT Constrained Route Distribution relies on BGP capability negotiation defined in RFC 4684, so both PE and RR routers must explicitly support the feature for the constrained advertisement mechanism to function correctly.

DThis feature must be enabled on all devices in the network at the same time

RT Constrained Route Distribution uses BGP capability negotiation, allowing incremental deployment; it does not require simultaneous enablement across all devices in the network.

EThe RR must advertise the default Route Target filter toward the PE routersCorrect

The RR must advertise the default Route Target filter (RT 0:0) toward PE routers to ensure backward compatibility - this guarantees that PEs which do not support RT constraint still receive all VPN routes they require.

Concept tested: RT Constrained Route Distribution in MPLS L3 VPN

Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc4684

Topics

#RT Constrained Distribution#MPLS L3 VPN#Route Reflector#BGP RT filtering

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