352-001 · Question #94
Which two resources are propagated by the headend router for constrained based path computation with MPLS Traffic Engineering? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is C. link bandwidth D. link affinity. MPLS TE constrained-based path computation (CSPF) at the headend uses link bandwidth and link affinity attributes flooded via OSPF-TE or IS-IS-TE extensions to select a valid path.
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Which two resources are propagated by the headend router for constrained based path computation with MPLS Traffic Engineering? (Choose two.)
Options
- Aaverage link utilization
- Baverage input queue depth
- Clink bandwidth
- Dlink affinity
- Elink delay
- Flink jitter
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- B3% (1)
- C75% (24)
- F9% (3)
Why each option
MPLS TE constrained-based path computation (CSPF) at the headend uses link bandwidth and link affinity attributes flooded via OSPF-TE or IS-IS-TE extensions to select a valid path.
Average link utilization is not a standard attribute in the MPLS TE link attribute set - TE extensions advertise reservable and unreserved bandwidth values, not real-time utilization averages.
Average input queue depth is an operational queue metric and is not part of the MPLS TE link attribute set propagated via OSPF-TE or IS-IS-TE.
Link bandwidth - specifically maximum bandwidth, maximum reservable bandwidth, and unreserved bandwidth per priority level - is flooded via IGP TE opaque LSAs so the headend CSPF engine can verify which links can accommodate the tunnel's requested bandwidth.
Link affinity (administrative groups or link colors) is a TE attribute flooded with IGP TE extensions, allowing the CSPF algorithm to include or exclude links based on affinity constraints configured on the TE tunnel.
Link delay is not a standard CSPF constraint in traditional MPLS TE deployments - RFC 7471 defines delay measurement extensions, but delay is not part of the core headend CSPF resource set.
Link jitter is not a standard MPLS TE link attribute and is not propagated for constrained-based path computation in traditional TE implementations.
Concept tested: MPLS TE CSPF link attribute propagation
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_te_path_control/configuration/xe-16/mp-te-path-control-xe-16-book/mp-te-over.html
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