Which option describes one main benefit of the Cisco ASR 5000 inline services?

Question

Options

• AIt helps to define, engineer, and optimize network.
• BProactive diagnostic capabilities increase network availability.
• CIt provides comprehensive remote monitoring and issue resolution.
• DIt allows you to manage network and services in real time.

• B
  6% (1)
• D
  94% (16)

Explanation

Option D is correct because the Cisco ASR 5000's inline services are integrated directly into the traffic data path, enabling operators to monitor, control, and manage both the network and its services as traffic flows through in real time - without needing separate off-path hardware or delayed processing.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A describes network design and planning activities, which belong to professional/consulting services, not inline service functionality.
• B describes proactive diagnostics and fault detection, which are features of health monitoring or network management platforms, not the core benefit of inline services.
• C describes remote monitoring and issue resolution, which characterizes managed services or NOC (Network Operations Center) offerings - again, not inline services.

Memory tip: Break down the term itself - inline means "in the line" (i.e., directly in the traffic path). Anything inline acts on live data as it passes through, which maps directly to real-time management. If you remember "inline = real-time," option D becomes intuitive.

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