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Which controller task is used to facilitate IP routing across and within contexts?

The correct answer is B. VPN Controller. VPN Controller is correct because its core function is to handle IP routing - both across different contexts (inter-context) and within a single context (intra-context) - making it the dedicated routing facilitator in controller-based architectures like Cisco's ACI or similar…

Cisco Mobile Packet Core Architecture

Question

Which controller task is used to facilitate IP routing across and within contexts?

Options

  • ASession Controller
  • BVPN Controller
  • CDriver Controller
  • DResource Manager Controller

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    88% (43)
  • C
    4% (2)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

VPN Controller is correct because its core function is to handle IP routing - both across different contexts (inter-context) and within a single context (intra-context) - making it the dedicated routing facilitator in controller-based architectures like Cisco's ACI or similar SDN platforms.

Session Controller (A) manages session establishment and teardown (think signaling or call control), not IP packet forwarding. Driver Controller (C) is an abstraction layer that interfaces with hardware or software drivers - it has no routing function. Resource Manager Controller (D) handles resource allocation and policy enforcement, not the actual routing of IP traffic between network segments.

Memory tip: Think "VPN = Virtual Path Navigator" - a VPN Controller's job is to define and manage the paths IP traffic takes, which is exactly what routing does.

Topics

#IP Routing#VPN Controller#Network Controllers#Packet Core

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