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500-651 · Question #32

Which three features provided by NGFW and NGIPS support the 'Internet Edge" use case? (Choose three.)

The correct answer is A. Supports High Availability C. Supports dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF or BGP E. Support for High Bandwith environments. At the Internet Edge, the NGFW/NGIPS must handle real-world internet connectivity demands, which is why A, C, and E are correct: High Availability ensures no single point of failure where your network meets the internet; dynamic routing protocols (OSPF/BGP) are essential for…

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Question

Which three features provided by NGFW and NGIPS support the 'Internet Edge" use case? (Choose three.)

Options

  • ASupports High Availability
  • BSupport for profiling devices
  • CSupports dynamic routing protocols such as OSPF or BGP
  • DSupport for Platform exchange grid
  • ESupport for High Bandwith environments
  • FSupport for integrated posture assessment

How the community answered

(22 responses)
  • A
    86% (19)
  • B
    5% (1)
  • F
    9% (2)

Explanation

At the Internet Edge, the NGFW/NGIPS must handle real-world internet connectivity demands, which is why A, C, and E are correct: High Availability ensures no single point of failure where your network meets the internet; dynamic routing protocols (OSPF/BGP) are essential for peering with ISPs and advertising/receiving routes at the edge; and High Bandwidth support is required because internet edge devices must process large volumes of inbound and outbound traffic without becoming a bottleneck.

The distractors (B, D, F) belong to different use cases: device profiling (B) is a campus/internal network feature used for identifying endpoints on a LAN; Platform Exchange Grid/pxGrid (D) is a Cisco ISE integration feature for sharing security context across internal tools, not an edge routing concern; and integrated posture assessment (F) is tied to VPN/remote access or network admission control scenarios where endpoint compliance is checked before granting internal access.

Memory tip: Think "Internet Edge = I'm facing the outside world" - you need to stay up (HA), speak routing language with ISPs (BGP/OSPF), and handle the flood of traffic (High Bandwidth). Posture, profiling, and pxGrid are all about who's inside - the wrong direction for this use case.

Topics

#NGFW/NGIPS Features#Internet Edge Deployment#High Availability#Dynamic Routing

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