If a MAD conflict occurs, the MAD conflict handling mechanism will conduct MAD competition. In the principle of MAD competition, within how many seconds is the difference between the startup and…

Question

Options

• A5 seconds
• B10 seconds
• C15 seconds
• D20 seconds

• A
  5% (1)
• B
  81% (17)
• C
  5% (1)
• D
  10% (2)

Explanation

Option B (10 seconds) is correct because the MAD competition principle defines a 10-second threshold: if the difference between the startup and completion times of two competing stacks falls within 10 seconds, the system treats those times as equivalent and proceeds to the next tiebreaker criterion (such as the number of active member devices or configured priority). Options A (5 seconds), C (15 seconds), and D (20 seconds) simply do not match the defined standard - they are plausible-sounding values designed to test whether you know the exact figure rather than a rough approximation. The 10-second window exists to account for minor timing discrepancies that could otherwise cause the wrong stack to be declared the loser when startup times are practically simultaneous.

Memory tip: 10 seconds is the same "ten-second rule" you see in many network convergence and tie-breaking contexts - when in doubt, the round number 10 is the standard choice for MAD competition timing.

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