JN0-102 · Question #27
Which statement is correct about the forwarding table?
The correct answer is C. The forwarding table is stored on both the RE and PFE. The forwarding table, also known as the FIB, is stored and utilized by both the Routing Engine and the Packet Forwarding Engine in a router.
Question
Which statement is correct about the forwarding table?
Options
- AThe forwarding table is stored only on the PFE.
- BThe forwarding table contains all known routes.
- CThe forwarding table is stored on both the RE and PFE.
- DThe forwarding table is stored only on the RE.
How the community answered
(33 responses)- A6% (2)
- B6% (2)
- C85% (28)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
The forwarding table, also known as the FIB, is stored and utilized by both the Routing Engine and the Packet Forwarding Engine in a router.
The forwarding table is not stored only on the PFE; the RE creates and maintains it before sending it to the PFE.
The forwarding table contains the best, most optimal routes for packet forwarding, derived from the routing table, rather than containing 'all known routes,' which is characteristic of the routing table itself.
The Routing Engine (RE) builds the routing table (RIB) and then generates the forwarding table (FIB), which is downloaded and maintained by the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) for high-speed hardware-based packet forwarding. Therefore, copies of the forwarding table logically exist on both the RE and PFE.
The forwarding table is not stored only on the RE; it is crucial for the PFE to perform line-rate forwarding.
Concept tested: Router architecture - forwarding table location
Source: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/routing-overview/topics/topic-map-forwarding-tables.html
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