JN0-102 · Question #399
The PFE receives which two tables from the RE? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. Layer 2 forwarding table C. Layer 3 forwarding table. The Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) receives both the Layer 2 forwarding table and the Layer 3 forwarding table from the Routing Engine (RE) for high-speed packet processing.
Question
The PFE receives which two tables from the RE? (Choose two.)
Options
- ALayer 5 forwarding table
- BLayer 2 forwarding table
- CLayer 3 forwarding table
- DLayer 4 forwarding table
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A8% (2)
- B88% (22)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
The Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) receives both the Layer 2 forwarding table and the Layer 3 forwarding table from the Routing Engine (RE) for high-speed packet processing.
There is no standard networking concept of a 'Layer 5 forwarding table' in the context of router architecture.
The Routing Engine (RE) builds and downloads the Layer 2 forwarding table (MAC address table or FDB) to the PFE, enabling the PFE to make rapid Ethernet switching decisions based on MAC addresses.
The Routing Engine (RE) creates and downloads the Layer 3 forwarding table (Forwarding Information Base or FIB) to the PFE. This table contains the necessary information for the PFE to perform high-speed IP packet routing based on destination IP addresses.
There is no standard networking concept of a 'Layer 4 forwarding table' in the context of router architecture, although Layer 4 information is used in stateful firewalls and NAT decisions.
Concept tested: Junos RE and PFE forwarding tables
Source: https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/overview/topics/topic-map-junos-os-architecture-overview.html
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