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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.

Junos OS Fundamentals

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)
  • A
    8% (2)
  • B
    88% (22)
  • D
    4% (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.

ALayer 5 forwarding table

There is no standard networking concept of a 'Layer 5 forwarding table' in the context of router architecture.

BLayer 2 forwarding tableCorrect

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.

CLayer 3 forwarding tableCorrect

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.

DLayer 4 forwarding table

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

Topics

#Junos architecture#RE (Routing Engine)#PFE (Packet Forwarding Engine)#forwarding tables

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