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Which of the following fields contained in the IP/TCP/UDP headers can be used to make a routing decision when using policy-based routing? (Choose three)

The correct answer is A. Source IP address. C. Source TCP/UDP ports D. Type of service. Policy-based routing (PBR) decisions can be made using fields such as the source IP address, source or destination TCP/UDP ports, and the Type of Service (ToS) field within IP headers.

Submitted by yaw92· Apr 18, 2026VPN and Routing

Question

Which of the following fields contained in the IP/TCP/UDP headers can be used to make a routing decision when using policy-based routing? (Choose three)

Options

  • ASource IP address.
  • BTCP flags
  • CSource TCP/UDP ports
  • DType of service.
  • EChecksum

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    91% (32)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • E
    3% (1)

Why each option

Policy-based routing (PBR) decisions can be made using fields such as the source IP address, source or destination TCP/UDP ports, and the Type of Service (ToS) field within IP headers.

ASource IP address.Correct

Policy-based routing commonly uses the source IP address to identify specific hosts or subnets from which traffic originates, allowing for different routing paths based on the source.

BTCP flags

TCP flags (e.g., SYN, ACK, FIN) indicate the state or control information of a TCP connection but are typically not used as criteria for making policy-based routing decisions.

CSource TCP/UDP portsCorrect

Source and destination TCP/UDP ports are crucial for PBR to identify specific applications or services (e.g., HTTP, DNS) and route their traffic differently.

DType of service.Correct

The Type of Service (ToS) field (or its modern equivalent, DSCP) in the IP header is used to categorize traffic and can be leveraged by PBR to apply specific routing paths or quality of service treatments to different classes of traffic.

EChecksum

The Checksum field is used for error detection in headers and data; it is not a parameter used to make routing decisions in policy-based routing.

Concept tested: Policy-based routing criteria

Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/admin-guide/60225/policy-routes

Topics

#Policy-Based Routing#IP Headers#TCP/UDP Headers#Traffic Classification

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