NSE4 · Question #537
Which traffic sessions can be offloaded to a NP6 processor? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is A. IPv6 D. NAT64. NP6 network processors are designed to accelerate specific types of traffic, including IPv6 and NAT64 sessions, by offloading processing from the main CPU.
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Which traffic sessions can be offloaded to a NP6 processor? (Choose two.)
Options
- AIPv6
- BRIP
- CGRE
- DNAT64
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(14 responses)- A93% (13)
- C7% (1)
Why each option
NP6 network processors are designed to accelerate specific types of traffic, including IPv6 and NAT64 sessions, by offloading processing from the main CPU.
NP6 processors are specifically designed to accelerate IPv6 traffic, including routing and forwarding operations, thereby reducing the load on the main FortiGate CPU.
RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a routing protocol handled by the control plane and CPU, not a data plane traffic session typically offloaded to NP6 processors.
While GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation) tunnels carry data, GRE encapsulation/decapsulation itself is not a core traffic session type that NP6 processors are specifically designed to offload.
NAT64, which facilitates communication between IPv6-only and IPv4-only networks, can be hardware-accelerated by NP6 processors to enhance performance and throughput for these translation sessions.
Concept tested: NP6 processor traffic offloading capabilities
Source: https://docs.fortinet.com/document/fortigate/7.4.0/fortios-hardware-acceleration/207759/hardware-acceleration-and-np6-lite-processors
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