Which three function are found on the dataplane of a PA-5050? (Choose three)

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Options

• AProtocol Decoder
• BDynamic routing
• CManagement
• DNetwork Processing
• ESignature Match

• A
  6% (1)
• B
  88% (14)
• C
  6% (1)

Explanation

On the PA-5050, Palo Alto separates processing into a management plane and a data plane. The dataplane handles all traffic-forwarding and inspection work: Network Processing (D) manages flow lookups, routing lookups, and QoS; Dynamic Routing (B) (OSPF, BGP, RIP) runs on the dataplane to keep forwarding decisions close to the traffic path; and Signature Match (E) uses dedicated processors for pattern-matching against threat, URL, and application signatures in the traffic stream.

Management (C) is wrong because it belongs entirely to the management plane, which handles configuration, logging, and reporting - completely separate hardware from the dataplane. Protocol Decoder (A) is wrong because while decoding is part of App-ID processing, it is not listed as one of the distinct dataplane functions in Palo Alto's architecture model - it's a sub-component of security processing, not a standalone dataplane category.

Memory tip: Think "DNS" - Dynamic routing, Network Processing, Signature Match. These are the three things the dataplane does to packets in motion; Management is what the admin does to the box.

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