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PROFESSIONAL-CLOUD-NETWORK-ENGINEER · Question #193

Your company deployed a hub and spoke architecture in Google Cloud to host their workloads. They use VPC network peerings to connect the hub and the spokes. You need to replicate the design and use…

The correct answer is A. Choose a Network Connectivity Center star topology. Deploy the hub VPC in the center group. Network Connectivity Center (NCC) supports a star topology, which directly mirrors the traditional hub-and-spoke architecture. In NCC's star topology, the hub VPC is placed in the center group, acting as the central routing point, while spoke VPCs connect outward from it…

Submitted by hans_de· Apr 18, 2026Designing, planning, and prototyping a Google Cloud network

Question

Your company deployed a hub and spoke architecture in Google Cloud to host their workloads. They use VPC network peerings to connect the hub and the spokes. You need to replicate the design and use Network Connectivity Center. What should you do?

Options

  • AChoose a Network Connectivity Center star topology. Deploy the hub VPC in the center group.
  • BChoose a Network Connectivity Center star topology. Deploy the spoke VPCs in the center group.
  • CChoose a Network Connectivity Center mesh topology. Configure the hub and the spokes as
  • DChoose a Network Connectivity Center mesh topology. Configure the spokes as Network

How the community answered

(42 responses)
  • A
    81% (34)
  • B
    5% (2)
  • C
    12% (5)
  • D
    2% (1)

Explanation

Network Connectivity Center (NCC) supports a star topology, which directly mirrors the traditional hub-and-spoke architecture. In NCC's star topology, the hub VPC is placed in the center group, acting as the central routing point, while spoke VPCs connect outward from it - exactly replicating how hub-and-spoke VPC peering worked. Option B is wrong because placing spoke VPCs in the center group inverts the design. Options C and D suggest a mesh topology, which creates full any-to-any connectivity between all participants - this does not replicate hub-and-spoke behavior, where all traffic is funneled through the hub. The star topology in NCC is the architectural equivalent of the hub-and-spoke VPC peering pattern.

Topics

#Network Connectivity Center#Hub and Spoke#Star Topology#VPC Networking

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