Question 640
At Orion Transit, the engineering change is approved for SR OAM path verification. The specific goal is to confirm that an SR policy actually follows an intended programmed forwarding path. Which implementation step belongs in this change plan?
- Define the Flex Algorithm affinity constraint consistently on participants.
- Enable compatible LDP link discovery on both facing interfaces.
- Define and exclude common Shared Risk Link Groups in the recovery path computation.
- Run supported segment-routing OAM or policy traceroute verification.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Implementing SR OAM path verification requires the operator to run supported segment-routing OAM or policy traceroute verification. This makes the required goal testable using evidence that the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any.
Incorrect Answers
A:The proposed step is for Flex Algorithm affinity exclusion, whose purpose is to exclude links carrying a forbidden administrative affinity from one SR shortest-path computation. It would not perform the necessary SR OAM path verification operation: run supported segment-routing OAM or policy traceroute verification.
B:The proposed step is for LDP directly connected hello discovery, whose purpose is to form LDP adjacency on a provider core link carrying labeled traffic. It would not perform the necessary SR OAM path verification operation: run supported segment-routing OAM or policy traceroute verification.
C:The proposed step is for SRLG diverse recovery, whose purpose is to avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It would not perform the necessary SR OAM path verification operation: run supported segment-routing OAM or policy traceroute verification.
Question 641
Meridian Networks has deployed SR OAM path verification to confirm that an SR policy actually follows an intended programmed forwarding path. The implementation step was to run supported segment-routing OAM or policy traceroute verification. Which observation demonstrates that the requested service is working?
- The probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any.
- Computed Flex Algorithm routes exclude every link with the prohibited attribute.
- Peer discovery identifies both LSRs and the LDP session reaches operational state.
- Primary and backup traverse independently identified SRLG sets.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:For SR OAM path verification, successful verification means that the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any. That evidence directly tests whether the provider can confirm that an SR policy actually follows an intended programmed forwarding path after deployment.
Incorrect Answers
B:The observation would verify Flex Algorithm affinity exclusion under the separate requirement to exclude links carrying a forbidden administrative affinity from one SR shortest-path computation. It does not demonstrate the needed SR OAM path verification result: the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any.
C:The observation would verify LDP directly connected hello discovery under the separate requirement to form LDP adjacency on a provider core link carrying labeled traffic. It does not demonstrate the needed SR OAM path verification result: the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any.
D:The observation would verify SRLG diverse recovery under the separate requirement to avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It does not demonstrate the needed SR OAM path verification result: the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any.
Question 642
While troubleshooting SR OAM path verification at Kestrel Broadband, the intended acceptance outcome is still missing: the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any. Which fault condition should be investigated first for this particular design?
- Default Algorithm 0 ignores the required constrained topology.
- BGP policy existence is treated as proof that data-plane labels forward correctly.
- IP routing works but LDP hellos are absent on the transport interface.
- Two logically different interfaces still share one buried optical duct.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:The suspected defect directly frustrates SR OAM path verification: BGP policy existence is treated as proof that data-plane labels forward correctly. Correcting it should allow verification that the probe follows the active SID list and identifies the failing segment if any.
Incorrect Answers
A:This defect belongs to Flex Algorithm affinity exclusion, where the affected outcome is to exclude links carrying a forbidden administrative affinity from one SR shortest-path computation. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SR OAM path verification design in this case: BGP policy existence is treated as proof that data-plane labels forward correctly.
C:This defect belongs to LDP directly connected hello discovery, where the affected outcome is to form LDP adjacency on a provider core link carrying labeled traffic. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SR OAM path verification design in this case: BGP policy existence is treated as proof that data-plane labels forward correctly.
D:This defect belongs to SRLG diverse recovery, where the affected outcome is to avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SR OAM path verification design in this case: BGP policy existence is treated as proof that data-plane labels forward correctly.
Question 643
Summit Service Provider must restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation. The operator is comparing several service-provider methods. Which design or control directly addresses that stated requirement?
- PCE stale topology risk
- MPLS-TE preemption priority
- SRv6 failure repair order
- LDP session protection
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:SRv6 failure repair order matches this requirement: the team should activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability. A relevant outcome would be that traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
Incorrect Answers
A:PCE stale topology risk instead addresses a different condition: avoid calculating SR-TE paths from outdated connectivity or bandwidth state. It would instead require you to synchronize PCE topology and performance feeds before delegated path calculation, not the stated goal to restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation.
B:MPLS-TE preemption priority instead addresses a different condition: allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It would instead require you to configure setup and hold priorities consistently with the provider TE policy, not the stated goal to restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation.
D:LDP session protection instead addresses a different condition: keep an LDP peer session through a brief loss of direct link connectivity. It would instead require you to enable supported LDP session protection and targeted-hello retention, not the stated goal to restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation.
Question 644
At Ridgeway Networks, the engineering change is approved for SRv6 failure repair order. The specific goal is to restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation. Which implementation step belongs in this change plan?
- Synchronize PCE topology and performance feeds before delegated path calculation.
- Configure setup and hold priorities consistently with the provider TE policy.
- Enable supported LDP session protection and targeted-hello retention.
- Activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Implementing SRv6 failure repair order requires the operator to activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability. This makes the required goal testable using evidence that traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
Incorrect Answers
A:The proposed step is for PCE stale topology risk, whose purpose is to avoid calculating SR-TE paths from outdated connectivity or bandwidth state. It would not perform the necessary SRv6 failure repair order operation: activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability.
B:The proposed step is for MPLS-TE preemption priority, whose purpose is to allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It would not perform the necessary SRv6 failure repair order operation: activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability.
C:The proposed step is for LDP session protection, whose purpose is to keep an LDP peer session through a brief loss of direct link connectivity. It would not perform the necessary SRv6 failure repair order operation: activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability.
Question 645
Lakeside Transport has deployed SRv6 failure repair order to restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation. The implementation step was to activate TI-LFA or SR policy backup then verify downstream service SID reachability. Which observation demonstrates that the requested service is working?
- Traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
- New paths reflect current links and constraints rather than a stale graph.
- Admission selects eligible reservations and preemption obeys intended priorities.
- The label session remains established over alternate IP reachability during disruption.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:For SRv6 failure repair order, successful verification means that traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds. That evidence directly tests whether the provider can restore customer forwarding after a failed adjacency while preserving service-specific decapsulation after deployment.
Incorrect Answers
B:The observation would verify PCE stale topology risk under the separate requirement to avoid calculating SR-TE paths from outdated connectivity or bandwidth state. It does not demonstrate the needed SRv6 failure repair order result: traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
C:The observation would verify MPLS-TE preemption priority under the separate requirement to allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It does not demonstrate the needed SRv6 failure repair order result: traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
D:The observation would verify LDP session protection under the separate requirement to keep an LDP peer session through a brief loss of direct link connectivity. It does not demonstrate the needed SRv6 failure repair order result: traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
Question 646
While troubleshooting SRv6 failure repair order at Coastal Communications, the intended acceptance outcome is still missing: traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds. Which fault condition should be investigated first for this particular design?
- PCE keeps selecting failed links because topology notification stopped.
- A repaired transport path exists but the final service SID is unreachable.
- Low-priority LSPs consume all reservable capacity while urgent LSPs cannot signal.
- The LDP session drops solely because direct hello adjacency disappeared.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:The suspected defect directly frustrates SRv6 failure repair order: a repaired transport path exists but the final service SID is unreachable. Correcting it should allow verification that traffic reaches the egress VRF through the repair path and service lookup succeeds.
Incorrect Answers
A:This defect belongs to PCE stale topology risk, where the affected outcome is to avoid calculating SR-TE paths from outdated connectivity or bandwidth state. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SRv6 failure repair order design in this case: a repaired transport path exists but the final service SID is unreachable.
C:This defect belongs to MPLS-TE preemption priority, where the affected outcome is to allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SRv6 failure repair order design in this case: a repaired transport path exists but the final service SID is unreachable.
D:This defect belongs to LDP session protection, where the affected outcome is to keep an LDP peer session through a brief loss of direct link connectivity. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SRv6 failure repair order design in this case: a repaired transport path exists but the final service SID is unreachable.
Question 647
Horizon Exchange must choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints. The operator is comparing several service-provider methods. Which design or control directly addresses that stated requirement?
- SRv6 locator aggregation
- MPLS-TE preemption priority
- SR static versus dynamic path choice
- SRLG diverse recovery
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:SR static versus dynamic path choice matches this requirement: the team should configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation. A relevant outcome would be that policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
Incorrect Answers
A:SRv6 locator aggregation instead addresses a different condition: allocate routable prefixes to identify SRv6-capable nodes and behaviors. It would instead require you to configure a valid SRv6 locator prefix and corresponding IGP advertisement, not the stated goal to choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints.
B:MPLS-TE preemption priority instead addresses a different condition: allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It would instead require you to configure setup and hold priorities consistently with the provider TE policy, not the stated goal to choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints.
D:SRLG diverse recovery instead addresses a different condition: avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It would instead require you to define and exclude common Shared Risk Link Groups in the recovery path computation, not the stated goal to choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints.
Question 648
At Cedar Wireless, the engineering change is approved for SR static versus dynamic path choice. The specific goal is to choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints. Which implementation step belongs in this change plan?
- Configure a valid SRv6 locator prefix and corresponding IGP advertisement.
- Configure setup and hold priorities consistently with the provider TE policy.
- Define and exclude common Shared Risk Link Groups in the recovery path computation.
- Configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation.
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Implementing SR static versus dynamic path choice requires the operator to configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation. This makes the required goal testable using evidence that policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
Incorrect Answers
A:The proposed step is for SRv6 locator aggregation, whose purpose is to allocate routable prefixes to identify SRv6-capable nodes and behaviors. It would not perform the necessary SR static versus dynamic path choice operation: configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation.
B:The proposed step is for MPLS-TE preemption priority, whose purpose is to allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It would not perform the necessary SR static versus dynamic path choice operation: configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation.
C:The proposed step is for SRLG diverse recovery, whose purpose is to avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It would not perform the necessary SR static versus dynamic path choice operation: configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation.
Question 649
Willow Regional has deployed SR static versus dynamic path choice to choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints. The implementation step was to configure an explicit SR segment list candidate rather than only dynamic SPF computation. Which observation demonstrates that the requested service is working?
- Policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
- The locator is reachable and its local SID behaviors resolve on the endpoint.
- Admission selects eligible reservations and preemption obeys intended priorities.
- Primary and backup traverse independently identified SRLG sets.
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:For SR static versus dynamic path choice, successful verification means that policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions. That evidence directly tests whether the provider can choose a repeatable explicit path when an operator needs fixed audited waypoints after deployment.
Incorrect Answers
B:The observation would verify SRv6 locator aggregation under the separate requirement to allocate routable prefixes to identify SRv6-capable nodes and behaviors. It does not demonstrate the needed SR static versus dynamic path choice result: policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
C:The observation would verify MPLS-TE preemption priority under the separate requirement to allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It does not demonstrate the needed SR static versus dynamic path choice result: policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
D:The observation would verify SRLG diverse recovery under the separate requirement to avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It does not demonstrate the needed SR static versus dynamic path choice result: policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
Question 650
While troubleshooting SR static versus dynamic path choice at Atlas Backbone, the intended acceptance outcome is still missing: policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions. Which fault condition should be investigated first for this particular design?
- A SID is created without a routed locator leading traffic to that node.
- An automatically recomputed dynamic path violates the mandated deterministic route.
- Low-priority LSPs consume all reservable capacity while urgent LSPs cannot signal.
- Two logically different interfaces still share one buried optical duct.
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:The suspected defect directly frustrates SR static versus dynamic path choice: an automatically recomputed dynamic path violates the mandated deterministic route. Correcting it should allow verification that policy forwarding traverses the recorded waypoint order under healthy conditions.
Incorrect Answers
A:This defect belongs to SRv6 locator aggregation, where the affected outcome is to allocate routable prefixes to identify SRv6-capable nodes and behaviors. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SR static versus dynamic path choice design in this case: an automatically recomputed dynamic path violates the mandated deterministic route.
C:This defect belongs to MPLS-TE preemption priority, where the affected outcome is to allow higher-priority reservation requests to displace lower-priority capacity commitments. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SR static versus dynamic path choice design in this case: an automatically recomputed dynamic path violates the mandated deterministic route.
D:This defect belongs to SRLG diverse recovery, where the affected outcome is to avoid primary and backup TE paths sharing the same underlying fiber risk. It is not the direct failure mode identified for the SR static versus dynamic path choice design in this case: an automatically recomputed dynamic path violates the mandated deterministic route.
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