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Cisco 350-501 Practice Test 54

Question 530

For an original SPCOR service-provider engineering scenario, consider: A carrier Ethernet ring forms an accidental loop because the ring protection link is unblocked while every ring segment is active. Select TWO complementary steps: the targeted correction and its strongest prechange validation.

  1. Check: Inspect customer PIM state, mVPN BGP or tree signaling, receiver joins, replication counters and stream reachability between PEs.
  2. Change: Match ingress encapsulation, symmetric tag rewrite and EVC service instances to the contracted UNI format end to end.
  3. Check: Inspect ring protection state, OAM continuity-check results, link-failure events and convergence on one forced-ring break.
  4. Open every ring link simultaneously for redundancy and assume switches will never loop Ethernet broadcast traffic.
  5. Change: Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. Required intervention: Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure.

E:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. Evidence: Inspect ring protection state, OAM continuity-check results, link-failure events and convergence on one forced-ring break.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Check: Inspect customer PIM state, mVPN BGP or tree signaling, receiver joins, replication counters and stream reachability between PEs. A carrier Ethernet ring forms an accidental loop because the ring protection link is unblocked while every ring segment is active.

B:

Change: Match ingress encapsulation, symmetric tag rewrite and EVC service instances to the contracted UNI format end to end. A carrier Ethernet ring forms an accidental loop because the ring protection link is unblocked while every ring segment is active.

D:

For this select two assessment, the shortcut changes or bypasses the necessary routing, service or operational boundary rather than correcting it. G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence.

Question 531

A service provider network engineer is reviewing this backbone or customer-service scenario: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication. A proposed shortcut is: Open every ring link simultaneously for redundancy and assume switches will never loop Ethernet broadcast traffic. What should the service provider engineer recommend as the narrowly scoped correction? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Open every ring link simultaneously for redundancy and assume switches will never loop Ethernet broadcast traffic.
  2. Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure.
  3. Configure consistent service and customer VLAN tag handling with explicit encapsulation and correct cross-PE mapping.
  4. Configure the supported mVPN multicast control-plane and provider transport distribution according to receiver membership and traffic scale.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

This targeted action addresses the observed service-provider control or forwarding gap without discarding necessary controls. Applied case: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Incorrect Answers

A:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. Applied case: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

C:

Configure consistent service and customer VLAN tag handling with explicit encapsulation and correct cross-PE mapping. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

D:

Configure the supported mVPN multicast control-plane and provider transport distribution according to receiver membership and traffic scale. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Question 532

A Cisco service provider design review finds: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication. The team proposes: Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure. Which engineering principle most strongly supports the recommended response? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Inter-AS L3VPN designs extend VPN signaling across AS boundaries with option-specific control-plane and label requirements; route visibility does not alone prove data-plane continuity.
  2. L3VPN extranet services require controlled cross-VRF routing and return reachability; sharing a few service routes need not grant full tenant-to-tenant visibility.
  3. IEEE 802.1ad provider bridging adds a service tag outside customer VLAN tags, and tag roles must remain consistent through the carrier network.
  4. G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Demonstrable success requires: The ring remains loop-free at steady state and service recovers through the allowed protection topology with traceable alarms. Applied case: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Inter-AS L3VPN designs extend VPN signaling across AS boundaries with option-specific control-plane and label requirements; route visibility does not alone prove data-plane continuity. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

B:

L3VPN extranet services require controlled cross-VRF routing and return reachability; sharing a few service routes need not grant full tenant-to-tenant visibility. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

C:

IEEE 802.1ad provider bridging adds a service tag outside customer VLAN tags, and tag roles must remain consistent through the carrier network. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Question 533

The service provider operations team has not yet approved a change. Current evidence indicates: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication. Which evidence best tests the technical diagnosis before approving a disruptive change? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Check labeled route handoff, VRF or transport separation, next-hop reachability and a representative downstream customer LSP.
  2. Check EVPN address-family advertisements, route types, Ethernet segment and EVI context, route targets and remote forwarding database.
  3. Inspect ring protection state, OAM continuity-check results, link-failure events and convergence on one forced-ring break.
  4. Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. This check tests the actual routing, transport or service boundary before an operationally risky response.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Check labeled route handoff, VRF or transport separation, next-hop reachability and a representative downstream customer LSP. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

B:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (EVPN MAC IP route types and L2 reachability) rather than the documented G.8032 ring and Ethernet OAM fault isolation decision.

D:

Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Question 534

A candidate correction has been tested and the platform team requires a post-change acceptance check. Original problem: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication. The carrier operations owner needs positive and negative tests showing existing customer services remain available. Which acceptance result demonstrates correct service provider forwarding and control behavior without disrupting authorized workflows? Select ONE best answer.

  1. The ring remains loop-free at steady state and service recovers through the allowed protection topology with traceable alarms.
  2. Only authorized receiving VPN sites get the multicast data and replication uses the intended provider transport resources.
  3. Customer devices receive frames in the specified tagging format and service VLANs remain separated despite provider translations.
  4. The customer carrier preserves its own service topology while the backbone transports authorized labeled traffic without core route explosion.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. The approved implementation step was: Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Only authorized receiving VPN sites get the multicast data and replication uses the intended provider transport resources. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

C:

Customer devices receive frames in the specified tagging format and service VLANs remain separated despite provider translations. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

D:

The customer carrier preserves its own service topology while the backbone transports authorized labeled traffic without core route explosion. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Question 535

An implementation sign-off request identifies the following problem: A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication. Which paired technical change and validation should close the implementation review? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Change: Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure. Verify: Inspect ring protection state, OAM continuity-check results, link-failure events and convergence on one forced-ring break.
  2. Change: Build selective route leaking or shared-service VRF connectivity with scoped route targets and explicit security controls for shared and internet paths. Verify: Compare imported RT lists, VRF next hops, shared service return routing and firewall policy using two customer tenants.
  3. Change: Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment. Verify: Inspect IGMPv3 source lists or MLD reports, snooping table, receiver membership and forwarded multicast stream source identities.
  4. Change: Build the supported carrier-supporting-carrier transport and routing boundary, retaining customer-carrier control where intended and validating labeled reachability. Verify: Check labeled route handoff, VRF or transport separation, next-hop reachability and a representative downstream customer LSP.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. The change is successful only when: The ring remains loop-free at steady state and service recovers through the allowed protection topology with traceable alarms.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Change: Build selective route leaking or shared-service VRF connectivity with scoped route targets and explicit security controls for shared and internet paths. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

C:

Change: Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

D:

Change: Build the supported carrier-supporting-carrier transport and routing boundary, retaining customer-carrier control where intended and validating labeled reachability. A metro Ethernet service has recurring frame loss but technicians rely on IP ping alone and do not distinguish physical continuity from service-level OAM fault indication.

Question 536

A service provider network engineer is reviewing this backbone or customer-service scenario: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag. A proposed shortcut is: Translate one direction only and assume every remote CE supports any resulting unannounced tag value. What should the service provider engineer recommend as the narrowly scoped correction? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Translate one direction only and assume every remote CE supports any resulting unannounced tag value.
  2. Build selective route leaking or shared-service VRF connectivity with scoped route targets and explicit security controls for shared and internet paths.
  3. Match ingress encapsulation, symmetric tag rewrite and EVC service instances to the contracted UNI format end to end.
  4. Define separate VRFs with correct route distinguishers and coordinated route-target import and export policies and confirm PE-to-PE labeled reachability.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

This targeted action addresses the observed service-provider control or forwarding gap without discarding necessary controls. Applied case: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag.

Incorrect Answers

A:

EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points. For this best change assessment, the shortcut changes or bypasses the necessary routing, service or operational boundary rather than correcting it.

B:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (L3VPN extranet shared service and internet breakout) rather than the documented EVC VLAN push pop rewrite and service delimiting decision.

D:

Define separate VRFs with correct route distinguishers and coordinated route-target import and export policies and confirm PE-to-PE labeled reachability. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

Question 537

A Cisco service provider design review finds: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag. The team proposes: Match ingress encapsulation, symmetric tag rewrite and EVC service instances to the contracted UNI format end to end. Which engineering principle most strongly supports the recommended response? Select ONE best answer.

  1. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.
  2. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.
  3. EVPN multihoming coordinates PE participation through Ethernet segment routes and forwarder election to prevent loops and maintain reachability.
  4. MVPN extends multicast services through customer VPN contexts, using signaling and core replication trees distinct from ordinary unicast VPN route exchange.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

Demonstrable success requires: Customer devices receive frames in the specified tagging format and service VLANs remain separated despite provider translations. Applied case: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag.

Incorrect Answers

B:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

C:

EVPN multihoming coordinates PE participation through Ethernet segment routes and forwarder election to prevent loops and maintain reachability. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

D:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (Multicast VPN mVPN inclusive and selective trees) rather than the documented EVC VLAN push pop rewrite and service delimiting decision.

Question 538

The service provider operations team has not yet approved a change. Current evidence indicates: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag. Which evidence best tests the technical diagnosis before approving a disruptive change? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream.
  2. Examine VRF route tables, RD, RT extended communities, MP-BGP updates and the transport plus VPN label stack.
  3. Capture tagged or untagged frames at both UNIs, check service instance counters and confirm expected VLAN identity after a full round trip.
  4. Map UNI endpoints and approved source-destination pairs, then test leaf-to-leaf and root-to-leaf reachability in the staged EVC.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

This check tests the actual routing, transport or service boundary before an operationally risky response. Applied case: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

B:

Examine VRF route tables, RD, RT extended communities, MP-BGP updates and the transport plus VPN label stack. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

D:

Map UNI endpoints and approved source-destination pairs, then test leaf-to-leaf and root-to-leaf reachability in the staged EVC. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

Question 539

A candidate correction has been tested and the platform team requires a post-change acceptance check. Original problem: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag. The carrier operations owner needs positive and negative tests showing existing customer services remain available. Which acceptance result demonstrates correct service provider forwarding and control behavior without disrupting authorized workflows? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Customer devices receive frames in the specified tagging format and service VLANs remain separated despite provider translations.
  2. Intended subscribers receive the selected source and nonmembers do not trigger unwanted flood or RP dependence.
  3. Permitted locations communicate according to the contracted Ethernet service while disallowed leaf or tenant pairs remain isolated.
  4. The ring remains loop-free at steady state and service recovers through the allowed protection topology with traceable alarms.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points. Applied case: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Intended subscribers receive the selected source and nonmembers do not trigger unwanted flood or RP dependence. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

C:

Permitted locations communicate according to the contracted Ethernet service while disallowed leaf or tenant pairs remain isolated. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

D:

The ring remains loop-free at steady state and service recovers through the allowed protection topology with traceable alarms. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

Question 540

For an original SPCOR service-provider engineering scenario, consider: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag. Select TWO complementary steps: the targeted correction and its strongest prechange validation.

  1. Translate one direction only and assume every remote CE supports any resulting unannounced tag value.
  2. Change: Define separate VRFs with correct route distinguishers and coordinated route-target import and export policies and confirm PE-to-PE labeled reachability.
  3. Check: Capture tagged or untagged frames at both UNIs, check service instance counters and confirm expected VLAN identity after a full round trip.
  4. Change: Match ingress encapsulation, symmetric tag rewrite and EVC service instances to the contracted UNI format end to end.
  5. Check: Check class-map matches, DSCP or MPLS TC, policer violations, shaping queue depth, WRED counters and customer throughput during controlled congestion.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points. Required intervention: Match ingress encapsulation, symmetric tag rewrite and EVC service instances to the contracted UNI format end to end.

D:

EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points. Evidence: Capture tagged or untagged frames at both UNIs, check service instance counters and confirm expected VLAN identity after a full round trip.

Incorrect Answers

A:

For this select two assessment, the shortcut changes or bypasses the necessary routing, service or operational boundary rather than correcting it. Applied case: An enterprise customer connects an untagged handoff to a carrier service requiring a tagged internal EVC but the ingress PE never pushes the agreed tag.

B:

Change: Define separate VRFs with correct route distinguishers and coordinated route-target import and export policies and confirm PE-to-PE labeled reachability. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.

E:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (QoS classification marking policing shaping and WRED) rather than the documented EVC VLAN push pop rewrite and service delimiting decision.

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