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Cisco 350-501 Practice Test 59

Question 580

For an original SPCOR service-provider engineering scenario, consider: A provider carries IPv6 multicast but watches only IGMP group counters and concludes that no receivers exist in the IPv6 subnet. Select TWO complementary steps: the targeted correction and its strongest prechange validation.

  1. Check: Check EVPN address-family advertisements, route types, Ethernet segment and EVI context, route targets and remote forwarding database.
  2. Treat IPv6 MLD as interchangeable with IPv4-only IGMP and ignore source-filtering information in SSM services.
  3. Change: Build selective route leaking or shared-service VRF connectivity with scoped route targets and explicit security controls for shared and internet paths.
  4. Change: Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment.
  5. Check: Inspect IGMPv3 source lists or MLD reports, snooping table, receiver membership and forwarded multicast stream source identities.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. Acceptance: Subscribers receive only authorized group and source traffic with no unnecessary replication to idle access ports.

E:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. Required intervention: Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Check: Check EVPN address-family advertisements, route types, Ethernet segment and EVI context, route targets and remote forwarding database. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

B:

For this select two assessment, the shortcut changes or bypasses the necessary routing, service or operational boundary rather than correcting it. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

C:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (L3VPN extranet shared service and internet breakout) rather than the documented IGMPv3 MLD and multicast membership scope decision.

Question 581

A service provider network engineer is reviewing this backbone or customer-service scenario: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group. A proposed shortcut is: Treat IPv6 MLD as interchangeable with IPv4-only IGMP and ignore source-filtering information in SSM services. What should the service provider engineer recommend as the narrowly scoped correction? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Match multicast routing mode and receiver source selection, then verify PIM RPF and RP or source-tree behavior for the chosen model.
  2. Treat IPv6 MLD as interchangeable with IPv4-only IGMP and ignore source-filtering information in SSM services.
  3. Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment.
  4. Match the Ethernet service type to required point-to-point, multipoint or rooted traffic relationships and enforce the appropriate endpoint split rules.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

This targeted action addresses the observed service-provider control or forwarding gap without discarding necessary controls. Applied case: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

Incorrect Answers

A:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (PIM sparse-mode SSM and rendezvous-point behavior) rather than the documented IGMPv3 MLD and multicast membership scope decision.

B:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. Applied case: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

D:

Match the Ethernet service type to required point-to-point, multipoint or rooted traffic relationships and enforce the appropriate endpoint split rules. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

Question 582

A Cisco service provider design review finds: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group. The team proposes: Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment. Which engineering principle most strongly supports the recommended response? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Carrier supporting carrier lets a provider transport another carrier's VPN or MPLS reachability without needing full visibility into every downstream end-customer route.
  2. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.
  3. EVC tag operations such as push pop and translation are contextual to a service instance and may require symmetric rewrite at both attachment points.
  4. E-Line is point-to-point, E-LAN is multipoint and E-Tree distinguishes root and leaf connectivity, requiring deliberate forwarding restrictions.

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Demonstrable success requires: Subscribers receive only authorized group and source traffic with no unnecessary replication to idle access ports. Applied case: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Carrier supporting carrier lets a provider transport another carrier's VPN or MPLS reachability without needing full visibility into every downstream end-customer route. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

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. A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

D:

E-Line is point-to-point, E-LAN is multipoint and E-Tree distinguishes root and leaf connectivity, requiring deliberate forwarding restrictions. A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

Question 583

The service provider operations team has not yet approved a change. Current evidence indicates: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group. Which evidence best tests the technical diagnosis before approving a disruptive change? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Inspect IGMPv3 source lists or MLD reports, snooping table, receiver membership and forwarded multicast stream source identities.
  2. Check EVPN address-family advertisements, route types, Ethernet segment and EVI context, route targets and remote forwarding database.
  3. Check labeled route handoff, VRF or transport separation, next-hop reachability and a representative downstream customer LSP.
  4. Capture tagged or untagged frames at both UNIs, check service instance counters and confirm expected VLAN identity after a full round trip.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. Confirm afterward that: Subscribers receive only authorized group and source traffic with no unnecessary replication to idle access ports.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Check EVPN address-family advertisements, route types, Ethernet segment and EVI context, route targets and remote forwarding database. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

C:

Check labeled route handoff, VRF or transport separation, next-hop reachability and a representative downstream customer LSP. A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

D:

Capture tagged or untagged frames at both UNIs, check service instance counters and confirm expected VLAN identity after a full round trip. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

Question 584

A candidate correction has been tested and the platform team requires a post-change acceptance check. Original problem: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group. 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 dual-homed customer retains connectivity with correct single-copy flooding and no persistent Layer-2 forwarding loops.
  2. Each customer reaches only its own remote sites despite overlapping addresses and the expected VPN routes import correctly.
  3. Only authorized receiving VPN sites get the multicast data and replication uses the intended provider transport resources.
  4. Subscribers receive only authorized group and source traffic with no unnecessary replication to idle access ports.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. The approved implementation step was: Use matching IGMP or MLD listener protocols and supported source-filtering behavior on the appropriate IPv4 or IPv6 access segment.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The dual-homed customer retains connectivity with correct single-copy flooding and no persistent Layer-2 forwarding loops. A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group.

B:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (MPLS L3VPN RD RT and VRF import export) rather than the documented IGMPv3 MLD and multicast membership scope decision.

C:

This option addresses a different service provider engineering topic (Multicast VPN mVPN inclusive and selective trees) rather than the documented IGMPv3 MLD and multicast membership scope decision.

Question 585

An implementation sign-off request identifies the following problem: A receiver needs one SSM source but its access switch ignores IGMPv3 source filters and forwards multiple senders from the same group. Which paired technical change and validation should close the implementation review? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Change: Configure consistent service and customer VLAN tag handling with explicit encapsulation and correct cross-PE mapping. Verify: Capture ingress and egress Ethernet frames including TPID, tag stack and VLAN IDs for two isolated customers.
  2. 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.
  3. Change: Advertise and import the proper EVPN MAC or IP reachability route type and associated route targets for the requested L2 or L3 service. Verify: Check EVPN address-family advertisements, route types, Ethernet segment and EVI context, route targets and remote forwarding database.
  4. 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.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support. The change is successful only when: Subscribers receive only authorized group and source traffic with no unnecessary replication to idle access ports.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Change: Configure consistent service and customer VLAN tag handling with explicit encapsulation and correct cross-PE mapping. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

B:

Change: Enable supported ring protection and Ethernet OAM mechanisms to enforce a loop-free normal state and verify service continuity after failure. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

C:

Change: Advertise and import the proper EVPN MAC or IP reachability route type and associated route targets for the requested L2 or L3 service. IGMP manages IPv4 multicast listener memberships, MLD handles IPv6, and source-specific filtering depends on listener protocol and switch or router support.

Question 586

A service provider network engineer is reviewing this backbone or customer-service scenario: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts. A proposed shortcut is: Grant every packet unbounded strict priority and assume congestion never causes class starvation or SLA violation. What should the service provider engineer recommend as the narrowly scoped correction? Select ONE best answer.

  1. Classify at the chosen trust point and apply appropriate bounded priority, policing, shaping and congestion avoidance according to SLA and measured flow behavior.
  2. Grant every packet unbounded strict priority and assume congestion never causes class starvation or SLA violation.
  3. Configure a consistent Ethernet Segment Identifier and supported designated-forwarder or split-horizon behavior for the multihoming model.
  4. Advertise and import the proper EVPN MAC or IP reachability route type and associated route targets for the requested L2 or L3 service.

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

This targeted action addresses the observed service-provider control or forwarding gap without discarding necessary controls. Applied case: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load. For this best change assessment, the shortcut changes or bypasses the necessary routing, service or operational boundary rather than correcting it.

C:

Configure a consistent Ethernet Segment Identifier and supported designated-forwarder or split-horizon behavior for the multihoming model. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

D:

Advertise and import the proper EVPN MAC or IP reachability route type and associated route targets for the requested L2 or L3 service. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

Question 587

A Cisco service provider design review finds: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts. The team proposes: Classify at the chosen trust point and apply appropriate bounded priority, policing, shaping and congestion avoidance according to SLA and measured flow behavior. Which engineering principle most strongly supports the recommended response? Select ONE best answer.

  1. A route distinguisher makes overlapping VPN routes uniquely identifiable, whereas route targets control membership and distribution of VPN routing information.
  2. G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence.
  3. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.
  4. EVPN multihoming coordinates PE participation through Ethernet segment routes and forwarder election to prevent loops and maintain reachability.

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

Relevant validation before approval: Check class-map matches, DSCP or MPLS TC, policer violations, shaping queue depth, WRED counters and customer throughput during controlled congestion. Applied case: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A route distinguisher makes overlapping VPN routes uniquely identifiable, whereas route targets control membership and distribution of VPN routing information. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

B:

G.8032 Ethernet Ring Protection controls blocked and active ring links, while Ethernet OAM provides fault detection and service continuity evidence. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

D:

EVPN multihoming coordinates PE participation through Ethernet segment routes and forwarder election to prevent loops and maintain reachability. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

Question 588

The service provider operations team has not yet approved a change. Current evidence indicates: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts. 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. Compare ESI advertisements, DF election, MAC mobility sequence and traffic behavior before and after one PE uplink failure.
  3. Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream.
  4. Check class-map matches, DSCP or MPLS TC, policer violations, shaping queue depth, WRED counters and customer throughput during controlled congestion.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load. Applied case: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Check labeled route handoff, VRF or transport separation, next-hop reachability and a representative downstream customer LSP. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

B:

Compare ESI advertisements, DF election, MAC mobility sequence and traffic behavior before and after one PE uplink failure. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

C:

Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

Question 589

A candidate correction has been tested and the platform team requires a post-change acceptance check. Original problem: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts. 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 customer carrier preserves its own service topology while the backbone transports authorized labeled traffic without core route explosion.
  2. The dual-homed customer retains connectivity with correct single-copy flooding and no persistent Layer-2 forwarding loops.
  3. Customer MACs or prefixes resolve to the appropriate remote PE without leaking between unrelated EVPN instances.
  4. High-priority services meet policy while excess traffic is bounded and ordinary customer classes retain their contracted forwarding share.

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load. The result must be validated using the documented device, service or access context.

Incorrect Answers

A:

The customer carrier preserves its own service topology while the backbone transports authorized labeled traffic without core route explosion. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

B:

The dual-homed customer retains connectivity with correct single-copy flooding and no persistent Layer-2 forwarding loops. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

C:

Customer MACs or prefixes resolve to the appropriate remote PE without leaking between unrelated EVPN instances. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

Question 590

For an original SPCOR service-provider engineering scenario, consider: A customer repeatedly exceeds contracted ingress bandwidth and a carrier applies only outbound shaping, leaving the oversubscribed ingress queue vulnerable to bursts. Select TWO complementary steps: the targeted correction and its strongest prechange validation.

  1. Check: Check class-map matches, DSCP or MPLS TC, policer violations, shaping queue depth, WRED counters and customer throughput during controlled congestion.
  2. Grant every packet unbounded strict priority and assume congestion never causes class starvation or SLA violation.
  3. Change: Classify at the chosen trust point and apply appropriate bounded priority, policing, shaping and congestion avoidance according to SLA and measured flow behavior.
  4. Check: Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream.
  5. Change: 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

A:

Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load. Acceptance: High-priority services meet policy while excess traffic is bounded and ordinary customer classes retain their contracted forwarding share.

C:

Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load. Evidence: Check class-map matches, DSCP or MPLS TC, policer violations, shaping queue depth, WRED counters and customer throughput during controlled congestion.

Incorrect Answers

B:

For this select two assessment, the shortcut changes or bypasses the necessary routing, service or operational boundary rather than correcting it. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

D:

Check: Inspect (*,G) and (S,G) state, RP mapping, RPF interface and actual receiver joins under a test stream. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

E:

Change: Define separate VRFs with correct route distinguishers and coordinated route-target import and export policies and confirm PE-to-PE labeled reachability. Policing can drop or remark out-of-profile traffic, shaping buffers and paces egress, and weighted congestion avoidance can reduce tail-drop pressure under load.

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