Which architecture does not require an explicit multicast signaling protocol, such as PIM or P2MP, to signal the multicast state hop-by-hop, but instead uses a link state protocol to advertise the multicast forwarding state?

1. A. Binary indexed explicit routing
2. B. Binary intermediate enhanced routing
3. C. Bit indexed explicit replication
4. D. Bi-directional implicit replication

Correct Answer: C

Company XYZ needs advice in redesigning their legacy Layer 2 infrastructure. Which technology should be included in the design to minimize or avoid convergence delays due to STP or FHRP and provide a loop-free topology?

1. A. Use switch clustering in the access layer.
2. B. Use switch clustering in the core/distribution layer.
3. C. Use spanning-tree PortFast.
4. D. Use BFD.

Correct Answer: B

Company XYZ network runs IPv4 and IPv6 and they want to Introduce a multidomain, multicast-based network. The new design should use a flavor of PIM that forwards traffic using SPT. Which technology meets this requirement?

1. A. PIM-DM
2. B. PIM-SM
3. C. PIM-SSM
4. D. BIDIR-PIM

Correct Answer: C

Which management category is not part of FCAPS framework?

1. A. Configuration
2. B. Security
3. C. Performance
4. D. Authentication
5. E. Fault-management

Correct Answer: D

Company XYZ has a hub-and-spoke topology over an SP-managed infrastructure. To measure traffic performance metrics, they implemented IP SLA senders on all spoke CE routers and an IP SLA responder on the hub CE router. What must they monitor to have visibility on the potential performance impact due to the constantly increasing number of spoke sites?

1. A. CPU and memory usage on the spoke routers
2. B. memory usage on the hub router
3. C. CPU usage on the hub router
4. D. interface buffers on the hub and spoke routers

Correct Answer: C