H12-831_V1.0 Exam Dumps - HCIP-Datacom-Advanced Routing & Switching Technology V1.0

Comprehensive and Detailed In-Depth Explanation:

LSR ID (Label Switch Router ID) uniquely identifies an MPLS router in the network.

By default, the LSR ID is the IP address of a physical interface on the router.

Best Practice: Manually configuring the LSR ID to use a loopback interface address improves stability and reachability in MPLS networks.

The loopback interface is always up, ensuring that the LSR ID remains accessible even if physical interfaces go down.

📖 Reference: HCIP-Datacom Advanced Routing & Switching Technology – MPLS LSR ID Configuration

Comprehensive and Detailed In-Depth Explanation:

OSPF Hello packets are used to establish and maintain neighbor relationships between routers.

Hello packets contain:✅ Router ID – Unique identifier for the OSPF router.✅ Area ID – Defines the OSPF area to which the router belongs.✅ Network Mask – Helps ensure routers are on the same subnet.

Process ID is NOT included because the OSPF Process ID is a local parameter used only within the router itself and is not exchanged between routers.

📖 Reference: HCIP-Datacom Advanced Routing & Switching Technology – OSPF Packet Types

Comprehensive and Detailed In-Depth Explanation:

To verify the correct answers, let's analyze how BGP/MPLS IP VPN is used for secure communication and isolation in an enterprise network.

1. Understanding BGP/MPLS IP VPN Concepts

MPLS VPN (Multiprotocol Label Switching Virtual Private Network) is used to:

Allow communication between specific sites by using Route Targets (RTs).

Ensure isolation of specific areas (e.g., R&D vs. non-R&D) by controlling RT import/export policies.

Utilize Route Distinguisher (RD) to make overlapping IP addresses unique within the VPN.

2. Analyzing the Answer Choices

✅ A. "To enable communication between the headquarters and branch R&D areas, both the ERT and IRT of VPN1 and VPN2 can be set to 100:100." → TRUE

Explanation:

ERT (Export Route Target) and IRT (Import Route Target) define which VPNs share routing information.

If VPN1 (HQ R&D) and VPN2 (Branch R&D) use the same RT (100:100), they will exchange routes, enabling communication.

Correct configuration:

VPN1: ERT 100:100, IRT 100:100

VPN2: ERT 100:100, IRT 100:100

✅ This is correct and enables communication between HQ and branch R&D areas.

❌ B. "To implement communication between the headquarters and branch R&D areas, the RDs of VPN1 and VPN2 need to be set to the same value." → FALSE

Explanation:

RD (Route Distinguisher) is only used to make overlapping IP addresses unique within the MPLS VPN.

RD does NOT control route exchange between VPNs (RTs control route exchange).

VPN1 and VPN2 can have different RDs but still communicate if they share the same RT (100:100).

✅ RDs do NOT need to be the same for VPNs to communicate.

❌ This statement is false.

❌ C. "R&D areas and non-R&D areas have overlapping address spaces. Therefore, services in the two areas cannot be isolated." → FALSE

Explanation:

Overlapping address spaces are common in MPLS VPNs and can be isolated using unique Route Targets (RTs).

As long as VPNs have different RTs, their traffic remains isolated.

For example:

VPN1 (R&D): RT 100:100

VPN3 (non-R&D): RT 200:200

Even with overlapping IPs, R&D and non-R&D areas are completely isolated.

❌ This statement is false.

✅ D. "To isolate R&D areas from non-R&D areas at the headquarters, the RTs of VPN1 can all be set to 100:100 and the RTs of VPN3 can all be set to 200:200." → TRUE

Explanation:

Setting different RTs for R&D (100:100) and non-R&D (200:200) ensures complete isolation.

Correct configuration:

VPN1 (R&D): RT 100:100

VPN3 (non-R&D): RT 200:200

Since VPN1 and VPN3 do NOT share the same RTs, their routes remain separate.

✅ This ensures isolation between R&D and non-R&D areas.

Comprehensive and Detailed In-Depth Explanation:

Understanding OSPFv3 LSA Types

OSPFv3 uses different LSA types than OSPFv2, with some being similar in function:

Link-LSA (Type 8): Generated by every router on a link to advertise link-local IPv6 information.

Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA (Type 9): Advertises IPv6 prefixes within an area.

Network-LSA (Type 2): Generated only by the Designated Router (DR) to advertise information about all routers on a multi-access network.

Inter-Area-Prefix-LSA (Type 3): Advertises network prefixes between OSPF areas (generated by ABRs).

Route Distribution Analysis:

A. Inter-Area-Prefix-LSA (Type 3) ❌ (Incorrect)

Generated by an ABR to advertise prefixes between OSPF areas.

More than one ABR can generate this LSA.

❌ Not always generated by only one router.

B. Link-LSA (Type 8) ❌ (Incorrect)

Each router generates its own Link-LSA for each link it participates in.

This means multiple routers can generate this LSA.

❌ Not generated by only one router.

C. Network-LSA (Type 2) ✅ (Correct)

Generated ONLY by the Designated Router (DR) on a multi-access network (such as an Ethernet link).

Other routers do not generate this LSA, only the DR does.

✅ Correct answer: This LSA is generated by only one router (the DR).

D. Intra-Area-Prefix-LSA (Type 9) ❌ (Incorrect)

Generated by any router to advertise IPv6 prefixes within an area.

Multiple routers in an area can generate this LSA.

❌ Not generated by only one router.

Final Conclusion:

✅ C. Network-LSA (Type 2) is the correct answer because it is generated by only one router—the Designated Router (DR).

Thus, the correct answer is: C. Network-LSA.