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Network Design & Optimization Flashcards

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  1. Which protocol is commonly used to collect traffic flow statistics from routers to support network capacity planning?

    Answer: NetFlow / IPFIX

    NetFlow and its standardized successor IPFIX export detailed flow records (source, destination, protocol, volume) from routers for traffic analysis.

  2. A telecom manager is designing a disaster recovery network. Which Recovery Time Objective (RTO) value indicates the STRICTEST recovery requirement?

    Answer: RTO of 15 minutes

    A shorter RTO is stricter because it requires the network to be restored faster; 15 minutes demands far more robust failover infrastructure than 24 hours.

  3. In a dual-stack network migration to IPv6, what problem does a 6to4 tunnel solve?

    Answer: Carries IPv6 traffic over existing IPv4 infrastructure without requiring native IPv6 links

    6to4 encapsulates IPv6 packets within IPv4 headers, enabling IPv6 communication across IPv4-only network segments during migration.

  4. What is the role of a network management system (NMS) in ongoing network optimization?

    Answer: To continuously monitor performance metrics and generate alerts when thresholds are exceeded

    An NMS collects SNMP and flow data, tracks KPIs, and alerts operations teams to performance degradations before they become outages.

  5. A campus network is experiencing broadcast storms. Which mechanism should be implemented to protect the network?

    Answer: Enable storm control with broadcast rate limiting on access ports

    Storm control monitors broadcast traffic rates on interfaces and blocks traffic that exceeds the defined threshold, preventing broadcast storms from saturating the network.

  6. Which network design strategy uses a centralized controller to program data plane behavior across multiple network devices?

    Answer: Software-Defined Networking (SDN)

    SDN decouples the control plane from the data plane, allowing a central controller to program forwarding rules across the entire network fabric.

  7. A TMP professional is evaluating network options for a branch office. The branch requires guaranteed latency SLAs for VoIP. Which WAN technology BEST meets this requirement?

    Answer: MPLS with guaranteed QoS SLAs

    MPLS with QoS SLAs provides guaranteed latency, jitter, and packet loss commitments enforced by the service provider, making it well-suited for VoIP.