JN0-363 Service Provider Routing and Switching, Specialist (JNCIS-SP) Question and Answers

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In segment routing, SIDs (Segment Identifiers) are used to identify different types of segments that can be traversed. A node SID represents an instruction to route a packet to a particular node, and an adjacency SID represents an instruction to route a packet over a specific link or adjacency between two nodes.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on Segment Routing

In MPLS, multiple paths can be merged if they share the same egress router. In the given scenario, traffic from Network 1 to Network 3 and Network 4 can be engineered to follow the same label-switched path (LSP) within the MPLS network until they reach the last common point before diverging to their respective destinations.

As for R3 performing label operations, in a typical MPLS network, intermediate routers (like R3) perform label swapping. They replace the incoming label with a new label before forwarding the packet along the LSP. A label pop operation is typically performed by the egress router in the case of an ultimate hop pop (UHP), where it removes the MPLS label before delivering the packet to the final destination outside the MPLS domain.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on MPLS
• Understanding MPLS Label Operations (Swap, Push, and Pop) - Juniper Networks

You can see area 0.0.0.1 set for one interface and area 0.0.0.0 for the other interface. This means the router communicates in the backbone and area 1, thus it is an ABR.

Default hello timer and dead intervals are configured

hello-interval—Specifies the length of time, in seconds, before the routing device sends a hello packet out of an interface. By default, the routing device sends hello packets every 10 seconds. The range is from 1 through 255 seconds.

dead-interval—Specifies the length of time, in seconds, that the routing device waits before declaring that a neighboring routing device is unavailable. This is an interval during which the routing device receives no hello packets from the neighbor. By default, the routing device waits 40 seconds (four times the hello interval). The range is 1 through 65,535 seconds.

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/ospf/topics/topic-map/configuring-ospf-timers.html#:~:text=The%20hello%20interval%20and%20the,devices%20on%20a%20shared%20network .

C. The R2 device is shown as having interfaces in two different OSPF areas (Area 0 and another area not specified), which makes it an Area Border Router (ABR).D. The OSPF hello and dead intervals are set to their default values of 10 and 40 seconds, respectively.References:

• Understanding OSPF Areas and ABRs, Juniper TechLibrary
• OSPF Configuration Guide, Juniper TechLibrary

To test connectivity to a server from within a specific routing instance, you use thepingcommand along with therouting-instanceoption to specify the routing instance from which you are pinging. This is necessary because the routing table associated withvr3is separate from the main routing table, and you must explicitly tell the device to use thevr3routing table to reach the server.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on Routing Instances: Routing Instances Overview

The IPv6 header includes a new field that is not found in the IPv4 header, called the flow label. The flow label in IPv6 is used to identify packets that require special handling by routers for quality of service (QoS) or other reasons, allowing these packets to be handled efficiently as they move through the network.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on IPv6
• IPv6 Header Fields - Juniper Networks

A route being hidden in BGP usually indicates a configuration that prevents it from being used, such as a next-hop that is not reachable.B. Configuring a routing policy on R1 that sets the next-hop to the address used for IBGP peering ensures reachability of the next-hop within the local AS.D. Applying the correct routing policy as an export policy to the IBGP group on R1 will share the route with the IBGP peers, in this case, R2 and R3.References:

• Understanding BGP Path Selection, Juniper TechLibrary
• BGP Policies and Route Selection, Juniper TechLibrary

The exhibit shows theshow vrrp summaryoutput from two routers, with both routers listing the state of their VRRP group asmaster. VRRP allows for multiple routers to share a virtual IP address and a virtual MAC address, but usually, only one router is the master at any given time while others are in backup state. However, in some configurations, VRRP can operate in an active/active mode where multiple routers handle traffic simultaneously for load sharing. Since both routers show the state asmasterand there is no evidence of misconfiguration in the virtual IP addresses or priority, it indicates that VRRP is likely functioning in an active/active setup.

References:

• Juniper documentation on VRRP: Junos OS VRRP Overview

The community attribute in BGP is an optional transitive attribute. It is not mandatory for BGP operations, but when it is present, it should be passed unchanged to other BGP peers unless explicitly modified by a routing policy. The community attribute is used to group destinations in a certain way, often to apply routing policies to those destinations collectively.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on BGP communities: BGP Communities Overview

An Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB) interface is used to provide Layer 3 routing services to hosts within a bridge domain. The IRB acts as a default gateway for hosts in that domain, enabling communication with other networks.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on IRB Interfaces

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/static-routing/topics/ref/statement/qualified-next-hop-edit-routing-options.html

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/static-routing/topics/topic-map/static-route-prefer-qualified-next-hop.html: Qualified next hops allow you to associate one or more properties with a particular next-hop address. You can set an overall preference for a particular static route and then specify a different preference for the qualified next hop. For example, suppose two next-hop addresses (10.10.10.10 and 10.10.10.7) are associated with the static route 192.168.47.5/32. A general preference is assigned to the entire static route, and then a different preference is assigned to only the qualified next-hop address 10.10.10.7. For example:

The qualified-next-hop statement with a static route is used to specify multiple next hops for a static route with different preferences (priorities). This allows for more granular control over the path selection process in the event that the primary next hop becomes unreachable.References:

• Static Routes Overview, Juniper Networks Documentation
• Example: Configuring Qualified Next Hop, Juniper Networks Documentation

In MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) networks, routers use label switching to forward packets. The first router at the edge of the MPLS network (R1) will perform a lookup in the mpls.0 table to determine the label to attach to the packet as it enters the MPLS network. This label informs the next routers in the MPLS network (like R2) on how to forward the packet. Internal MPLS routers, like R2, also perform lookups in their mpls.0 table to determine how to switch the packet toward its destination (label swapping). The inet.3 table is used for resolving next-hop information for labeled routes, but it's the mpls.0 table that is used for label switching decisions.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on MPLS: MPLS Applications User Guide for Routing Devices

The exhibit shows the configuration of a virtual switch calledsw-1with two VLANs defined within it:vlan_1with VLAN ID 1 andvlan_2with VLAN ID 2. To add interfacexe-1/0/5to the virtual switch, the interface must be associated with one of these VLANs. Since the interface is already configured withvlan-id 2, it implies that it is intended to be part ofvlan_2within the virtual switchsw-1. Therefore, the correct answer is to add interfacexe-1/0/5to thevlan_2bridge domain under thesw-1routing instance.

References:

• Juniper documentation on virtual switches: Junos OS Routing Instances Overview

The exhibit shows that the BGP session state is "Active," which generally indicates that the router is trying to establish a BGP session but has not received a response. One common cause for this issue is that there is no route to the BGP neighbor's address. Since the routers are using internal BGP (iBGP) and they are in the same AS, the AS number does not need to be unique, and anext-hop selfpolicy is not strictly required for iBGP. Therouter-idis usually automatically determined and does not need to be explicitly set.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on BGP: Troubleshooting BGP

IPv6 link-local addresses are automatically generated for each interface and have a prefix of fe80::/10. The interface's MAC address is typically used as part of the process to create the Interface Identifier (IID) in the link-local address, following the EUI-64 format.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on IPv6
• IPv6 Interface Addresses - Juniper Networks

https://www.networkfuntimes.com/junos-aggregate-routes-vs-generate-routes-how-to-summarise-on-juniper-routers/

Generated routes are a type of route that can be created to summarize and generate more specific routes within the routing table. Unlike aggregate routes, which summarize existing routes and inherit a next-hop, generated routes do not necessarily have to match an existing route and will have a next-hop of reject by default unless specified otherwise.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on Routing Policies and Route Generation

Considering the bandwidth reservations shown, the only path from R4 to R6 that has sufficient available bandwidth for a new LSP with 400 Mbps reservation is via R1, R2, and R5. This is because the R4-R5 direct link and the R4-R1-R2-R3-R6 path do not have enough unreserved bandwidth to accommodate an additional 400 Mbps LSP.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on RSVP: RSVP-TE Overview

In BGP (Border Gateway Protocol), the Update message is used to advertise new routes to a peer or to withdraw previously advertised routes. If there's a change in the routing information or if a new route needs to be advertised, BGP uses an Update message. This message is crucial for maintaining the most current and accurate routing information among BGP peers.

The other message types serve different purposes:

Keepalive: This message type is used to maintain the connection between BGP peers and ensure that the link is still active. Keepalive messages are periodically sent between peers when there is no other BGP activity to maintain the session.

Notification: This message is used to indicate errors or other significant events to a BGP peer. If a BGP error condition is detected, a Notification message is sent and the BGP session is typically closed.

Refresh: This is not a standard BGP message type. However, in the context of BGP, Route Refresh is a capability (not a message type) that allows a BGP router to request a full or partial re-advertisement of routes from a peer. This helps in re-synchronizing routing tables without tearing down the BGP session.

The BGP Update message is used to advertise routable destinations and includes route advertisements, route withdrawals, and path attribute modifications. Update messages are used to re-advertise routes that have already been acknowledged.References:

• BGP Operations and Message Types Overview, Juniper Networks Documentation
• BGP Update Message, Juniper Networks Documentation

A Level 1 router can become adjacent with the Level 1 and Level 1-2 (L1/L2) router. A Level 2 router can become adjacent with Level 2 or Level 1-2 (L1/L2) router. There is no adjacency between L1 only and L2 only router. HOWEVER: If two routers are in different areas, they can only form a Level 2 adjacency. As such, two routers in different areas can NOT form a Level 1 adjacency. If you want two routers to form a Level 1 adjacency, they have to be in the same area.

IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) operates at two levels: Level 1 and Level 2. Level 1 routers are only aware of their own area's topology, while Level 2 routershave knowledge of the topology across areas. A Level 1 router cannot form an adjacency with a Level 2 router unless the Level 2 router is also operating as a Level 1 router (Level 1-2 router). Level 2 routers can form adjacencies regardless of their area IDs because Level 2 operates at the domain level and is used to interconnect different IS-IS areas.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on IS-IS
• IS-IS Levels and Areas Explanation - Juniper Networks

For IS-IS to form adjacencies, the 'family iso' statement must be configured on the interface. This is required because IS-IS operates over the connectionless network service (CLNS) and not over IP. Without the 'family iso' configuration, IS-IS cannot form adjacencies over the interface.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on IS-IS: IS-IS User Guide for Routing Devices

The adjacency SID in segment routing is advertised by one router to inform another about the label that should be used to forward traffic to it over a particular link. In this scenario, Router B would advertise an adjacency SID to Router A, which would be usedby Router A to forward traffic to Router B. Based on the exhibit, the adjacency SID that Router B advertises to Router A would be 12.

References:

• Juniper Networks documentation on Segment Routing: Segment Routing Overview

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The flow label is a new field added to IPv6 headers that was not present in IPv4 headers. It is used to identify packets that require special handling by routers, particularly for quality-of-service (QoS) purposes.References:

• IPv6 Header Format, Juniper Networks Documentation
• IPv6 Overview, Juniper Networks Documentation

When you want to advertise an interface in OSPF but not form an OSPF adjacency over that interface (for example, towards an ISP), you can configure the interface as passive. This will advertise the network on the interface in OSPF without sending OSPF hello packets or forming OSPF neighbor relationships on that interface.

References

• Juniper Networks Technical Documentation on OSPF
• OSPF Configuration Guide - Juniper Networks