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TheShortest Path Tree (SPT)is calculated byLink-State routing protocolslikeOSPFandIS-ISusing:

Acomplete map of the network topology.

Each router uses algorithms likeDijkstra’sto compute the shortest paths to all destinations.

Option C is correct– fullnetwork topologyis used.

Option Arefers to Distance Vector methods.

Option BandDare results of topology analysis but not the input used.

Astatic routeis a manually configured route added by a network administrator. It does not rely on dynamic routing protocols or metrics.

Itdoes not exchangeroutes with other routers (A – false).

It can be used bothwithin or across ASes(B – false).

Itdoes not use metricslike hop count (C – false).

Option D is correct– the operator explicitly defines the next-hop IP or egress interface manually.

Static routes are often used for:

Default routing

Backup routing

Simple or small networks

Tier 1 ISPs: Haveglobal reachabilityand exchange traffic via peering. Theydo not payfor transit.

Tier 2 ISPs: Purchasetransit services from Tier 1and provide transit to Tier 3 or other Tier 2 ISPs.

Tier 3 ISPs: Providelast-mileconnectivity to end users and donot provide transit services.

Option A is correct– Tier 1 and Tier 2provide transit services.

Address summarization(also called route aggregation) is a technique used in IP routing to combine several contiguous network prefixes into asingle summarized route.

This reduces the number of routes that need to be advertised and stored in routing tables, improvingscalability and performance.

Option A is correct– summarization replaces many specific routes with a single aggregated route.

Option Brefers to best path selection (not summarization).

Option Cis incorrect; duplicate advertisements are still processed and filtered based on metrics.

Option Dis unrelated to summarization; directly connected routes are always advertised unless specifically filtered.

AMAC address(Media Access Control address) is a 48-bit identifier typically expressed in six groups of two hexadecimal digits (e.g., 00-20-60-CE-2B-28). It consists of two key parts:

OUI (Organizationally Unique Identifier)– The first24 bits(or first 3 octets, e.g., 00-20-60) are assigned by theIEEE to hardware manufacturers. This identifies the vendor or manufacturer.

Device Identifier (NIC Specific)– The remaining24 bits(e.g., CE-2B-28) are assigned uniquely by the vendor to each device/interface.

So in the address 00-20-60-CE-2B-28:

00-20-60 is theOUI

CE-2B-28 is thedevice-specific portion

Thus, the correct answer isD. 00-20-60.

TheModel-Driven Command Line Interface (MD-CLI)in Nokia SR OS provides a structured and programmatic way to manage configurations. It is based on atransactional model, meaning changes are made in a candidate configuration before being committed to the running configuration.

Let's review each statement:

A. It allows atomic transactions–✔True. MD-CLI uses atomic transactions to apply multiple changes at once, ensuring consistency and rollback if a failure occurs.

B. Configuration changes are activated when the running configuration datastore is saved to a file–❌False. In MD-CLI, changes are committed to therunning datastorewhen a user issues the commit command,not when saving to a file. Saving to a file is a separate action (e.g., admin save) and doesnot trigger configuration activation.

C. To achieve transactional configuration, it is necessary to have multiple configuration datastores–✔True. MD-CLI usescandidate,running, andoperationaldatastores to implement transaction-based configuration.

D. Multiple users may enter the global configuration mode concurrently–✔True. MD-CLI supportsmulti-user accessto global configuration with locking mechanisms to prevent conflicts.

OSPF (Open Shortest Path First)is aLink-State protocolthat uses:

Cost (based on bandwidth)as its metric.

Dijkstra’s algorithmto compute shortest path trees.

Supportshierarchical routing with areas(e.g., Area 0 as backbone).

Routers exchangeLSAs, not full routing tables.

Option D is FALSE– OSPF doesnot use hop-count. That’s aRIP (Distance Vector)feature.

TheIngress Label Edge Router (LER)is the first router that:

Receives an unlabeled IP packet.

Applies an MPLS labelbased on its forwarding decision.

Forwards it into theMPLS core.

Option A is correct– Ingress LER does MPLS label push.

Option B (Egress LER)– removes labels at the end of the path.

Option C (LSR)– switches labels, but doesn’t push them onto unlabeled packets.

Option D– is not a specific MPLS role.

Abroadcast IP addressis used tosend a message to all deviceson a specific IP subnet. This address is thehighest address in the subnet(i.e., all host bits set to 1).

Example: In 192.168.1.0/24 → broadcast is 192.168.1.255.

It is used for purposes like ARP requests or DHCP discovery.

Option A is correct– refers to all hosts in a subnet.

Option Brefers tomulticast, not broadcast.

Option Cmight refer toanycast, which is different.

Option Ddescribes aunicastaddress.

In Nokia SR OS:

Aphysical interfacerefers to a physical port on the router (e.g., port 1/1/1).

It can be configured withIP addresses, associated with services (e.g., IES, VPRN), and connects to other routers or customer devices.

Systemandloopbackinterfaces arelogical interfaces, not physical.

Option D is FALSE, because a physical interfacecannotbe of type "system" or "loopback" — those arevirtual/logicalinterfaces in the Nokia router architecture.