Compare and Contrast Policy-Based Routing (PBR) and Traditional Routing POWERSWITCH-CAMPUS-DEPLOY Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   In which scenario is traditional routing sufficient and preferred over PBR?

   • AWhen traffic must be forced through a firewall for inspection
   • BWhen different types of traffic need different paths
   • CWhen all traffic to a destination should use the same path
   • DWhen traffic must be forwarded based on the source IP address
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2. 7foundation · easy

   What does a PBR policy do when a packet matches its defined criteria?

   • AIt drops the packet and sends an ICMP unreachable message.
   • BIt forwards the packet to a specified next hop, overriding the routing table.
   • CIt updates the routing table with a new route for the packet's destination.
   • DIt marks the packet with a new DSCP value and forwards it normally.
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4. 8application · medium

   A campus network has a single internet uplink and a separate MPLS link to a partner data center. The network team wants all traffic from the finance VLAN to use the MPLS link, while all other traffic continues to use the internet uplink. The routing table currently has a default route pointing to the internet uplink. What should the administrator configure to achieve this without altering the routing table?

   • AAdd a static route for the finance VLAN's subnet pointing to the MPLS link.
   • BConfigure a policy that matches destination IP of the partner data center and sets the next hop to the MPLS link.
   • CConfigure a PBR policy that matches source IP from the finance VLAN and sets the next hop to the MPLS link.
   • DEnable policy-based routing globally on the switch and rely on the routing table for all other traffic.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   In traditional routing, what is the primary factor used to determine the next hop for a packet?

   • AThe ingress interface of the packet
   • BThe protocol type (e.g., TCP or UDP)
   • CThe source IP address of the packet
   • DThe destination IP address of the packet
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6. 10foundation · easy

   In which scenario is policy-based routing (PBR) most beneficial?

   • AWhen routing protocol convergence is required after a link failure
   • BWhen all traffic should follow the shortest path to the destination
   • CWhen the network has a single path to all destinations
   • DWhen traffic from a specific source must use a dedicated link
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