5.6 Explain the Use of Analytics to Optimize Network Configurations and Reporting SD-WAN-ENGINEER Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6application · medium

   A company's network team wants to identify which applications are consuming the most bandwidth across all sites to plan a WAN upgrade. They need a report that is easy to read and can be shared with management. What is the best reporting approach?

   • ACreate a summary report showing the top 10 applications by bandwidth with a visual chart.
   • BGenerate a detailed raw data export of all flows and share it with management.
   • CUse the live dashboard and project it during a meeting.
   • DAsk each site manager to estimate their top applications.
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2. 7expert · hard

   A company's SD-WAN platform generates a daily report showing top applications by bandwidth. The report is used by the finance team to allocate costs to departments. The finance team complains that the report is inaccurate because it includes traffic from the IT department's backup systems. What is the best practice to improve the report's accuracy for cost allocation?

   • AStop generating the report and provide raw data instead.
   • BInclude the backup traffic and let finance adjust their budget.
   • CAsk the finance team to manually subtract the backup traffic.
   • DExclude the IT department's backup traffic from the report using a traffic filter.
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4. 8application · medium

   A managed service provider (MSP) wants to offer its customers a self-service portal where each customer can view only its own branch sites' traffic and link health data. The MSP uses a multi-tenant SD-WAN platform. What reporting capability is essential to meet this requirement?

   • AA global report that aggregates all customers' data into a single view.
   • BA scheduled email report sent to all customers daily.
   • CA CSV export of all data for the MSP to distribute manually.
   • DRole-based access control (RBAC) on reports to restrict visibility per customer.
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5. 9foundation · easy

   An analytics report shows that a specific application is experiencing high latency only during peak business hours. What is the most appropriate interpretation of this data?

   • AThe application is always problematic and should be blocked
   • BThe latency issue is likely related to congestion during peak usage periods
   • CThe application is not being used and can be deprioritized
   • DThe WAN link is down and needs immediate replacement
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6. 10application · medium

   A logistics company's SD-WAN analytics platform detects that a specific SaaS application consistently experiences high latency on the primary link during peak hours, while an alternate link meets the SLA. The platform is configured with policy-based automation. What is the most appropriate way to use this analytics signal?

   • AConfigure an automated path-selection rule that steers the SaaS application's traffic to the alternate link when latency exceeds a threshold.
   • BDisable the alternate link to force all traffic onto the primary link for consistency.
   • CManually review the analytics report each week and update the static path policy accordingly.
   • DIncrease the reporting frequency to capture more data before making any change.
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