Question 1
A Cisco enterprise designer reviews the following scenario: A rapidly expanding regional site has 108 end hosts but its design allocates only a /26 IPv4 user subnet. Which action MOST DIRECTLY meets the stated design requirement?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Allocate at least a /25 for the present host count and separately reserve adjacent space for growth. This action addresses the stated design problem. A /26 offers 62 usable conventional host addresses; a /25 offers 126, so /26 cannot accommodate 108 endpoints. A practical confirmation is: The approved subnet provides 126 usable addresses and 108 endpoints can obtain unique leases without overlapping other subnets.
Incorrect Answers
Contiguous nonoverlapping prefixes can be summarized at a network boundary, reducing routing-table complexity. The actual fault is governed by a different mechanism: a /26 offers 62 usable conventional host addresses; a /25 offers 126, so /26 cannot accommodate 108 endpoints. The needed response is: Allocate at least a /25 for the present host count and separately reserve adjacent space for growth.
RFC 3021 /31s can use both addresses on point-to-point links without ordinary network and broadcast host reservations. The actual fault is governed by a different mechanism: a /26 offers 62 usable conventional host addresses; a /25 offers 126, so /26 cannot accommodate 108 endpoints. The needed response is: Allocate at least a /25 for the present host count and separately reserve adjacent space for growth.
Hierarchical IPv6 prefix planning supports route summarization and stable per-link /64 subnets. The actual fault is governed by a different mechanism: a /26 offers 62 usable conventional host addresses; a /25 offers 126, so /26 cannot accommodate 108 endpoints. The needed response is: Allocate at least a /25 for the present host count and separately reserve adjacent space for growth.