Question 210
The network architecture board discusses the following: A new service needs native IPv6 end-to-end while some clients still require IPv4 service continuity. Which technical principle BEST explains the design decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Dual stack runs both protocol families natively; it does not translate IPv4 packets into IPv6 packets. The correct engineering response is: Deploy dual stack across participating links and hosts with distinct IPv4 and IPv6 routing and security controls. The observable check is: The same service is reachable over IPv4 and IPv6, and separate policy logs show both paths allowed.
Incorrect Answers
Dual stack runs both protocol families natively; it does not translate IPv4 packets into IPv6 packets. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: DNS64 can synthesize AAAA records and NAT64 translates eligible IPv6 flows to IPv4; it is not ordinary dual stack. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
Dual stack runs both protocol families natively; it does not translate IPv4 packets into IPv6 packets. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: IPv6 migration can use native dual stack, overlays, or translation boundaries according to transport capabilities. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
Dual stack runs both protocol families natively; it does not translate IPv4 packets into IPv6 packets. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: an overlay tunnel encapsulates one protocol through the underlay without upgrading intermediate IPv4-only routers. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.