Question 370
The network architecture board discusses the following: Two campus sites interconnect over a routed WAN but the design extends every employee VLAN across sites. Which technical principle BEST explains the design decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Routing boundaries limit broadcast and spanning-tree failure domains compared with indiscriminate Layer 2 stretch. The correct engineering response is: Use routed Layer 3 boundaries and local VLANs unless a justified extension requirement exists. The observable check is: A local Layer 2 fault does not propagate across the site interconnect and routed applications remain reachable.
Incorrect Answers
Routing boundaries limit broadcast and spanning-tree failure domains compared with indiscriminate Layer 2 stretch. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: Route summarization reduces upstream route detail and contains changes within appropriate campus areas. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
Routing boundaries limit broadcast and spanning-tree failure domains compared with indiscriminate Layer 2 stretch. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: a documented hierarchy can limit topology complexity while preserving critical backup paths. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
Routing boundaries limit broadcast and spanning-tree failure domains compared with indiscriminate Layer 2 stretch. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: Two-way redistribution can reintroduce routes into their source protocol without policy guards. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.