Question 410
The design record describes this issue: A planned SD-Access campus uses an MPLS-style underlay address plan without considering fabric-node reachability for VXLAN overlay endpoints. Which technical principle BEST explains the design decision?
Explanation
Correct Answer
An SD-Access overlay depends on a stable IP underlay transporting encapsulated packets between fabric nodes. The correct engineering response is: Design a routed IP underlay with full fabric-node reachability and predictable MTU for encapsulated traffic. The observable check is: Fabric edge and border nodes resolve underlay paths and VXLAN test frames traverse without fragmentation faults.
Incorrect Answers
An SD-Access overlay depends on a stable IP underlay transporting encapsulated packets between fabric nodes. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: SDA virtualization separates routing domains, while identity-based segmentation can further control communication. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
An SD-Access overlay depends on a stable IP underlay transporting encapsulated packets between fabric nodes. The offered choice instead concerns a different principle: Cisco SD-Access commonly uses LISP mapping/control functions and VXLAN encapsulation to transport overlay traffic. Those technical conditions are not interchangeable.
An SD-Access overlay depends on a stable IP underlay transporting encapsulated packets between fabric nodes. 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.