Question 120
At fictional Sprucewell Transit, during a metro aggregation ring, engineers report: A customer-facing edge port accidentally connects to another switch that begins sending BPDUs and threatens the access topology. Which observation would most directly establish that the reported failure has been repaired?
Explanation
Correct Answer
An unexpected BPDU causes the intended protective state and operations receive a traceable port event. It tests the failed behavior itself rather than merely confirming that a configuration was committed. Edge BPDU protection is intended for ports expected to connect to hosts, not for ordinary switch-to-switch links that exchange BPDUs.
Incorrect Answers
This measurement tests MPLS label forwarding table mismatch; it cannot distinguish success from failure for the observed RSTP edge BPDU protection condition. Edge BPDU protection is intended for ports expected to connect to hosts, not for ordinary switch-to-switch links that exchange BPDUs.
The impacted non-designated port stays protected while BPDUs are absent and returns only after control-plane health is restored. It would validate a separate RSTP loop protection operation, not the change needed here. Confirm instead that an unexpected BPDU causes the intended protective state and operations receive a traceable port event.
This measurement tests VSTP per-VLAN root choice; it cannot distinguish success from failure for the observed RSTP edge BPDU protection condition. Edge BPDU protection is intended for ports expected to connect to hosts, not for ordinary switch-to-switch links that exchange BPDUs.