Question 160
At fictional Eastlake Services, during a virtual-router integration, engineers report: A transit LSR receives labeled packets but the expected outgoing label swap is missing from the forwarding entries. Which focused engineering action would best correct the fault?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Verify MPLS forwarding roles and install the correct ingress push, transit swap, and egress pop treatment for the intended LSP. This treats the fault shown by Eastlake Services: MPLS forwards using labels: ingress commonly pushes labels, intermediate LSRs swap them, and the egress removes the remaining label. Confirm success when packet traces or label forwarding entries show the planned push, swap, and pop sequence across the path.
Incorrect Answers
The proposal changes RSVP PATH and RESV signaling; that is not the failure isolated by the facts. It could leave MPLS label push swap pop unresolved even if its own test passed. MPLS forwards using labels: ingress commonly pushes labels, intermediate LSRs swap them, and the egress removes the remaining label.
The proposal changes penultimate hop popping; that is not the failure isolated by the facts. It could leave MPLS label push swap pop unresolved even if its own test passed. MPLS forwards using labels: ingress commonly pushes labels, intermediate LSRs swap them, and the egress removes the remaining label.
The proposal changes IS-IS wide metrics; that is not the failure isolated by the facts. It could leave MPLS label push swap pop unresolved even if its own test passed. MPLS forwards using labels: ingress commonly pushes labels, intermediate LSRs swap them, and the egress removes the remaining label.