Question 200
At fictional Fabletree Media, during a dual-stack transit pilot, engineers report: LDP sessions never form on a core interface even though the IGP route to the peer loopback is present. Which observation would most directly establish that the reported failure has been repaired?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The intended interface discovers the peer and the LDP neighbor appears with an operational session. It tests the failed behavior itself rather than merely confirming that a configuration was committed. LDP uses discovery messages on enabled interfaces before exchanging label mappings; IGP reachability alone does not start LDP.
Incorrect Answers
A controlled Routing Engine switchover retains forwarding and the planned bridge or routing state without unexpected protocol resets. That establishes GRES preserves forwarding not protocols rather than a repaired LDP neighbor discovery path. The reported failure still requires this evidence: the intended interface discovers the peer and the LDP neighbor appears with an operational session.
The LDP session establishes over reachable transport addresses and peers exchange expected label bindings. That establishes LDP transport address reachability rather than a repaired LDP neighbor discovery path. The reported failure still requires this evidence: the intended interface discovers the peer and the LDP neighbor appears with an operational session.
The intended LSP is admitted on a path satisfying its bandwidth constraints without oversubscribing reserved resources. That establishes RSVP path bandwidth admission rather than a repaired LDP neighbor discovery path. The reported failure still requires this evidence: the intended interface discovers the peer and the LDP neighbor appears with an operational session.