Question 480
At fictional Riverbend Exchange, during a carrier peering cutover, engineers report: A backbone router carries Level 2 topology yet an adjacent Level 1-only router cannot select an inter-area route through the planned L1-L2 border. Which observation would most directly establish that the reported failure has been repaired?
Explanation
Correct Answer
The Level 1 router has valid remote-area reachability through the intended L1–L2 boundary without learning the entire L2 topology. It tests the failed behavior itself rather than merely confirming that a configuration was committed. IS-IS uses Level 1 within an area and Level 2 between areas; an L1 router needs an appropriate inter-area exit or route leak.
Incorrect Answers
The check is meaningful for IS-IS LSP database synchronization, but it does not prove that IS-IS L1 and L2 reachability was repaired. IS-IS uses Level 1 within an area and Level 2 between areas; an L1 router needs an appropriate inter-area exit or route leak.
The check is meaningful for IS-IS route redistribution policy, but it does not prove that IS-IS L1 and L2 reachability was repaired. IS-IS uses Level 1 within an area and Level 2 between areas; an L1 router needs an appropriate inter-area exit or route leak.
The LDP session establishes over reachable transport addresses and peers exchange expected label bindings. It would validate a separate LDP transport address reachability operation, not the change needed here. Confirm instead that the Level 1 router has valid remote-area reachability through the intended L1–L2 boundary without learning the entire L2 topology.