JN0-664 Exam Dumps - Service Provider Professional (JNCIP-SP)

In PIM-SM (Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode), the Designated Router (DR) plays a crucial role in multicast forwarding. The DR is responsible for various tasks depending on whether it is connected to the source or the receiver. Let's analyze each statement regarding the PIM DR in a PIM-SM domain.

1. **Statement A: The source DR sends PIM register messages from the source network to the RP.**

- Correct. In PIM-SM, the DR on the source's local network is responsible for encapsulating multicast packets in PIM Register messages and sending them to the Rendezvous Point (RP). This process ensures that the RP is aware of active sources.

2. **Statement B: If the DR priorities match, the router with the lowest IP address is selected as the DR.**

- Incorrect. The correct rule is that if the DR priorities match, the router with the **highest** IP address is selected as the DR. The election process first compares priorities; if priorities are equal, the IP addresses are compared to select the DR.

3. **Statement C: The receiver DR sends PIM join and PIM prune messages from the receiver network toward the RP.**

- Correct. In PIM-SM, the DR on the receiver's local network sends PIM Join messages toward the RP to join the multicast distribution tree. Similarly, it sends PIM Prune messages to leave the tree when there are no interested receivers.

4. **Statement D: By default, PIM DR election is performed on point-to-point links.**

- Incorrect. By default, PIM DR election is performed on multi-access networks (e.g., Ethernet). On point-to-point links, there is no need for a DR election as there are only two routers involved.

**Conclusion**:

The correct statements regarding the PIM DR in a PIM-SM domain are:

**A. The source DR sends PIM register messages from the source network to the RP.**

**C. The receiver DR sends PIM join and PIM prune messages from the receiver network toward the RP.**

**References**:

- Juniper Networks Documentation on PIM-SM: [PIM-SM Overview](https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/pim-sparse-mode-overview.html)

- RFC 7761, Protocol Independent Multicast - Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): [RFC 7761](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7761) which details the PIM-SM protocol, including DR roles and election procedures.

A sham link is a logical link between two PE routers that belong to the same OSPF area but are connected through an L3VPN. A sham link makes the PE routers appear as if they are directly connected, and prevents OSPF from preferring an intra-area back door link over the VPN backbone. A sham link creates an OSPF multihop neighborship between the PE routers using TCP port 646. The PEs exchange Type 1 OSPF LSAs instead of Type 3 OSPF LSAs for the L3VPN routes, which allows OSPF to use the correct metric for route selection1.

In the exhibit, we see an internal BGP (iBGP) setup within AS 65512, and an external BGP (eBGP) connection between R3 and ISP-A (AS 65511). The questions focus on the behavior of BGP routes advertised from R3 to R1 within the same AS.

1. **BGP Next-Hop Attribute (Option A and D)**:

- In iBGP, the next-hop attribute is **not** changed when a route is advertised to another iBGP peer. This means that when R3 advertises a route to R1, it retains the original next-hop value as learned from the eBGP peer (ISP-A).

- Therefore, Option D is correct: "By default, the next-hop value for these routes is not changed by R3 before being sent to R1."

2. **BGP Attributes (Option B and C)**:

- BGP attributes such as local preference, AS-path, and others are crucial for BGP route selection. The local preference attribute is used within an AS to indicate the preferred path for outbound traffic.

- When R3 advertises BGP routes to R1, it includes the local preference value assigned to those routes. This value is not removed and is propagated within the iBGP mesh.

- Therefore, Option C is correct: "By default, the BGP local-preference value that is assigned on R3 is advertised to R1."

**References**:

- Juniper Networks documentation on BGP behavior provides detailed insights into the propagation of BGP attributes within iBGP and eBGP contexts. Specifically, the Junos OS documentation covers the default behavior of next-hop and local preference attributes in BGP configurations.

- Junos OS BGP Configuration Guide: [Junos OS BGP Configuration Guide](https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/bgp-overview.html)

- For a deeper understanding of BGP attributes and their default behaviors, the "Juniper Networks Day One: Exploring BGP" book is an excellent resource.

To allow Site 1 to access three VLANs that are located in Site 2 and Site 3, you need to configure three L2VPN routing instances on PE-1, one for each VLAN. Each L2VPN routing instance will have a different VLAN ID and a different VNI for VXLAN encapsulation. Each L2VPN routing instance will also have a different vrf-target export value to identify which VPN routes belong to which VLAN. This way, PE-1 can forward traffic from Site 1 to Site 2 and Site 3 based on the VLAN tags and VNIs.

The OSPF cost is carried in the LSAs that are exchanged within an OSPF area. When a router calculates the cost to a destination it uses the cost of the exit interface of each router in the path to the destination.

Analyzing the Exhibit and Understanding the Issue

The exhibit shows BGP configurations on CE-1 and PE-1, which are connected via EBGP.

CE-1 (Customer Edge)

Uses AS 64511 and establishes an EBGP session with PE-1 (AS 65550).

Configured to export 10 static routes (192.168.1.0/24 - 192.168.10.0/24) using the static-to-bgp policy.

PE-1 (Provider Edge)

Uses AS 65550 and is peering with CE-1 (AS 64511).

Configured with a prefix-limit of 5 on received routes from CE-1.

Teardown enabled, meaning if more than 5 prefixes are received, the BGP session is shut down.

Identifying the Problem

CE-1 is correctly configured with peer AS 65550, so Option B ("CE-1 is configured with an incorrect peer AS") is incorrect ❌.

CE-1 is advertising exactly 10 static routes (as per policy).

PE-1 has a prefix-limit maximum 5 with teardown enabled.

This means that when CE-1 advertises more than 5 prefixes, PE-1 shuts down the BGP session.

BGP moves to the "Active" state, indicating that the session has been disrupted and PE-1 is trying to re-establish the connection.

CE-1 is reachable since the session was initially established before the limit was exceeded, so Option D ("CE-1 is unreachable") is incorrect ❌.

CE-1 is not advertising its entire routing table, only the static prefixes listed in the policy, so Option A ("CE-1 is advertising its entire routing table") is incorrect ❌.

Correct Answer

✅ C. The prefix limit has been reached on PE-1

Verification from Juniper Documentation

Juniper BGP Prefix Limit Documentation confirms that exceeding the prefix limit with teardown causes the BGP session to go into "Active" state.

Juniper Troubleshooting Guide for BGP Peering Issues states that when a BGP session reaches the prefix limit and has teardown enabled, the session is terminated.

Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) is a link-state routing protocol that supports Level 1 (L1), Level 2 (L2), or both (L1/L2) operations. The way IS-IS sends Hello (IIH) packets depends on whether the interface is point-to-point (P2P) or broadcast (LAN).

Evaluating the Answer Choices

✅ Option A: "If a point-to-point interface is in both L1 and L2, separate hello messages are sent for each level."

Incorrect!

On point-to-point (P2P) interfaces, only one combined Hello message is sent for both L1 and L2.

IS-IS P2P Hellos include both Level 1 and Level 2 TLVs in the same message.