350-501 Cisco Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (350-501 SPCOR) Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

OSPFv3 is used for routing IPv6 prefixes and requires that each interface intended to participate in OSPFv3 has the protocol enabled. This involves specifying the OSPF process ID and the area ID that the interface belongs to. The process ID links the interface to a specific OSPFv3 process running on the router, and the area ID determines the area within the OSPF topology that the interface is part of. Without this configuration, the interfaces will not actively participate in OSPFv3 route advertisement or neighbor relationships12.

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Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR) course materials3.

Cisco OSPFv3 configuration guides and examples

1: graceful restart 2: IGP synchronization 3: session protection 4: targeted-hello accept

 The requirement is for R2 to delay sending BGP updates to R5 for multicast traffic by 30 seconds. This can be achieved by configuring the advertisement interval for IPv4 multicast traffic on R2, which controls the frequency of sending BGP updates for multicast routes. References := Cisco SPCOR

The difference between SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) and model-driven telemetry lies in their data delivery mechanisms. Telemetry allows for modeled network data to be pushed to network administrators on an as-needed basis, providing real-time insights into network performance and health. On the other hand, SNMP typically relies on polling mechanisms where network administrators request data at specific intervals. References: Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies source documents or study guide

The issue of the OSPF domain receiving only the 172.17.1.0/24 route and not the default route 0.0.0.0/0 can be resolved by configuring OSPF to propagate default routes. Let’s take a look at the options:

Option A: The configuration includes the following commands:

router ospf 1

default-information originate

end

This configuration generates a default route into the OSPF domain, which is missing in this scenario.

The command nsf ietf helper strict-lsa-checking is used to configure the router to terminate the OSPF graceful restart process if it detects any changes in the LSA during the restart. This ensures that the network remains stable and consistent by preventing the use of outdated or incorrect routing information.

PE-2 should import the OSPF route from the global routing table into the CUSTOMER-ABC VRF. This allows the VRF to have internet reachability.

The configuration should include an import route-target statement under the VRF configuration on PE-2. The route target should match the one used by CE-1 to advertise the default route (0.0.0.0/0) to PE-1.

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Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR) study guide or official documentation.

 The router RA is configured with the command “ip pim ssm default”. This configuration enables Source-Specific Multicast (SSM) for the default range of 232.0.0.0/8, which is the IPv4 multicast address space reserved for SSM by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority). In SSM, data traffic is delivered to a specific group of subscribers identified by the combination of both source and multicast addresses, enhancing efficiency and security. References: Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies

To ensure that a router advertises only networks with a prefix mask length less than or equal to 21 to its BGP neighbor, the correct configuration is Option A. This involves applying a prefix list that permits updates for networks with the specified prefix length. The prefix list acts as a filter for outgoing route advertisements in BGP, ensuring that only routes that match the criteria are advertised to the neighbor.

 BSR (Bootstrap Router) is used in PIM-SM networks to automate the distribution of group-to-RP mappings. In this scenario where devices need to dynamically learn about Rendezvous Points (RPs), BSR would be appropriate as it allows routers to automatically discover RP candidates and convey that information throughout the PIM domain. References := Cisco

 The configuration shown is for the head-end router of a Cisco MPLS TE tunnel with segment routing. The commands included, such as “mpls traffic-eng tunnels” and “segment-routing mpls,” indicate that this is set up for a head-end router in an MPLS TE tunnel. There is no requirement for an explicit path or OSPF to be running, which eliminates options A and B. Option C is also incorrect as there’s no indication of a dynamic path configuration present.

References: The Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies course provides a deep dive into Service Provider technologies, including MPLS traffic engineering and segment routing, which are relevant to this configuration

The issue with Router 1 missing the route for Router 2’s loopback 0 is likely due to the routers being configured in different OSPF areas. For OSPF to properly exchange routing information, routers within the same network should be configured in the same area. Therefore, the engineer should change the area numbers on Router 1 and Router 2 to be the same, ensuring they can exchange routes, including the route for Router 2’s loopback 0.

References: Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies (SPCOR) documentation and study materials.

This configuration sets up policing rules for different protocols including CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) and ARP (Address Resolution Protocol), with specific rate limits for invalid packets as well as CDP and ARP protocols. References: Implementing and Operating Cisco Service Provider Network Core Technologies source documents or study guide

To inject a default route into the MP-BGP address family for a dedicated VRF, you would typically need to:

Configure a static default route in the VRF using the ip route vrf 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0  command.

Redistribute the static route into BGP using the redistribute static command under the BGP VRF configuration.