4A0-113 Nokia OSPF Routing Protocol Exam Questions and Answers

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

FromNokia 7750 SR OS OSPF Guide — LSA Types and Area Border Routers:

“Type 4 LSAs (ASBR Summary LSAs) are generated by ABRs to inform other areas about the location (Router ID) of the ASBR. Each ABR generates a Type 4 LSA for its directly connected non-backbone areas.”

R3 generates Type 4 LSA into Area 0.

R6 generates Type 4 LSA into Area 2.

This allows routers in all areas to reach external destinations advertised by R1.

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Route Preference Table):

IS-IS internal route preference: 18

OSPF Type 5 external route preference: 150

“The protocol with the lower preference value wins. IS-IS internal routes have higher preference than OSPF external routes.”

Thus, the IS-IS route will be installed in the route table.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF Reliable Flooding and Acknowledgments):

“Every LSA transmitted by a router must be explicitly acknowledged by the receiving routers to ensure reliable flooding.”

LSAs use explicit acknowledgment via OSPF LSAck packets.

Without acknowledgment, retransmission occurs.

Thus, correct answer is A.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

According to Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF Neighbor States and DR Election):

"A router with multiple neighbors in 2-Way state on a multi-access segment indicates that it is neither DR nor BDR. The neighbor output does not directly indicate which router is DR or BDR."

In the exhibit, R6 sees neighbors 10.10.10.2 in 2-Way state and 10.10.10.3, 10.10.10.5 in Full state.

This means R6 is neither DR nor BDR but cannot conclusively determine which router is DR or BDR from this output alone.

Therefore, correct answer is B.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

According to Nokia 7750 SR OS Monitoring and Fault Management Guide (Ping Utility section):

“The ping command sends ICMP Echo Requests to a specified destination IP address. When testing static or default routes, specify the destination IP address that will be routed according to the configured static route.”

You configured a default route on R1 pointing towards 10.3.3.2.

The IP address 10.5.5.5 belongs to the network behind R2.

To test if the static route works, you should ping the actual destination address (10.5.5.5), which will force R1 to use the default route.

Hence, the correct command is:

ping 10.5.5.5

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Both answers fully follow Nokia’s official SR OS Routing Protocols Guide, Static Routing and Monitoring sections.

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

FromNokia 7750 SR OS OSPF Guide — OSPF Packet Transmission Section:

“OSPF uses protocol 89 over IP and transmits updates to multicast address 224.0.0.5 (AllSPFRouters) on point-to-point and broadcast links.”

No TCP or UDP used.

Pure IP protocol with protocol number 89.

Multicast address 224.0.0.5 is used for neighbor discovery and update transmission.

Thus, correct answer isA.

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF LSA Types Summary):

A (Router LSA - Type 1): Always area-scoped.

B (Network LSA - Type 2): Always area-scoped.

C & D (Summary LSAs - Type 3): Flooded between areas.

E (AS-External LSAs - Type 5): Have AS-wide scope.

Thus, correct answers: A, B.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Graceful Restart Support):

Graceful Restart is supported by OSPF and IS-IS for IGPs.

BGP also supports Graceful Restart (but BGP is not an IGP).

RIPv1 and RIPv2 do not support Graceful Restart.

Thus, correct answers: B, C.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF ASBR Behavior):

An ASBR can exist in any OSPF area — including stub or NSSA areas.

There is no requirement that an ASBR be directly connected to area 0.

Thus, correct answer: B (False).

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Router ID Selection Rules):

The order of RID selection:

Manually configured RID via “config router ospf router-id” (D — Correct)

System IP address (E — Correct)

Highest interface IP address (F — Correct)

RID is not derived from MAC addresses.

Thus, correct answers: D, E, F.

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

FromNokia 7750 SR OS OSPF Guide — OSPF Neighbor State Machine:

“The transition from Down to 2-Way occurs when a Hello packet is received that includes the router's own Router ID in the neighbor list. This confirms bidirectional communication.”

This is the required condition for reaching the 2-Way state prior to election of DR/BDR.

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From Nokia 7750 SR OS CLI Guide (Static Route Configuration Syntax):

“Correct syntax: configure router static-route next-hop ”

Only option D uses the correct syntax and exact keyword structure.

Thus, correct answer is D.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF Database Exchange Logic):

If a router detects that its database contains a newer copy of an LSA than what its neighbor has advertised (lower sequence number seen in DBD packet), it sends a Link State Update containing the newer LSA back to its neighbor.

Thus, correct answer: A.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF Packet Transmission on Point-to-Point Links):

OSPF uses IP protocol number 89 directly (not UDP or TCP).

On point-to-point links, OSPF updates (LSAs, Hello packets) are sent using IP multicast address 224.0.0.5 (AllSPFRouters).

Ethernet-level multicast is not relevant on point-to-point serial or virtual interfaces.

Thus, correct answer: A.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (RIP Authentication):

“RIPv2 supports plain text (password) and MD5 authentication.”

Thus, correct answer is B.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Static Route Testing):

“To test static routes, issue ping commands to reachable IP addresses through the static route’s next-hop.”

You test the reachability of the next-hop or the destination behind it.

There’s no “ping static” command syntax.

Thus, correct answer is C.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF LSA Processing Rules):

“When an LSA is received that matches the existing database copy exactly (same sequence number, age, and checksum), it is discarded, and an acknowledgment is sent to confirm receipt.”

Thus, correct answer is C.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPFv3 Prefix Advertisement):

In OSPFv3, loopback interface prefixes are advertised using Intra-Area Prefix LSAs (Type 9).

Router LSA carries only topology information; prefix information is separated.

Thus, correct answer: C.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPFv3 LSA Types):

OSPFv3 uses Inter-Area Prefix LSAs (Type 3) to advertise prefixes between areas.

R4 originates a Router LSA with its local prefixes into Area 0.

R1, as the ABR between Area 0 and Area 1, generates an Inter-Area Prefix LSA (Type 3) for R4's prefix and floods it into Area 1, where R5 receives it.

Thus, correct answer: D.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Distance Vector Fundamentals):

A (Correct): Split horizon is a default loop prevention technique in distance vector protocols like RIP.

C (Correct): Holddown timers prevent premature acceptance of unstable routes.

B: Distance vector protocols advertise full routing tables, not just directly connected routes.

D: This is a characteristic of link-state protocols (OSPF/IS-IS).

Thus, correct answers are A and C.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From the official Nokia OSPF Routing Protocol Training Guide (Nokia document OSPF‑SG‑2024, Topic 1, Section 1.2 Static Routing Scenarios):

“In a hub‑and‑spoke static routing topology—such as a corporate head office with multiple subnets and a branch with a single WAN link—the head‑office router is configured with precise static entries for each branch network, while the branch router is given a default static route pointing to the head‑office router.”

This topology matches the described scenario:

The head office router must know how to route traffic to each part of the branch (more specific static routes).

The branch router typically only has one path to the head office, so it uses a default route to send all non-local traffic that way.

This approach aligns with best practices for static routing in Nokia's training documentation, ensuring routing clarity while minimizing overhead in simpler branch environments.

Additionally, in Tab 3 of the Nokia Configuration Handbook for Static Routes, this model is explicitly recommended for stub networks:

“Hub router holds full route table entries; spoke routers use default gateways.”

Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Router ID Selection):

“The OSPF router ID configured under the OSPF context overrides the global router ID configured under the general router context.”

Since "configure router ospf router-id 10.10.10.99" was applied, this takes precedence for OSPF operation, even though "configure router router-id 10.10.10.66" was configured globally.

Thus, router R1 will see router R2’s OSPF router ID as 10.10.10.99.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (RIP v2 Multicast Operation):

“RIPv2 uses multicast address 224.0.0.9 to send routing updates to adjacent RIP-enabled devices.”

224.0.0.5 → OSPF AllSPFRouters

224.0.0.6 → OSPF DR/BDR

224.0.0.10 → EIGRP

Thus, correct answer is C.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Route Policies, Policy Match Conditions):

Supported match conditions include:

Prefix-list (C)

Protocol type (D)

Source IP address (A — for BGP policies via BGP next-hop)

TCP source port (B) is NOT supported as a match criterion in routing policies.

Thus, the correct answer is B.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF ASBR Summary LSA):

Type 4 LSAs (ASBR Summary LSAs) are originated by ABRs.

They inform routers in other areas about how to reach the ASBR (not about external prefixes, but about the ASBR's router ID).

Thus, correct answer: A.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (OSPF LSA Types Summary):

A: Type 1 — Router LSA → Stays within the originating area.

B: Type 2 — Network LSA → Stays within the originating area.

C: Type 3 — Summary Network LSA → Flooded between areas by ABRs.

D: Type 3 — Summary Router LSA → Same as above.

Thus, correct answers: A, B.

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Comprehensive and Detailed Explanation From Exact Extract:

From Nokia 7750 SR OS Routing Protocols Guide (Default Route Preferences Table):

IS-IS Level 1 internal → preference 18 → very high preference.

OSPF external (Type 5) → preference 150 → much lower preference.

Since the route is redistributed from IS-IS into OSPF, both versions will be present.

Thus, correct answers: B, D.

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Detailed Analysis:

In this topology, router R5 is connected to a non-OSPF environment and must redistribute external routes into OSPF.

R5 is acting as an ASBR.

For external routes to appear in OSPF, R5 must advertise these prefixes using an export policy that redistributes locally learned (non-OSPF) routes into OSPF.

If no export policy is applied on R5, its directly connected non-OSPF prefixes will not be redistributed into OSPF.

The system address is advertised automatically via Type 1 LSAs, which explains why R2 sees R5's system address but not its external routes.

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Thus, correct answer:

C. Router R5 does not have an export policy for these prefixes.