JN0-664 Service Provider Professional (JNCIP-SP) Questions and Answers

The exhibit shows the configuration of a VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) instance on a Juniper PE router. Let's break down the key components:

VRF Configuration (VPN-A)

The instance type is VRF, meaning this is an L3VPN (Layer 3 VPN).

The routing instance contains a static route (10.1.0.0/16 next-hop 10.1.0.1).

The interface ge-0/0/2.0 is assigned to the VRF.

Route Distinguisher (RD): 172.17.20.1:1

VRF-Export Policy: vpn-a-export

VRF-Target: target:65512:1 (This defines which routes will be imported into the VRF).

VRF Export Policy (vpn-a-export)

The vpn-a-export policy adds two BGP communities (route targets) to exported VPN routes:

community add vpn-a-target;

community add vpn-m-target;

accept;

The vpn-a-target community corresponds to target:65512:1.

The vpn-m-target community corresponds to target:65512:2.

Policy-Options (Community Definitions)

community vpn-a-target members target:65512:1;

community vpn-m-target members target:65512:2;

This confirms that routes exported from this VRF will have BOTH target:65512:1 and target:65512:2.

Evaluating the Answer Choices

✅ Option A: "VPN routes are exported with the target:65512:1 and target:65512:2 route targets."

The vpn-a-export policy explicitly adds both vpn-a-target (65512:1) and vpn-m-target (65512:2) to exported routes.

This is correct. ✅

❌ Option B: "You cannot use the vrf-target and vrf-export statements in the same VRF."

This is incorrect.

Juniper allows the use of both vrf-target and vrf-export in the same VRF:

vrf-target is used for importing routes.

vrf-export defines export policies (which can add additional route targets).

This is incorrect. ❌

❌ Option C: "VPN routes with the target:65512:1 and target:65512:2 route targets are imported."

The vrf-target target:65512:1; statement only controls importing routes.

The import policy does not include target:65512:2, so routes tagged with target:65512:2 alone would not be imported into this VRF.

This is incorrect. ❌

❌ Option D: "VPN routes are exported with only the target:65512:1 route target."

The export policy (vpn-a-export) clearly adds both 65512:1 and 65512:2.

This is incorrect. ❌

Final Answer:

✅ A. VPN routes are exported with the target:65512:1 and target:65512:2 route targets.

Verification from Juniper Documentation

Juniper MPLS L3VPN Configuration Guide confirms that vrf-target is used for importing, while vrf-export can be used for exporting multiple route targets.

Juniper Routing Policy Documentation states that export policies can add multiple BGP communities (route targets).

RFC 4364 (BGP/MPLS IP VPNs) defines the use of route targets for VPN route control.

Option A (Correct):

Complete Sequence Number PDUs (CSNPs) are periodically flooded by the Designated Intermediate System (DIS) on multi-access networks (e.g., Ethernet).

This ensures all routers on the segment synchronize their Link-State Databases (LSDBs).

In an EVPN (Ethernet Virtual Private Network) environment, MAC address mobility is a critical feature that allows devices to move across different locations while ensuring the network consistently tracks their MAC addresses. Let’s break down the components in the exhibit and analyze the correct statements.

Understanding MAC Mobility and Sequence Numbers in EVPN

In EVPN, MAC mobility is managed through sequence numbers that are included in Type 2 MAC/IP advertisements.

The sequence number tracks MAC movement events and is used to determine the most recent update when a MAC address appears on different PEs (Provider Edge devices).

When a MAC address moves between locations, the EVPN PEs increment the sequence number and advertise it to resolve conflicts and determine which PE has the most up-to-date information.

Now, Let’s Review the Options:

✅ C. It helps the local PE to identify the latest advertisement.

Correct:The sequence number plays a key role in resolving MAC address conflicts. If multiple PEs advertise the same MAC address, the PE compares the sequence numbers to determine which update is the latest.

A higher sequence number indicates a more recent MAC update.

✅ D. It is advertised using a Type 2 message.

Correct:EVPN MAC/IP advertisements use BGP EVPN Type 2 messages to carry MAC addresses, IP addresses (optional), and their associated sequence numbers.

Type 2 advertisements are used to track MAC mobility and IP reachability information in the EVPN.

Why the Other Options Are Incorrect:

❌ A. It identifies MAC addresses that should be discarded.

Incorrect:The sequence number doesn’t identify MAC addresses that need to be discarded.Instead, it resolves conflicts by determining the most recent MAC address advertisement based on the highest sequence number.

❌ B. It resolves conflicting MAC address ownership claims.

Partially true, but misleading:While it’s true that sequence numbers are used in conflict resolution, the sequence number itself doesn’t directly resolve ownership claims. It only helps determine which advertisement is more recent. The actual conflict resolution happens through the comparison of the advertisements and sequence numbers.

Final Answer:

✅ C. It helps the local PE to identify the latest advertisement.

✅ D. It is advertised using a Type 2 message.

Reference from Juniper Documentation:

Juniper EVPN Configuration Guide:

"In EVPN MAC/IP advertisements, sequence numbers track the mobility of MAC addresses and are used to resolve conflicts when the same MAC address is advertised by multiple PEs. The PE with the higher sequence number has the most recent information."

???? Juniper BGP EVPN Mobility Documentation

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/traffic-mgmt-qfx/topics/concept/cos-qfx-series-default-scheduling-classification-understanding.html

To create a summary route for IS-IS, you need to configure a policy statement that matches the prefixes to be summarized and sets the next-hop to discard. You also need to configure a summary-address statement under the IS-IS protocol hierarchy that references the policy statement. In this case, the policy statement leak-v6 is trying to match the prefix 2001:db9:a:fa00::/61 exactly, but this prefix is not advertised by any router in the network. Therefore, no summary route is created. To fix this, you need to delete the longer keyword from the route-filter term and change the prefix length to /61 exact. This will match any prefix that falls within the /61 range. You also need to delete the export statement under protocols isis, because this will export all routes that match the policy statement to other IS-IS routers, which is not desired for a summary route.

Prefer the route with the lower origin code. Routes learned from an IGP have a lower origin code than those learned from an exterior gateway protocol (EGP), and both have lower origin codes than incomplete routes (routes whose origin is unknown). https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/vpn-l2/bgp/topics/concept/routing-protocols-address-representation.html

To transport IPv6 traffic over an IPv4-based MPLS network using BGP, you need to configure two address families: family inet6 labeled-unicast and family inet6 unicast. The former is used to exchange IPv6 routes with MPLS labels between PE routers, and the latter is used to exchange IPv6 routes without labels between PE and CE routers. The mpis ipv6-tunneling command enables the PE routers to encapsulate the IPv6 packets with an MPLS label stack and an IPv4 header before sending them over the MPLS network.

When configuring Class of Service (CoS) properties for output queues, we need to manage packet drops during periods of congestion. Juniper's CoS framework provides several tools to manage congestion, including drop profiles, buffer sizes, and scheduling mechanisms. Let’s break down each option and identify the correct one.

Evaluating the Answer Choices

✅ D. drop profile (Correct Answer)

Why?

A drop profile defines when packets should be dropped based on the queue fill level.

Random Early Detection (RED) or Tail Drop can be used to manage congestion by discarding lower-priority packets first.

Drop profiles are configured under the scheduler to determine how aggressive packet dropping should be during congestion.

Example Juniper Configuration:

schedulers {

best-effort {

drop-profile low-drop;

}

}

drop-profiles {

low-drop {

fill-level 80 drop-probability 50;

}

}

fill-level 80 → When the queue reaches 80% full, packet drops begin.

drop-probability 50 → There is a 50% chance of dropping packets once the threshold is reached.

???? Official Juniper Documentation Reference:

???? Junos Class of Service Configuration Guide

"A drop profile determines how packets are discarded based on the queue fill level, allowing control over congestion behavior."

Why the Other Options Are Incorrect?

❌ A. buffer size (Incorrect)

Why?

The buffer size determines how many packets the queue can store before congestion occurs.

A larger buffer can delay drops, but it does not actively control dropping behavior.

It affects latency rather than controlling packet drops.

❌ B. priority (Incorrect)

Why?

Priority controls which queue gets serviced first, not how drops are handled.

Higher priority queues are serviced before lower-priority queues, but this does not prevent congestion-related drops.

❌ C. shaping rate (Incorrect)

Why?

Shaping limits the maximum transmission rate of the queue.

While shaping helps reduce congestion, it does not control which packets get dropped during congestion.

Shaping is useful for traffic smoothing, but it does not actively drop packets based on queue fill levels.

Final Answer: ✅ D. drop profile

Controls packet drops based on queue congestion.

Defines RED (Random Early Detection) or Tail Drop mechanisms.

Directly influences drop probability as the queue fills up.

???? Official Juniper Reference:

"Drop profiles are used to manage congestion by determining when and how aggressively packets are dropped based on queue fill level."

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/nce/feature-guide-virtual-private-lan-service/topics/task/vpls-ldp-signaling-solutions.html

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/vpn-l2/topics/concept/vpns-configuring-vpls-routing-instances.html#id-11510150__id-11568648

BGP Layer 2 VPNs use BGP to distribute endpoint provisioning information and set up pseudowires between PE devices. BGP uses the Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) Routing Information Base (RIB) to store endpoint provisioning information, which is updated each time any Layer 2 virtual forwarding instance (VFI) is configured. The prefix and path information is stored in the L2VPN database, which allows BGP to make decisions about the best path.

In BGP Layer 2 VPNs, each site has a unique site ID that identifies it within a VFI. The site ID can be manually configured or automatically assigned by the PE device. By default, the site ID is automatically assigned based on the order that you add the interfaces to the site configuration. The first interface added to a site configuration has a site ID of 1, the second interface added has a site ID of 2, and so on.

Option D is correct because by default on PE-2, the remote site IDs are automatically assigned based on the order that you add the interfaces to the site configuration. Option A is not correct because by default on PE-2, the site’s local ID is automatically assigned a value of 0 and does not need to be configured to match the total number of attached sites. Option B is not correct because you do not need to create a unique Layer 2 VPN routing instance for each site on the PE-2 device. You can create one routing instance for all sites within a VFI. Option C is not correct because you do not need to use separate physical interfaces to connect PE-2 to each site. You can use subinterfaces or service instances on a single physical interface.

OSPF is an interior gateway protocol that uses link-state routing to exchange routing information among routers within a single autonomous system. OSPF prevents routing loops in multi-area networks by using two methods: area hierarchy and SPF algorithm. Area hierarchy is the concept of dividing a large OSPF network into smaller areas that are connected to a backbone area (area 0). This reduces the amount of routing information that each router has to store and process, and also limits the scope of link-state updates within each area. All areas are required to connect to area 0 either directly or through virtual links2. SPF algorithm is the method that OSPF uses to calculate the shortest path to each destination in the network based on link-state information. The SPF algorithm runs on each router and builds a shortest-path tree that represents the topology of the network from the router’s perspective. The SPF algorithm prunes looped paths within an area by choosing only one best path for each destination3.

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.

The Dijkstra algorithm in IS-IS operates as follows:

Tree Database Initialization: The local router (root) is added to the tree database with a cost of 0.

Candidate Database Population: Neighbors of the root (from the LSDB) are placed into the candidate database with their associated costs.

Processing Nodes: The node with the lowest cost in the candidate database is moved to the tree database.

Neighbor Evaluation: For each neighbor of the newly added node (from the LSDB), if the neighbor is not already in the tree or candidate database, it is added to the candidate database. If it exists in the candidate with a higher cost, it is updated with the lower cost.

Termination: The algorithm stops when the candidate database is empty, ensuring all shortest paths are computed.

Analysis of Options:

A. Incorrect. The local router is placed directly into the tree database, not the candidate database.

B. Correct (with context). When a node is added to the tree database, its neighbors (existing in the LSDB) are evaluated. If these neighbors are not already in the tree or candidate database, they are added (not "moved") to the candidate database. The wording "moved" is technically inaccurate, but this option aligns closest with the process of populating the candidate database using LSDB entries during tree database processing.

C. Incorrect. Tuples (nodes) with the lowest cost are moved from the candidate database to the tree database, not from the tree to the LSDB. The LSDB remains static during SPF computation.

D. Incorrect. The algorithm stops when the candidate database is empty, not the tree database. The tree database grows as nodes are processed.

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/cli-reference/topics/ref/command/show-route-advertising-protocol.html

In the provided exhibit, the configuration involves using a RIB (Routing Information Base) group to facilitate internet access for VPN-A Site 1 through PE-1. The goal is to provide VRF Internet access over a single connection.

1. **Understanding RIB Groups**:

- RIB groups allow for the import and export of routes between different routing tables.

- In this scenario, we have two RIBs: `inet.0` (the main routing table) and `VPN-A.inet.0` (the VRF-specific routing table).

2. **Statement Analysis**:

- **A. You must use the RIB group to move a default route, which is learned through BGP, from the inet.0 table to the VPN-A.inet.0 table.**

- Correct. To provide Internet access to VPN-A, the default route (0.0.0.0/0) learned via BGP in the `inet.0` table must be made available in the `VPN-A.inet.0` table. This is done using the RIB group to import the default route.

- **B. You do not need to use the RIB group to move interface routes from the inet.0 table to the VPN-A.inet.0 table.**

- Correct. Interface routes (connected routes) are typically directly added to both the global and the VRF routing tables without needing a RIB group. These routes are known to the VRF because the interfaces are part of the VRF configuration.

- **C. You do not need to use the RIB group default route, which is learned through BGP, from the inet.0 table to the VPN-A.inet.0 table.**

- Incorrect. As discussed, the default route needs to be imported into the VRF's routing table using a RIB group to enable Internet access for the VRF.

- **D. You must use the RIB group to move interface routes from the inet.0 table to the VPN-A.inet.0 table.**

- Incorrect. Interface routes are directly associated with the VRF interfaces and are automatically known to the VRF routing table. There is no need to use a RIB group for these routes.

**Conclusion**:

The correct answers are:

**A. You must use the RIB group to move a default route, which is learned through BGP, from the inet.0 table to the VPN-A.inet.0 table.**

**B. You do not need to use the RIB group to move interface routes from the inet.0 table to the VPN-A.inet.0 table.**

**References**:

- Juniper Networks Documentation on RIB Groups: [RIB Groups Overview](https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/rib-groups-overview.html)

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

In IS-IS (Intermediate System to Intermediate System) routing, each router is identified by a unique ISO (International Organization for Standardization) address, also known as a Network Entity Title (NET). The NET consists of three parts:

1. **Area Identifier**: Indicates the area to which the router belongs.

2. **System Identifier**: Uniquely identifies the router within the area.

3. **NSAP Selector (NSEL)**: Typically set to 00 for a router, indicating the Network Service Access Point.

The format of the ISO address is `49.XXXX.YYYY.YYYY.ZZZZ.ZZZZ.00`, where:

- `49` is the AFI (Authority and Format Identifier) indicating a private address.

- `XXXX` is the Area Identifier.

- `YYYY.YYYY.YYYY` is the System Identifier.

- `ZZZZ.ZZZZ` is the NSAP Selector.

Given the address `49.0001.00a0.c96b.c490.00`:

- **Area Identifier**: `49.0001`

- **System Identifier**: `00a0.c96b.c490`

- **NSAP Selector**: `00`

**Explanation**:

- **A. 00a0.c96b.c490 is the system identifier**:

- Correct. The System Identifier in an ISO address is a 48-bit (6-byte) field used to uniquely identify the router. In this address, `00a0.c96b.c490` is the correct 6-byte System Identifier.

- **B. 0001.00a0.c96b.c490 is the system identifier**:

- Incorrect. This includes the Area Identifier as part of the System Identifier, which is not correct.

- **C. c96b.c490 is the system identifier**:

- Incorrect. This is only part of the System Identifier. The full System Identifier must be 6 bytes long.

- **D. c490 is the system identifier**:

- Incorrect. This is an incomplete and incorrect part of the System Identifier.

**Conclusion**:

The correct part of the address that represents the System Identifier is:

**A. 00a0.c96b.c490 is the system identifier.**

**References**:

- Juniper Networks Documentation on IS-IS: [IS-IS Configuration](https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/task/configuration/isis-configuring.html)

- ISO/IEC 10589, the IS-IS routing protocol standard.

Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) is a link-state routing protocol used to move information efficiently within a computer network. It uses a series of Protocol Data Units (PDUs) to manage the network's topology and ensure consistency across all routers in the network. Specifically, Link State PDUs (LSPs), Complete Sequence Number PDUs (CSNPs), and Partial Sequence Number PDUs (PSNPs) play crucial roles in this process.

1. **PSNPs (Partial Sequence Number PDUs)**:

- **Acknowledge a received LSP**: PSNPs are used to acknowledge the receipt of LSPs. When a router receives an LSP, it sends a PSNP back to the sender to confirm that the LSP has been received.

- **Request a missing LSP**: PSNPs are also used to request missing LSPs. If a router identifies a missing LSP based on sequence numbers, it can send a PSNP to request the specific LSP from its neighbors.

2. **CSNPs (Complete Sequence Number PDUs)**:

- **Summarize LSPs**: CSNPs are used to summarize all the LSPs known to a router. They are typically sent at regular intervals to provide a complete list of LSPs in a database. They are not used to acknowledge or request specific LSPs but provide an overview of all LSPs for database synchronization.

Based on this understanding, let's evaluate the statements:

- **A. PSNPs are used to acknowledge a received LSP.**

- Correct. PSNPs serve the purpose of acknowledging LSPs received from other routers.

- **B. CSNPs are used to acknowledge a received LSP.**

- Incorrect. CSNPs are not used for acknowledging LSPs; they are used to provide a summary of all LSPs.

- **C. CSNPs are used to request a missing LSP.**

- Incorrect. CSNPs are not used to request missing LSPs; this is the role of PSNPs.

- **D. PSNPs are used to request a missing LSP.**

- Correct. PSNPs are used to request specific missing LSPs when a router detects that it is missing information.

**Conclusion**:

The correct statements about IS-IS are:

**A. PSNPs are used to acknowledge a received LSP.**

**D. PSNPs are used to request a missing LSP.**

**References**:

- Juniper Networks Documentation on IS-IS: [IS-IS Overview](https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/concept/is-is-routing-overview.html)

- RFC 1195, Use of OSI IS-IS for Routing in TCP/IP and Dual Environments: [RFC 1195](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1195) which details the operation and use of IS-IS, including the roles of PSNPs and CSNPs.

The provided configuration is for a routing instance named VPN-A on a Juniper PE (Provider Edge) router. Let’s break it down:

Instance Type: VRF

The instance-type vrf; statement indicates that this is a Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN) using MPLS VPNs (RFC 4364 – BGP/MPLS IP VPNs).

This confirms that Option D (A Layer 3 VPN is configured) is correct ✅.

VRF Target and Interface Association

The vrf-target target:64512:1234; defines the route target (RT) for importing and exporting VPN routes.

The interface ge-0/0/1.0; binds this interface to the VRF.

BGP Configuration for CE (Customer Edge) Peering

The group CE section configures external BGP (EBGP) (type external;).

The neighbor 10.0.0.1 is in AS 64512 (peer-as 64512;).

The as-override; statement is used.

Evaluating the Answer Choices

✅ Option B: "This VPN connects customer sites that use the same AS number."

The as-override; command allows multiple customer sites that use the same AS number (64512) to communicate over the service provider’s MPLS network.

Normally, BGP prevents routes with the same AS in the AS_PATH from being accepted. The as-override feature replaces the customer's AS number with the provider’s AS, ensuring proper route advertisement.

✅ This statement is correct.

❌ Option A: "This VPN connects customer sites that use different AS numbers."

If the customer sites had different AS numbers, there would be no need for as-override.

The as-override feature is specifically used when all customer sites share the same AS number, ensuring that BGP routes are accepted.

❌ This statement is incorrect.

❌ Option C: "A Layer 2 VPN is configured."

A Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) configuration would typically use instance-type l2vpn; or EVPN/VPLS-related parameters (e.g., protocols l2vpn or protocols vpls).

Since this configuration uses instance-type vrf; and BGP with a VRF target, it is clearly a Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN).

❌ This statement is incorrect.

✅ Option D: "A Layer 3 VPN is configured."

The instance-type vrf; confirms this is an MPLS Layer 3 VPN (L3VPN).

VRFs, BGP, and route targets (vrf-target) are specific to Layer 3 VPNs.

✅ This statement is correct.

Final Answer:

✅ B. This VPN connects customer sites that use the same AS number.

✅ D. A Layer 3 VPN is configured.

Verification from Juniper Documentation:

Juniper BGP/MPLS Layer 3 VPNs Guide confirms that instance-type vrf is used for L3VPNs.

Juniper BGP Configuration Guide states that as-override is applied when customer sites use the same AS number.

RFC 4364 (BGP/MPLS IP VPNs) explains how route targets and VRFs are used in L3VPN deployments.

VPLS is a technology that provides Layer 2 VPN services over an MPLS network. VPLS uses BGP as its control protocol to exchange VPN membership information between PE routers. The route target is a BGP extended community attribute that identifies which VPN a route belongs to. The route target must match on PE routers that participate in the same VPLS instance, otherwise they will not accept or advertise routes for that VPLS.

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. To create a sham link, you need to configure the local and remote addresses of the PE routers under the [edit protocols ospf area area-id] hierarchy level1.

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/ospf/topics/topic-map/configuring-ospfv2-sham-links.html

https://www.juniper.net/documentation/us/en/software/junos/cos-security-devices/topics/concept/cos-transmission-scheduling-security-overview.html

When a Junos device receives a packet on an interface with transmission scheduling, traffic is placed into different queues based on Class of Service (CoS) policies. If a queue exceeds its allocated bandwidth, Junos has default behaviors for handling excess traffic.

Key Junos Behaviors for Transmission Scheduling

Queues Can Borrow Bandwidth from Other Queues ✅

If a queue has excess traffic, it can use bandwidth from underutilized queues, as long as bandwidth is available.

Reference from Juniper Documentation:

"By default, each queue can exceed the assigned bandwidth if additional bandwidth is available from other queues."

Queues Have Credit-Based Tracking ✅

A queue that stays within its allocated bandwidth is considered to have positive bandwidth credit.

A queue that exceeds its allocation is considered to have negative bandwidth credit.

Reference from Juniper Documentation:

"A queue receiving traffic in excess of its bandwidth allocation is considered to have negative bandwidth credit."

Evaluating the Answer Choices

✅ B. The exceeding queue will be considered to have negative bandwidth credit.

Correct, because when a queue exceeds its allocated bandwidth, Junos assigns it negative bandwidth credit.

This means the queue is in debt and must recover before it can transmit additional packets.

✅ C. The excess traffic will use bandwidth available from other queues.

Correct, because Junos allows excess traffic to borrow bandwidth from underutilized queues by default.

If a forwarding class does not use its allocated bandwidth, other queues can borrow the unused bandwidth.

Why the Other Answers Are Incorrect?

❌ A. The excess traffic will be discarded.

Incorrect, because Junos does not immediately discard excess traffic unless the queue cannot borrow bandwidth.

By default, Junos allows bandwidth sharing, and only if no bandwidth is available does it drop packets.

❌ D. The exceeding queue will be considered to have positive bandwidth credit.

Incorrect, because when a queue exceeds its assigned bandwidth, it gets negative bandwidth credit, not positive credit.

Verified Juniper Official Reference

???? Junos CoS Transmission Scheduling Overview

"By default, each queue can exceed the assigned bandwidth if additional bandwidth is available from other queues."

"A queue receiving traffic in excess of its bandwidth allocation is considered to have negative bandwidth credit."

This is an EVPN Type-2 route, also called a MAC/IP advertisement route, that is used to advertise host IP and MAC address information to other VTEPs in an EVPN network. The route type field in the EVPN NLRI has a value of 2, indicating a Type-2 route. The device advertising this route into EVPN is 192.168.101.5, which is the IP address of the VTEP that learned the host information from the local CE device. This IP address is carried in the MPLS label field of the route as part of the VXLAN encapsulation.