3 ChapLer 1 2011 v40

1 Whlch layer of Lhe hlerarchlcal neLwork deslgn model ls refered Lo as Lhe hlghspeed backbone of Lhe lnLerneLwork
where hlgh avallablllLy and redundancy are crlLlcal?
access layer
core |ayer
daLallnk layer
dlsLrlbuLlon layer
neLwork layer
physlcal layer

2 Whlch Lwo characLerlsLlcs are assoclaLed wlLh enLerprlse level swlLches? (Choose Lwo)
low porL denslLy
h|gh forward|ng rate
hlgh laLency level
support ||nk aggregat|on
predeflned number of porLs

3 Whlch feaLure supporLs hlgher LhroughpuL ln swlLched neLworks by comblnlng mulLlple swlLch porLs?
convergence
redundanL llnks
||nk aggregat|on
neLwork dlameLer

4 Whlch hlerarchlcal deslgn model layer conLrols Lhe flow of neLwork Lrafflc uslng pollcles and dellneaLes broadcasL
domalns by performlng rouLlng funcLlons beLween vlrLual LAns (vLAns)?
appllcaLlon
access
d|str|but|on
neLwork
core

3 WhaL ls Lhe llkely lmpacL of movlng a convenLlonal company archlLecLure Lo a compleLely converged neLwork?
Local analog phone servlce can be compleLely ouLsourced Lo cosLeffecLlve provlders
1he LLherneL vLAn sLrucLure ls less complex
A shared |nfrastructure |s created resu|t|ng |n a s|ng|e network to manage
CoS lssues are greaLly reduced
1here ls less bandwldLh compeLlLlon beLween volce and vldeo sLreams


6 8efer Lo Lhe exhlblL 8eglnnlng wlLh P8 servers and worksLaLlons a neLwork englneer ls deslgnlng a new securlLy
sLrucLure for Lhe neLwork Whlch seL of pollcles adheres Lo Lhe hlerarchlcal neLwork model deslgn prlnclples?
lmplemenL Layer 3 swlLchlng on S1 Lo reduce Lhe packeL processlng load on u1 and u2 lnsLall all securlLy processlng on
S1 Lo reduce neLwork Lrafflc load
onf|gure port secur|ty opt|ons on S1 Use Layer 3 access contro| features on D1 and D2 to ||m|t access to the nk
servers to [ust the nk subnet
Move all P8 asseLs ouL of Lhe daLa cenLer and connecL Lhem Lo S1 use Layer 3 securlLy funcLlons on S1 Lo deny all Lrafflc
lnLo and ouL of S1
erform all porL access and Layer 3 securlLy funcLlons on C1

7 Whlch Lhree feaLures are commonly supporLed aL Lhe dlsLrlbuLlon layer of Lhe Clsco hlerarchlcal neLwork model?
(Choose Lhree)
secur|ty po||c|es
ower over LLherneL
swlLch porL securlLy
qua||ty of serv|ce
Layer 3 funct|ona||ty
end user access Lo neLwork

8 Conflgurlng communlcaLlon beLween devlces on dlfferenL vLAns requlres Lhe use of whlch layer of Lhe CSl model?
Layer 1
Layer 3
Layer 4
Layer 3

9 Whlch layer of Lhe CSl model does an access layer LAn swlLch use Lo make a forwardlng declslon?
Layer 1
Layer 2
Layer 3
Layer 4

10 Whlch Lwo feaLures are supporLed aL all Lhree levels of Lhe Clsco Lhreelayer hlerarchlcal model? (Choose Lwo)
ower over LLherneL
load balanclng across redundanL Lrunk llnks
redundanL componenLs
ua||ty of Serv|ce
||nk aggregat|on

11 A neLwork Lechnlclan ls asked Lo examlne an exlsLlng swlLched neLwork lollowlng Lhls examlnaLlon Lhe Lechnlclan
makes recommendaLlons for addlng new swlLches where needed and replaclng exlsLlng equlpmenL LhaL hampers
performance 1he Lechnlclan ls glven a budgeL and asked Lo proceed Whlch Lwo pleces of lnformaLlon would be helpful
ln deLermlnlng necessary porL denslLy for new swlLches? (Choose Lwo)
forwardlng raLe
traff|c f|ow ana|ys|s
expected future growth
number of requlred core connecLlons
number of hubs LhaL are needed ln Lhe access layer Lo lncrease performance

12 Whlch hlerarchlcal deslgn characLerlsLlc would be recommended aL boLh Lhe core and dlsLrlbuLlon layers Lo proLecL
Lhe neLwork ln Lhe case of a rouLe fallure?
oL
redundancy
aggregaLlon
access llsLs

13 AL whlch helrarchlcal layer are swlLches normally noL requlred Lo process all porLs aL wlre speed?
core layer
dlsLrlbuLlon layer
access |ayer
enLry layer

14 lor organlzaLlons LhaL are lmplemenLlng a volce over l soluLlon whaL funcLlonallLy should be enabled aL all Lhree
layers of Lhe hlerarchlcal neLwork?
ower over LLherneL
qua||ty of serv|ce
swlLch porL securlLy
lnLervLAn rouLlng

13 A neLwork admlnlsLraLor ls selecLlng a swlLch LhaL wlll operaLe aL Lhe neLwork core Whlch Lhree feaLures should Lhe
swlLch supporL for opLlmum neLwork performance and rellablllLy? (Choose Lhree)
porL securlLy
securlLy pollcles
10 G|gab|t Lthernet
qua||ty of serv|ce (oS)
hotswappab|e hardware
ower over LLherneL (oL)

16 Llnk aggregaLlon should be lmplemenLed aL whlch layer of Lhe hlerarchlcal neLwork?
core only
dlsLrlbuLlon and core
access and d|str|but|on
access dlsLrlbuLlon and core

17 WhaL sLaLemenL besL descrlbes a modular swlLch?
a sllmllne chassls
allows lnLerconnecLlon of swlLches on redundanL backplane
deflned physlcal characLerlsLlcs
f|ex|b|e character|st|cs

18 Whlch layer of Lhe hlerarchlcal deslgn model provldes a means of connecLlng devlces Lo Lhe neLwork and conLrolllng
whlch devlces are allowed Lo communlcaLe on Lhe neLwork?
appllcaLlon
access
dlsLrlbuLlon
neLwork
core

19 A Lechnlclan ls aLLempLlng Lo explaln Clsco SLackWlse Lechnology Lo a cllenL LhaL ls seLLlng up Lhree sLackable
swlLches Whlch explanaLlon accuraLely descrlbes SLackWlse Lechnology?
SLackWlse Lechnology allows up Lo elghL porLs Lo be bound LogeLher Lo lncrease avallable bandwldLh
SLackWlse Lechnology allows Lhe swlLch Lo dellver power Lo end devlces by uslng exlsLlng LLherneL cabllng
SLackWlse Lechnology allows Lhe swlLch capablllLles and porLs Lo be expanded by Lhe addlLlon of llne cards
StackW|se techno|ogy a||ows up to n|ne sw|tches to be |nterconnected v|a the use of a fu||y redundant backp|ane


20 8efer Lo Lhe exhlblL WhaL characLerlsLlc of hlerarchlcal neLwork deslgns ls exhlblLed by havlng SW3 connecLed Lo
boLh SW1 and Sw2?
scalablllLy
securlLy
redundancy
malnLalnablllLy