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April 14th, 2011 Go to comments

Here you will find answers to WAN Questions – Part 2

If you are not sure about Frame Relay, please read my Frame Relay tutorial.

Question 1

Users have been complaining that their Frame Relay connection to the corporate site is very slow. The network administrator suspects that the link is overloaded. Based on the partial output of the Router#show frame relay pvc command shown in the graphic, which output value indicates to the local router that traffic sent to the corporate site is experiencing congestion?

BECN.jpg

A. DLCI=100
B. last time PVC status changed 00:25:40
C. in BECN packets 192
D. in FECN packets 147
E. in DF packets 0

 

Answer: C

Explanation

First we should grasp the concept of BECN & FECN through an example:

BECN_FECN.jpg

Suppose Router A wants to send data to Router B through a Frame Relay network. If the network is congested, Switch 1 (a DCE device) will set the FECN bit value of that frame to 1, indicating that frame experienced congestion in the path from source to destination. This frame is forwarded to Switch 2 and to Router B (with the FECN bit = 1).

Switch 1 knows that the network is congesting so it also sends frames back to Router A with BECN bit set to 1 to inform that path through the network is congested.

BECN_FECN_2.jpg

In general, BECN is used on frames traveling away from the congested area to warn source devices that congestion has occurred on that path while FECN is used to alert receiving devices if the frame experiences congestion.

BECN also informs the transmitting devices to slow down the traffic a bit until the network returns to normal state.

The question asks “which output value indicates to the local router that traffic sent to the corporate site is experiencing congestion” which means it asks about the returned parameter which indicates congestion -> BECN.

Question 2

When troubleshooting a Frame Relay connection, what is the first step when performing a loopback test?

A. Set the encapsulation of the interface to HDLC.
B. Place the CSU/DSU in local-loop mode.
C. Enable local-loop mode on the DCE Frame Relay router.
D. Verify that the encapsulation is set to Frame Relay.

 

Answer: A

Explanation

The first thing when performing a loopback test on a Frame Relay connection is to reconfigure the encapsulation of the interface to HDLC protocol instead of Frame Relay protocol. The main reason is Frame Relay requires a pair of DCE/DTE which cannot be used in a loopback test.

For more information about steps of trouble shooting Frame Relay, please read: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/tech/tk713/tk237/technologies_tech_note09186a008014f8a7.shtml#topic20

For your information, below is a paragraph quoted from the above link:

“Serial0 is down, line protocol is down”

This output means you have a problem with the cable, channel service unit/data service unit (CSU/DSU), or the serial line. You need to troubleshoot the problem with a loopback test. To do a loopback test, follow the steps below:

1. Set the serial line encapsulation to HDLC and keepalive to 10 seconds. To do so, issue the commands encapsulation hdlc and keepalive 10 under the serial interface.
2. Place the CSU/DSU or modem in local loop mode. If the line protocol comes up when the CSU, DSU or modem is in local loopback mode (indicated by a “line protocol is up (looped)” message), it suggests that the problem is occurring beyond the local CSU/DSU. If the status line does not change states, there is possibly a problem in the router, connecting cable, CSU/DSU or modem. In most cases, the problem is with the CSU/DSU or modem.
3. Ping your own IP address with the CSU/DSU or modem looped. There should not be any misses. An extended ping of 0×0000 is helpful in resolving line problems since a T1 or E1 derives clock from data and requires a transition every 8 bits. B8ZS ensures that. A heavy zero data pattern helps to determine if the transitions are appropriately forced on the trunk. A heavy ones pattern is used to appropriately simulate a high zero load in case there is a pair of data inverters in the path. The alternating pattern (0×5555) represents a “typical” data pattern. If your pings fail or if you get cyclic redundancy check (CRC) errors, a bit error rate tester (BERT) with an appropriate analyzer from the telco is needed.
4. When you are finished testing, make sure you return the encapsulation to Frame Relay.

Question 3

What occurs on a Frame Relay network when the CIR is exceeded?

A. All TCP traffic is marked discard eligible.
B. All UDP traffic is marked discard eligible and a BECN is sent.
C. All TCP traffic is marked discard eligible and a BECN is sent.
D. All traffic exceeding the CIR is marked discard eligible.

 

Answer: D

Explanation

Committed information rate (CIR): The minimum guaranteed data transfer rate agreed to by the Frame Relay switch. Frames that are sent in excess of the CIR are marked as discard eligible (DE) which means they can be dropped if the congestion occurs within the Frame Relay network.

Note: In the Frame Relay frame format, there is a bit called Discard eligible (DE) bit that is used to identify frames that are first to be dropped when the CIR is exceeded.

Question 4

What are two characteristics of Frame Relay point-to-point subinterfaces? (Choose two)

A. They create split-horizon issues.
B. They require a unique subnet within a routing domain.
C. They emulate leased lines.
D. They are ideal for full-mesh topologies.
E. They require the use of NBMA options when using OSPF.

 

Answer: B C

Question 5

The output of the show frame-relay pvc command shows ”PVC STATUS=INACTIVE”. What does this mean?

A. The PVC is configured correctly and is operating normally,but no data packets have been detected for more than five minutes.
B. The PVC is configured correctly, is operating normally and is no longer actively seeking the address the remote route,
C. The PVC is configured correctly, is operating normally and is waiting for interesting to trigger a call to the remote router.
D. The PVC is configured correctly on the local switch, but there is a problem on the remote end of the PVC.
E. The PVC is not configured on the switch.

 

Answer: D

Explanation

The PVC STATUS displays the status of the PVC. The DCE device creates and sends the report to the DTE devices. There are 4 statuses:

+ ACTIVE: the PVC is operational and can transmit data
+ INACTIVE: the connection from the local router to the switch is working, but the connection to the remote router is not available
+ DELETED: the PVC is not present and no LMI information is being received from the Frame Relay switch
+ STATIC: the Local Management Interface (LMI) mechanism on the interface is disabled (by using the “no keepalive” command). This status is rarely seen so it is ignored in some books.

Question 6

Which encapsulation type is a Frame Relay encapsulation type that is supported by Cisco routers?

A. Q933-A Annex A
B. IETF
C. ANSI Annex D
D. HDLC

 

Answer: B

Explanation

Cisco supports two Frame Relay encapsulation types: the Cisco encapsulation and the IETF Frame Relay encapsulation, which is in conformance with RFC 1490 and RFC 2427. The former is often used to connect two Cisco routers while the latter is used to connect a Cisco router to a non-Cisco router. You can test with your Cisco router when typing the command Router(config-if)#encapsulation frame-relay ? on a WAN link. Below is the output of this command (notice Cisco is the default encapsulation so it is not listed here, just press Enter to use it).

Frame_Relay_encapsulation_type.jpg

Note: Three LMI options are supported by Cisco routers are ansi, Cisco, and Q933a. They represent the ANSI Annex D, Cisco, and ITU Q933-A (Annex A) LMI types, respectively.

HDLC is a WAN protocol same as Frame-Relay and PPP so it is not a Frame Relay encapsulation type.

Question 7

Router A is unable to reach Router B. Both routers are running ios version 12.0. After reviewing the command output and graphic, what is the most likely cause of the problem?

map_DLCI.jpg

A. incorrect bandwidth configuration
B. incorrect LMI configuration
C. incorrect map statement
D. incorrect IP address

 

Answer: C

Explanation

With this topology and the DLCI, we can only think of “incorrect map statement”. From the topology we can deduce traffic with a DLCI of 75 will be sent to 192.168.2.1 but the text below wrongly shows “DLCI 50″ for the next router 192.168.2.1 -> C is correct.

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  1. QUESTION 7
    April 16th, 2013

    The map statement is correct for router A it should have the next hop ip address and what ever DLCI it wants, DLCI’s are only locally significant, as per your own tutorial. So C is not correct, unless it is the output from Router B and not Router A. If it is the output from router b then the question should specify.

  2. Jeff
    April 18th, 2013

    The most likely cause of the problem for me is “incorrect IP address”. As we know, frame relay is a logical point-to-point connection so each end of the connection must be in the same IP subnet. I don’t see any problem with the map statement because the local DLCI 50 is map to the remote router’s IP Address of 192.168.2.1.

    So for me I go with D (incorrect IP address)

  3. Josh
    April 19th, 2013

    I Agree with Jeff, can somebody please confirm if either this is correct or incorrect in the actual exam?

  4. examtaker
    April 20th, 2013

    anybody aware with the answer of the following question..
    refer to the exhibit. Router interface is being configured for frame relay.
    However, as the exhibit shows, the router will not accept the command to configure the LMI type. what is the problem?
    router(config)#interface serial 0/0
    router(config-if)#frame-relay lmi-type cisco
    % Unrecognized command
    router(config-if)#frame-relay ?
    % Unrecognized command
    A. The interface does not support frame Relay connections.
    B. The interface does not have an ip address assigned to it yet.
    C. the interface requiers that the no shutdown command be configured first.
    D. The interface requires that the encapsulation frame-relay command be configured first.
    the answer on the dump is D. but i think A is correct. Because when i enter the command: “router(config-if)#frame-relay lmi-type cisco” before entering “router(config-if)# encapsulation frame-relay” it says “Must set encapsulation to FrameRelay before using FrameRelay subcommands”
    check out the output below
    Router(config-if)#
    Router(config-if)#frame-relay lmi-type ?
    ansi
    cisco
    q933a
    Router(config-if)#frame-relay lmi-type cisco
    Must set encapsulation to FrameRelay before using FrameRelay subcommands
    Router(config-if)#frame-relay ?
    interface-dlci Define a DLCI on an interface/subinterface
    lmi-type Use CISCO-ANSI-CCITT type LMI
    map Map a protocol address to a DLCI address

  5. Anonymous
    April 21st, 2013

    i think the answer of q7 is d : incorrect ip add

  6. Anonymous
    April 21st, 2013

    to examtaker the answer is d because we must determine the kind of encapsulation first (fr) afterthat we determine the type of lmi .

  7. ExamNextWeek
    April 24th, 2013

    In Q7, they don’t give us the mask info, nor the “show frame-relay map” for RouterB.
    If the mask is 255.255.0.0, Router A and B are on the same network.

    The problem can be an incorrect map statement on Router B. RouterA can reach RouterB, but without a correct map statement on RouterB, the reply can’t make the way back.

    So I guess is answer C

  8. Zahid Ismail
    May 5th, 2013

    q7 in today exam

  9. Flip
    May 13th, 2013

    I am going to take the ICND1 but i am little bit confused. Because i see on the rights side of this page only CCNA question. So which do i have to learn and which are for incd2?

    Can anyone give me some info

    thanks

  10. mista
    May 15th, 2013

    hello all (cisco engineers)
    soon joining the club after my certification on 23 jUNE

  11. Q7
    May 16th, 2013

    Can anyone elaborate on that.

  12. ARTI
    May 21st, 2013

    The answer is good but explonation not at all.
    IP address and DLCI number is right – but problem is on router B – just wrong mapping.

  13. mcdonald
    May 22nd, 2013

    Wen u check d graphics, d address of next router is 4 router B but d DLCI is 50 wich is for A……DLCI shud b 75 for b in d statement….so I guess “incorrect map statement” c is d right answer….

  14. mohamed
    May 23rd, 2013

    Please please please guys i am preparing for the exam next month, can someone be kind enough to send me the latest dumps on my e-mail : mastermalganis@hotmail.com

  15. jose +254
    May 24th, 2013

    on the exam tomorrow!

  16. David Okeri
    May 24th, 2013

    Pliz i will sit for the exam next month, can someone send me the latest dumps on email: olesimbe@yahoo.com

  17. name
    June 18th, 2013

    answer of q7 is incorrect ip address,incorrect map addressing is wrong ans

  18. dave
    June 20th, 2013

    So…can anyone once for good explain answer for Q7? Is it C or D? Anyone knows which one for sure and why?

  19. Duuly
    June 21st, 2013

    simple!!

    the Answer is C, why?

    the question didnt specify which 1 is Router A and which is Router B, so that is where the trick is!!

    Assume that left Router is Router A, then apply that map statement, you will find that that statement is correct and if you try to ping the ping will reach to the other router and the reply will depend on the config of the that other Router.

    Then Again, Assume that the Right router is Router A the you will find that, the map ip statement is incorect and with that statement the ping will never reach to the other Router.

    So come to the Question, it state that:-

    Router A is unable to reach Router B ….. …….

    that means the Right is Router A and from that map statement it can not reach left Router which is Router B.

  20. Witz73
    June 22nd, 2013

    Q7 on CCNA exam today

  21. mario
    June 25th, 2013

    Tomorrow ……..

  22. DHCJ
    June 28th, 2013

    Q: 4

    Please, can someone explain the answer to the question number 4?

    B. They require a unique subnet within a routing domain. —– Is right
    But the other answer is not sure.

    http://certificationpath.com/view/640-816-s/questions/what-are-two-characteristics-of-frame-relay-pointtopoint-subinterfacesy-a-composite-solution-q24436

  23. selorm tagbo
    July 5th, 2013

    hi my friends, can i study only 9tut to pass the CCNA exams. am taking the exams next month

  24. jwidel
    July 10th, 2013

    Today I pass the exam, and I had identical exhibit like Q7, but the question/choices was (as I remember):
    How router learn about DLCI:

    1 ARP
    2 proxy ARP
    3* Inverse ARP
    4 something like: frame relay inverse map
    5 something else…

    * – my mark

  25. cisco4ever
    July 12th, 2013

    Regarding Q7. Initially I also said that “D. incorrect IP address” is the correct answer. Then I checked this setup with GNS3.

    What surprises me is that if frame-relay map statement is correctly configured in both routers, the ping between them works even if one router has ip address 192.168.1.1 and the other router has ip address 10.1.1.1 (so this means the routers are in totally separate subnets, and there is no router in between, just the frame relay switch).

    The configuration is like this:
    R1# sho run int s0/0
    Building configuration…

    Current configuration : 176 bytes
    !
    interface Serial0/0
    ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
    encapsulation frame-relay IETF
    clock rate 2000000
    frame-relay map ip 10.1.1.1 50
    frame-relay lmi-type ansi
    end

    R2#sho run int s0/0
    Building configuration…

    Current configuration : 176 bytes
    !
    interface Serial0/0
    ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0
    encapsulation frame-relay IETF
    clock rate 2000000
    frame-relay map ip 192.168.1.1 75
    frame-relay lmi-type ansi
    end

    Now try to ping:

    R1#ping 10.1.1.1

    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 10.1.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!
    Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/6/12 ms
    R1#

    R2#ping 192.168.1.1

    Type escape sequence to abort.
    Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.1.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
    !!!!!
    Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/2/4 ms
    R2#

    Surprise!!! so the ping works even if there is no router to route between the two subnets, but only the frame relay switch. I cannot explain this, however based on this I would now agree that :C. incorrect map statement” is the correct answer.

  26. NAT
    July 19th, 2013

    q6 on exam today

  27. p23
    July 25th, 2013

    question 7..my answer would be D.the dlci is locally significant and is mapped to the remote ip address which is the address of the next router.router A would reach router B if they were on the same subnet.Router A subnet–> 192.168.1.0 Router B subnet —> 192.168.2.0 .that’s my thought

  28. superstar
    July 29th, 2013

    if question 7 comes up i am answering B
    as you map the local dlci to the remote ip
    that means that 50 should be mapped to remote ip….which it is ..

  29. superstar
    July 29th, 2013

    plus there is no way to tell if the dlci is local or global…thats why im answering b

  30. DarkWolfSLV
    August 3rd, 2013

    Thank you for everthing 9tut!!
    I passed my exam 907/1000

    VTP Sim, EIGRP and ACL 2

    Also, I saw a few question about frame relay I havent seen before – be careful

  31. Richard
    August 14th, 2013

    Q7
    guys, it emulates a point to point connection (just like PPP). even if in different subnet, it works because frame relay and PPP works on layer 2 and besides there is no other destination except on the other end. Therefore, frame-relay has no other choice but to send it to the other end.
    I hope it’s clear.

  32. fake
    August 14th, 2013

    q7 it is incorrect ip address oly

  33. 9Tut
    August 14th, 2013

    q7 it is incorrect ip address oly

  34. aloisius
    August 17th, 2013

    hi,

    so what is really the correct answer for q7? is it incorrect ip or incorrect map?
    thanks.

  35. Alex Trevisan
    August 24th, 2013

    what is the correct answer for q7?

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  37. Question 9
    August 28th, 2013

    Q7, if you look at the question ‘after reviewing the command output and graphic’, it says two exhibits should be there. So we are only given a graphic without command output, I guess we can’t tell which one is correct. I rather think there is one more exhibit in the real exam. If anyone saw this question in real exam, please confirm.

  38. johndoe
    August 29th, 2013

    Q7. In troubleshooting: You check the config and eliminate the possible causes.
    1. The key I think is in the question. ‘Which is the most ”’likely””’ not necessarily the actual cause and because there’s not enough information we cannot assume what we don’t know except if there’s a pointer.

    2. We are looking at the network from Router A end so its does not matter what router B has or does not have we cannot tell. Even the question says so.#

    Answer:
    Mr Net Admin can see that the DLCI map is correct as he is aware of the IP on the remote side as shown in the question.

    Local DLCI (Router –> FR switch) is mapped to remote IP destination.

    Thus, IP is correct, DLCI map is OK. irrespective of hub and spoke or 1 – 1 connection. Therefore we are sure of this because we have evidence that its correct.

    The question is can the bandwidth or LMI type be the problem.

    Bandwidth issues will most likely cause congestion and not loss of connection.

    Yes, LMI type can cause problems and is a ””likely”” cause since we don’t have evidence that it’s not we can’t eliminate it.

    ANSWER is B.

  39. beshoy
    September 3rd, 2013

    Beshoy Abd Elmaseh Mekhail
    there are a difference between the relation between IP and DLCI
    are we configure the static map as { frame-relay map ip (remote ip ) (local DLCI )}
    is this right or wrong ?
    is this is the same in frame multipoint and point-to-point ?
    Mayberry
    interface serial 0/0/0
    no frame-relay inverse-arp
    frame-relay map ip 199.1.1.2 52 broadcast
    frame-relay map ip 199.1.1.3 53 broadcast
    but in CBT nugets
    frame-relay map ip 199.1.1.2 51 broadcast
    please someone show me the correct

  40. Anonymous
    September 10th, 2013

    Q 7 Ans is C. incorrect map statement

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    September 11th, 2013

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  43. Konan
    September 14th, 2013

    Has anyone passed exam with 1000/1000 score,and q7 was in exam?)
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  45. Anonymous
    September 22nd, 2013

    Q7 did indeed have a second graphic showing the actual map statement, which had the remote DLCI tied to the remote IP – which is not correct. Ergo, C

  46. q7
    September 23rd, 2013

    answer d) incorrect ip address 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.2 are in diferent subnet

  47. Mahad
    September 24th, 2013

    Yea I know Q7 is confusing, I looked at most of the posts, i don’t know why they overcomplicated something simple . When I look at the map statement it’s incomplete, you need two statement to get the full connection and i think that’s what they mean by incorrect statement. As for the IP address we don’t know that mask so we can’t say for sure, even though it would be more logical. Hope this helps, I’m going for the test this week, second try, can anyone please email me the latest dumps thanks mahadali@yahoo.com

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