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Cisco 300-540 Exam - Topic 1 Question 11 Discussion

Posted by Geraldo on May 17, 2026 at 07:49 AM

Refer to the exhibit.

Refer to the exhibit. An engineer working for a private service provider with an employee ID 5207:22:409 must configure iBGP multipath load sharing across the three paths. Which two commands must be run on the PE router? (Choose two.)

A. maximum-paths ibgp 3 B. ip load-sharing per-destination C. ip load-sharing ibgp 3 D. router bgp 101 E. router bgp 100

Suggested Answer:

In the diagram, the PE and R2, R3, R4, R5 belong to AS 100. The PE router runs BGP process AS 100, so its BGP configuration must start with:

router bgp 100

To perform iBGP multipath load sharing across three equal-cost internal BGP paths, BGP must be instructed to keep and use multiple iBGP paths in the routing table. This is done with:

router bgp 100

maximum-paths ibgp 3

maximum-paths ibgp 3 tells BGP to install up to three iBGP paths to the same prefix, enabling CEF to load-share across those paths.

router bgp 100 is required because the PE is in AS 100, not 101.

Other options:

ip load-sharing per-destination affects CEF behavior but does not enable BGP iBGP multipath by itself and is not specific to three iBGP paths.

ip load-sharing ibgp 3 is not a valid IOS BGP command.

router bgp 101 would configure the wrong AS and break the iBGP relationships shown in AS-100.

Thus, the correct commands on the PE to achieve iBGP multipath load sharing over the three internal paths are maximum-paths ibgp 3 and router bgp 100, corresponding to A and E.


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24 comments · newest first
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Mollie 2 days ago
I think A and B make sense for iBGP multipath.
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Cecil 7 days ago
I agree with A, but I’m not sure about D. Maybe E?
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Nickole 12 days ago
I feel like B is also important for load sharing.
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Natalie 17 days ago
This question is tricky! I think A and D are the right choices.
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Xenia 22 days ago
A is definitely needed. D feels right too for the BGP setup.
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Emilio 27 days ago
I’m leaning towards A and E. B seems less relevant.
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Nicolette 1 month ago
I think A and B make sense. Load-sharing is key here.
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Carmen 1 month ago
I agree with A, but I’m not sure about D. Maybe E?
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Buffy 1 month ago
I feel like B is also important for load sharing.
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Raymon 2 months ago
This question is tricky! I think A and D are the right choices.
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Karan 2 months ago
Wait, why would you need to set maximum paths for iBGP? Sounds weird!
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Matthew 2 months ago
I agree with A and B, those are the right moves!
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Derick 2 months ago
Not sure about that, C. ip load-sharing ibgp 3 seems off to me.
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Lynelle 2 months ago
I think B. ip load-sharing per-destination is also essential.
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Ruth 2 months ago
A. maximum-paths ibgp 3 is definitely needed.
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Della 3 months ago
Wait, I didn't know you could set max paths like that!
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Lavera 3 months ago
I agree with A and B, those are the right moves!
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Sophia 3 months ago
Not sure about C. ip load-sharing ibgp 3, seems off.
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Javier 3 months ago
I think B. ip load-sharing per-destination is also essential.
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Marva 3 months ago
A. maximum-paths ibgp 3 is definitely needed.
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Edward 3 months ago
I feel like "router bgp 101" could be relevant, but I’m not confident if it’s the right choice for this scenario.
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Jerlene 4 months ago
This question feels familiar; I practiced something similar where we had to set up BGP load balancing. I might be mixing up the commands, though.
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Gabriele 4 months ago
I think "maximum-paths ibgp 3" is definitely one of the commands we need, but I can't recall the second one.
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Florinda 5 months ago
I remember studying iBGP configurations, but I'm not completely sure about the exact commands needed for multipath load sharing.
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