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Juniper JN0-364 Exam - Topic 7 Question 2 Discussion

Exhibit:user@R1> show route 10.16.2.0/23 exact detailinet.0: 12 destinations, 12 routes (11 active, 0 holddown, 1 hidden)10.16.2.0/23 (1 entry, 1 announced)*Aggregate Preference: 130Next hop type: RejectAddress: 0x8f3fd44Next-hop reference count: 2State: Age: 1:39:21Task: AggregateAnnouncement bits (1): 0-KRTAS path: I (LocalAgg)Flags: Depth: 0 ActiveAS path list:AS path: I Refcount: 2Contributing Routes (2):10.16.2.0/24 proto Direct10.16.3.0/24 proto DirectWhich destination IP address will be matched by the aggregate route shown in the exhibit?
A) packets destined to 10.16.3.79
B) packets destined to 10.16.0.4
C) packets destined to 10.16.4.183
D) packets destined to 10.16.1.214

Juniper JN0-364 Exam - Topic 7 Question 2 Discussion

Actual exam question for Juniper's JN0-364 exam
Question #: 2
Topic #: 7
[All JN0-364 Questions]

Exhibit:

user@R1> show route 10.16.2.0/23 exact detail

inet.0: 12 destinations, 12 routes (11 active, 0 holddown, 1 hidden)

10.16.2.0/23 (1 entry, 1 announced)

*Aggregate Preference: 130

Next hop type: Reject

Address: 0x8f3fd44

Next-hop reference count: 2

State:

Age: 1:39:21

Task: Aggregate

Announcement bits (1): 0-KRT

AS path: I (LocalAgg)

Flags: Depth: 0 Active

AS path list:

AS path: I Refcount: 2

Contributing Routes (2):

10.16.2.0/24 proto Direct

10.16.3.0/24 proto Direct

Which destination IP address will be matched by the aggregate route shown in the exhibit?

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Suggested Answer: A

In the Juniper Networks Junos operating system, aggregate routes are used to represent a group of more specific routes with a single, shorter prefix. This technique is essential for reducing the size of routing tables and minimizing the volume of routing updates sent to neighbors. According to Juniper technical documentation, for a destination IP address to 'match' a specific route, it must fall within the range defined by the network address and its associated CIDR mask.

The provided exhibit shows a detailed lookup for the aggregate route $10.16.2.0/23$. To determine the range of IP addresses covered by a $/23$ mask, we examine the binary representation of the third octet. A $/23$ mask means the first 23 bits are fixed. For the address $10.16.2.0$:

The first two octets ($10.16$) are fixed.

The third octet ($2$) is $00000010$ in binary.

The 23rd bit is the second-to-last bit of this octet.

The $/23$ range allows the 24th bit (the last bit of the third octet) and all 8 bits of the fourth octet to vary.

This results in a range where the third octet can be either $2$ ($00000010$) or $3$ ($00000011$). Therefore, the aggregate route $10.16.2.0/23$ covers all IP addresses from $10.16.2.0$ to $10.16.3.255$. The exhibit further confirms this by listing the 'Contributing Routes': $10.16.2.0/24$ and $10.16.3.0/24$.

Analyzing the provided options against this range:

10.16.3.79 (Option A): This address falls squarely within the $10.16.2.0$ to $10.16.3.255$ range.

10.16.0.4 (Option B): This address falls in the $10.16.0.0/23$ range ($0.0$ to $1.255$).

10.16.4.183 (Option C): This address falls in the $10.16.4.0/23$ range ($4.0$ to $5.255$).

10.16.1.214 (Option D): This address also falls in the $10.16.0.0/23$ range.

Consequently, 10.16.3.79 is the only destination listed that matches the aggregate route shown. It is also important to note the Next hop type: Reject in the exhibit; this means that if a packet matches the aggregate but does not match any of the more specific contributing routes, the router will drop the packet and send an ICMP unreachable message to the source.


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