Question 700
After implementing a correction at a multisite enterprise WAN in Houston, engineers must verify that this original problem is resolved: The IGP has a route but the LDP forwarding entry for the corresponding FEC points toward a different unexpected next hop. Which observed result BEST demonstrates success?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This is the observable outcome for mpls ldp binding mismatch. It tests whether the targeted change, 'Cross-check IGP next-hop selection with received LDP label mappings for that forwarding equivalence class', actually resolved the reported issue at a multisite enterprise WAN in Houston. The original failure was: The IGP has a route but the LDP forwarding entry for the corresponding FEC points toward a different unexpected next hop.
Incorrect Answers
That observation verifies mpls interface activation in a different situation, such as when an IGP core forwards ordinary IP packets but labeled traffic fails because MPLS forwarding is absent on a core-facing interface. For the reported mpls ldp binding mismatch incident at a multisite enterprise WAN in Houston, the required acceptance evidence is: LFIB next hop and outgoing label align with the valid underlying IGP path. This other result does not test that condition directly.
That observation verifies provider core label loss in a different situation, such as when core IGP routes are stable but the ingress PE has no remote label for the required egress PE FEC. For the reported mpls ldp binding mismatch incident at a multisite enterprise WAN in Houston, the required acceptance evidence is: LFIB next hop and outgoing label align with the valid underlying IGP path. This other result does not test that condition directly.
That observation verifies mpls label swapping in a different situation, such as when a core operator assumes each transit router forwards solely on the customer destination IP rather than the incoming MPLS label. For the reported mpls ldp binding mismatch incident at a multisite enterprise WAN in Houston, the required acceptance evidence is: LFIB next hop and outgoing label align with the valid underlying IGP path. This other result does not test that condition directly.