Question 250
At a design studio in Berlin, engineers report that a campus change causes frequent topology changes and MAC moves across an otherwise stable VLAN. The work affects wireless workstations and video conferences. Which test result most directly confirms the required behavior?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This observation tests the RSTP root election and loop prevention requirement at a design studio in Berlin. The expected result is that expected root and blocked/forwarding port roles appear without persistent topology flaps or broadcast storms. The necessary correction is to designate the intended spanning-tree root and validate port roles, priorities and topology-change information before enabling alternate links; a saved configuration alone would not prove it is working. In this case, the observed fault is that a campus change causes frequent topology changes and MAC moves across an otherwise stable VLAN.
Incorrect Answers
At a design studio in Berlin, this measures a different network requirement, DHCP snooping and rogue DHCP protection. The case describes that a campus change causes frequent topology changes and MAC moves across an otherwise stable VLAN, so accepting this result would leave the primary fault without direct verification.
At a design studio in Berlin, this would verify VLAN trunk and native VLAN consistency, not the failure reported in this scenario. The requested closure criterion instead concerns RSTP root election and loop prevention: expected root and blocked/forwarding port roles appear without persistent topology flaps or broadcast storms.
At a design studio in Berlin, this measures a different network requirement, Ingress ACL enforcement and least privilege. The case describes that a campus change causes frequent topology changes and MAC moves across an otherwise stable VLAN, so accepting this result would leave the primary fault without direct verification.