Question 140
An IS-IS transit segment runs on links with inconsistent physical MTUs. Observed: Neighbor remains in initialization and three-way handshake does not complete. What operational check best guards against this problem returning?
Explanation
Correct Answer
This control asks for the same recovery evidence (Neighbor forms at the intended level without padding drops) and flags recurrence of the same failure (Neighbor remains in initialization and three-way handshake does not complete). It targets the underlying issue, is-is hello packet padding exceeds one path's available frame size, rather than a different service problem. The exact cadence must be agreed with operations.
Incorrect Answers
This gate monitors a different failure, transit prefixes in one area disappear from an adjacent area. It would not detect the current problem: Neighbor remains in initialization and three-way handshake does not complete. The appropriate check requires neighbor forms at the intended level without padding drops.
It is valid for another service scenario but checks the backup next hop is not in the routing table despite physical path diversity. This case instead needs a gate for neighbor remains in initialization and three-way handshake does not complete and evidence that neighbor forms at the intended level without padding drops.
The proposed control is tied to ipv6 topology or address-family advertisements are not enabled as intended, typically observed when routers do not install IPv6 interrouter loopback prefixes. Here the target is is-is hello packet padding exceeds one path's available frame size; monitor neighbor forms at the intended level without padding drops.