Question 600
A PE is configured with a VRF table label for aggregated forwarding. Observed: Customer VPN packets arrive with a valid label but are dropped during VRF lookup. Which ongoing validation gate would best detect a recurrence of this problem?
Explanation
Correct Answer
A useful regression gate tests whether inbound labeled packets resolve into the intended customer's VRF and alerts when customer VPN packets arrive with a valid label but are dropped during VRF lookup. This directly checks the technical weakness: The service label maps to an unexpected forwarding table or VRF. The gate is derived from the fictional incident and is not an independent Juniper engineer signoff.
Incorrect Answers
The proposed control is tied to mp-bgp vpnv6 family and vrf ipv6 route exchange were not enabled consistently, typically observed when iPv4 L3VPN works but VPNv6 routes do not reach remote PEs. Here the target is the service label maps to an unexpected forwarding table or vrf; monitor inbound labeled packets resolve into the intended customer's VRF.
This gate monitors a different failure, core transit traffic starts following a customer internet gateway. It would not detect the current problem: Customer VPN packets arrive with a valid label but are dropped during VRF lookup. The appropriate check requires inbound labeled packets resolve into the intended customer's VRF.
It is valid for another service scenario but checks the vpn intermittently chooses the slower ce even though the primary is healthy. This case instead needs a gate for customer vpn packets arrive with a valid label but are dropped during vrf lookup and evidence that inbound labeled packets resolve into the intended customer's VRF.