Question 1140
A risk review at a distributed branch estate focuses on preventing this issue again: A voice path changes even when only packet loss exceeds its threshold, but an engineer expects all three SLA metrics to fail before failover. Which recurring control is most suitable?
Explanation
Correct Answer
Document and test individual SLA breach behavior before deployment. This control reduces recurrence of the documented mechanism: Path-quality thresholds can treat any single breached metric as a disqualifier. It creates a repeatable check around the needed response: Review the SD-WAN Path Quality threshold logic and set thresholds that reflect the intended OR-based failure criteria.
Incorrect Answers
Test each SLA dimension against representative critical-app traffic. That safeguard addresses another potential failure: A branch voice application fails during high jitter on the primary WAN link because its path-quality profile evaluates latency only. It is not the most targeted recurring control for the described cause: Path-quality thresholds can treat any single breached metric as a disqualifier.
Alert on measured path-quality violations rather than link state alone. That safeguard addresses another potential failure: An SD-WAN deployment monitors only tunnel availability and fails to detect high packet loss while both uplinks remain administratively up. It is not the most targeted recurring control for the described cause: Path-quality thresholds can treat any single breached metric as a disqualifier.
Maintain application/destination path-policy tests for regulated services. That safeguard addresses another potential failure: A link management rule selects a low-cost Internet path for payment transactions even though their regulated destination must use the private link. It is not the most targeted recurring control for the described cause: Path-quality thresholds can treat any single breached metric as a disqualifier.