OSPF and OSPFv3 Knowledge Check

1. Which of the following best describes OSPF?

a) A distance-vector routing protocol using hop count as metric

b) A link-state routing protocol using cost as metric

c) A path-vector routing protocol using bandwidth as metric

d) A hybrid routing protocol combining distance-vector and link-state features

2. In OSPF, what is the purpose of the Hello protocol?

a) To establish and maintain neighbor relationships

b) To exchange routing tables between routers

c) To redistribute routes from other protocols

d) To calculate the shortest path first algorithm

3. What is the default OSPF Hello interval on multi-access networks like Ethernet?

a) 5 seconds b) 10 seconds c) 20 seconds d) 30 seconds

4. Which OSPF router type connects multiple OSPF areas and is responsible for
summarizing routes between them?

a) Internal Router

b) Backbone Router

c) Area Border Router (ABR)

d) Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR)

5. In OSPF, what is the role of a Designated Router (DR) on a multi-access network?

a) To generate and flood Type 5 LSAs

b) To act as a central point for exchanging routing information, reducing traffic

c) To establish a backup route in case of primary route failure

d) To connect OSPF areas to non-OSPF networks

6. Which LSA type in OSPFv2 is generated by an ASBR to advertise external routes into
the OSPF domain?
a) Type 1

b) Type 3

c) Type 4

d) Type 5

7. What command in OSPFv2 would you use to summarize routes between OSPF areas
on an ABR?

a) area <area-id> range <address> <mask>

b) summary-address <address> <mask>

c) network <address> <wildcard-mask> area <area-id>

d) redistribute connected subnets

8. Which of the following is a key difference between OSPFv2 and OSPFv3?

a) OSPFv3 supports IPv4 only

b) OSPFv3 removes the concept of areas

c) OSPFv3 uses link-local addresses for neighbor discovery

d) OSPFv3 is a distance-vector protocol

9. In OSPFv3, how is the router ID determined if not manually set?

a) Highest IPv6 address on the router

b) Randomly generated number

c) Highest IPv4 address on the router (if available)

d) Lowest MAC address on the router

10. Which LSA type is used in OSPFv3 to advertise inter-area prefixes by an ABR?

a) Type 3 LSA

b) Type 4 LSA

c) Type 8 - Link LSA

d) Type 9 LSA
11. OSPF uses cost as its metric for determining the best path. What is the default
reference bandwidth used in the cost calculation?

a) 10 Mbps

b) 100 Mbps

c) 1 Gbps

d) 10 Gbps

12. In OSPF, what happens if two neighbors have mismatched Hello and Dead
intervals?

a) They establish adjacency but may experience routing loops

b) They cannot become neighbors and adjacency is not formed

c) They use the default intervals to synchronize

d) They send notification messages to correct the mismatch

13. What is the purpose of the router-id command in OSPF configuration?

a) To set the priority for DR/BDR election

b) To specify the router's unique identifier for OSPF processes

c) To define the area to which the router belongs

d) To assign a cost to the router interfaces

15. What is the function of Type 1 LSAs in OSPF?

a) Advertise router's directly connected routes within an area

b) Summarize routes between areas

c) Advertise external routes from other ASs

d) Provide information about network topology to the DR

16. Which OSPF network type requires manual neighbor configuration and does not
elect a DR/BDR?

a) Broadcast

b) Point-to-Point

c) Non-Broadcast Multi-Access (NBMA)

17. In which situations would you configure OSPF route summarization on an ASBR?

a) When summarizing routes between OSPF areas

b) When injecting external routes into the OSPF domain

c) When adjusting OSPF timers for faster convergence

d) When managing OSPF authentication between routers

18. Which command is used in OSPFv3 to configure inter-area route summarization?

a) area <area-id> range <ipv6-prefix>/<prefix-length> under router config mode

b) ipv6 summary-address <ipv6-prefix>/<prefix-length> under interface config mode

c) summary-prefix <ipv6-prefix>/<prefix-length> under router config mode

d) aggregate-address <ipv6-prefix>/<prefix-length> under router config mode

19. What type of LSA is used in OSPFv3 to carry IPv6 address information for a link?

a) Type 3 - Inter-Area-Prefix LSA

b) Type 8 - Link LSA

c) Type 5 - AS-External LSA

d) Type 7 - NSSA External LSA

20. How does OSPF prevent routing loops in its network topology?

a) By using the split horizon rule

b) Through the use of sequence numbers and aging in LSAs

c) By implementing hold-down timers

d) Using route poisoning techniques

21. What is the primary advantage of implementing OSPF areas?

a) Simplifies configuration by eliminating the need for LSAs

b) Enhances security by encrypting all routing updates

c) Reduces routing overhead by limiting the scope of LSAs

22. In OSPF, what metric value is assigned to an interface with a bandwidth of 100
Mbps using the default reference bandwidth?

a) Cost of 1

b) Cost of 10

c) Cost of 100

d) Cost of 1000

23. Which OSPFv3 LSA type is generated by an ASBR to advertise external routes,
similar to Type 5 in OSPFv2?

a) Type 4

b) Type 5

c) Type 7

d) Type 9

24. In OSPF, what effect does setting the interface priority to zero have?

a) Excludes the interface from OSPF adjacency

b) Prevents the router from sending or receiving LSAs

c) Ensures the router cannot become the DR or BDR

d) Assigns the highest priority for DR election

25. Which command would you use to verify OSPF adjacencies and see the state of
neighbor routers?

a) show ip ospf database

b) show ip ospf interface

c) show ip ospf neighbor

d) show ip protocols