JNCIS-ENT IS IS — Timed 10 Questions

Question 1

An administrator is configuring a new point-to-point link between two Junos routers running IS-IS. By default, how does IS-IS handle adjacency establishment on a point-to-point link compared to a broadcast link?

10 minute time limit — choose an answer to begin.

Accepted Answer

It uses a 3-way handshake TLV in IIH packets and bypasses the DIS election process entirely.. On point-to-point links, IS-IS uses the 3-way handshake extension (RFC 5303) via IIH packets to verify bidirectional connectivity without holding a DIS election.

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It relies strictly on CSNPs sent every 10 seconds to establish the adjacency.

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It requires manual mapping of neighbor system IDs using static ARP bindings.

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It initiates a DIS election using priority values identical to broadcast segments.

Question 2

An engineer needs to influence the DIS election on a multi-access broadcast segment running IS-IS on Junos devices. Which configuration parameter and hierarchy should the engineer modify to guarantee a specific router wins the DIS election?

Accepted Answer

Configure 'set protocols isis interface priority ' where a higher value wins.. DIS priority in Junos IS-IS is configured under the interface hierarchy using 'set protocols isis interface priority '. Higher priority wins; default is 64, max is 127.

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Configure 'set protocols isis reference-bandwidth <value>' globally.

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Configure 'set protocols isis lsp-interval <value>' to speed up PDU transmission.

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Configure 'set protocols isis level <1|2> metric ' to lower the interface cost.

Question 3

During the examination of IS-IS packet captures on a multi-access LAN interface, an engineer notices a specific PDU type being transmitted periodically by the Designated Intermediate System (DIS) to maintain synchronized link-state databases. Which PDU type performs this function?

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Complete Sequence Numbers PDU (CSNP). The Complete Sequence Numbers PDU (CSNP) is sent periodically by the DIS on a multi-access network to list all the link-state database entries present on the router, ensuring all routers maintain database synchronization.

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Partial Sequence Numbers PDU (PSNP)

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Intermediate System Hello (IIH)

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Level 1 Link State PDU (LSP)

Question 4

An engineer needs to configure a Junos device to operate in an IS-IS routing domain where the router should connect both Level 1 and Level 2 areas, forming a boundary between them. Which configuration command under the [edit protocols isis interface] hierarchy correctly enables dual-level operations on the interface?

Accepted Answer

set level 1-2 wide-metrics-only. To enable a Junos router interface to participate in both Level 1 and Level 2 IS-IS routing, you configure the level statement under the interface with 'level 1/2 wide-metrics-only' or specify the levels. By default, interfaces are configured for level 1 and level 2.

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set border-router level 1-2

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set area-type l1-l2

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set routing-level both

Question 5

A network administrator troubleshooting an IS-IS adjacency issue notices that two routers are failing to form an adjacency over a point-to-point link. One router has wide metrics enabled globally, while the other router has wide metrics disabled and only supports narrow metrics. Which parameter or feature must be matching or handled for IS-IS link-state PDUs to be successfully processed between these neighbors?

Accepted Answer

The metric-style configuration must be compatible (such as enabling wide metrics on both sides or using transition modes) to ensure LSAs containing TLVs 128/130 or 22/135 are understood.. IS-IS supports narrow metrics (default in older implementations, max weight 63 per link) and wide metrics (supporting up to 2^24-1). If metric styles do not match or if compatibility modes (such as traffic-engineering metrics or metric-style transition settings) are not configured, routers may experience issues exchanging reachability, although point-to-point adjacencies can technically form, routing tables will not converge correctly without metric style alignment or wide-metrics configuration.

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The DIS priority must be manually set to identical non-zero values on a point-to-point link.

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The area addresses configured on both routers must be completely distinct from one another.

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The manual system ID must be identical across both routing nodes.

Question 6

A network engineer wants to verify IS-IS link-state database entries, specifically checking for TLVs that carry extended IP reachability information with wide metrics. Which Junos operational command should be used?

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show isis database detail. To view the IS-IS link-state database with detailed TLV and metric information on Junos devices, the command 'show isis database detail' is used.

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show isis adjacency extensive

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show ospf database

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show route protocols isis

Question 7

Which TWO characteristics describe the behavior and properties of Level 1 and Level 2 routing in IS-IS? (Choose two)

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Level 2 routers form the backbone and can route traffic between different IS-IS areas.. Level 1 areas are responsible for intra-area routing, similar to OSPF non-backbone areas. Level 2 routers form the backbone network and route between different areas.

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Level 1 routers are strictly prohibited from connecting to Level 2 routers under any circumstances.

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Level 1 routing requires the explicit configuration of a designated Area 0 backbone.

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Level 2 routers do not support wide metrics and only operate with narrow metrics.

Question 8

During an audit of an IS-IS routing network, an engineer examines the Type-Length-Value (TLV) structures used in IS-IS PDUs. Which TLV is specifically responsible for carrying IPv4 internal and external reachability information when using wide metrics?

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TLV 135. In IS-IS, TLV 135 (Extended IP Reachability) is used to carry IPv4 prefixes when wide metrics are enabled, replacing the older narrow metric TLV 128.

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TLV 128

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TLV 1

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TLV 2

Question 9

Which command is used to verify the IS-IS adjacency state on a Junos device?

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show isis adjacency. The 'show isis adjacency' command provides the current status of IS-IS neighbors.

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show isis interface

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show isis database

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show protocols isis neighbors

Question 10

Which THREE statements are true regarding the Designated Intermediate System (DIS) election and its operational differences compared to OSPF's Designated Router (DR) election? (Choose three)

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The IS-IS DIS election is non-preemptive; if a router with a higher priority comes online later, it does not take over until the current DIS fails or is restarted.. IS-IS DIS election is non-preemptive (unlike OSPF, which is also non-preemptive by default unless changed, but IS-IS never preempts even if a higher priority router joins later), supports backup DIS implicitly via priority, and uses higher priority and then higher MAC address as a tie-breaker.

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IS-IS DIS election requires all routers on the segment to have identical area addresses regardless of whether they are Level 1 or Level 2.

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The DIS is responsible for flooding individual LSPs using unicast packets exclusively to all neighbors.