350-501 Security and Services Practice Question
A service provider is preparing for maintenance on a BGP-speaking router. To minimize packet loss, they want to signal to neighbors that the session is being shut down gracefully. Which BGP feature should be used?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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BGP GSHUT
BGP Graceful Shutdown (GSHUT) uses a well-known community (GRACEFUL_SHUTDOWN) to inform peers to lower the local preference, draining traffic before session termination.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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BGP Route Refresh
Why it's wrong here
Route refresh is for soft reconfiguration.
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BGP Multipath
Why it's wrong here
Multipath is for load balancing.
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BGP GSHUT
Why this is correct
GSHUT community signals graceful shutdown.
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BGP Fast External Failover
Why it's wrong here
This speeds up failure detection, not graceful draining.
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