350-501 MPLS and Segment Routing Practice Question
An engineer configures an SRv6 SID with the behavior End.DT6. What is the primary function of this SID?
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Perform IPv6 decapsulation and forward using a VPN IPv6 routing table.
End.DT6 (Endpoint with Decapsulation and IPv6 table lookup) is used for L3VPN over SRv6. It decapsulates the outer IPv6 header and forwards based on the inner IPv6 destination using a specific VRF table.
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Perform IPv4 decapsulation and forward using a VPN IPv4 table.
Why it's wrong here
That is End.DT4.
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Perform IPv6 decapsulation and forward using a VPN IPv6 routing table.
Why this is correct
Correct.
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Perform IPv6 encapsulation and forward.
Why it's wrong here
Decapsulation, not encapsulation.
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Perform IPv6 decapsulation and forward using the global IPv6 routing table.
Why it's wrong here
End.DT6 uses a specific table (VRF).
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