350-501 Security and Services Practice Question
An SP is deploying BGP FlowSpec (RFC 8955) to distribute traffic filtering rules. Which component is responsible for disseminating FlowSpec rules to routers in the network?
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MP-BGP
BGP FlowSpec uses a separate BGP address family (AFI 1, SAFI 133) to carry flow specifications. The rules are encoded as BGP NLRIs and distributed via BGP sessions.
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OSPF
Why it's wrong here
OSPF is an IGP and does not carry FlowSpec.
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MP-BGP
Why this is correct
MP-BGP carries FlowSpec NLRI in address family IPv4/IPv6 FlowSpec.
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PIM
Why it's wrong here
PIM is for multicast routing, not traffic filtering rules.
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LDP
Why it's wrong here
LDP is for label distribution in MPLS, not FlowSpec.
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