350-501 Automation and Quality of Services Practice Question
An SP is deploying SR-TE policies using PCEP. What is the role of the SR-PCE in this architecture?
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It computes explicit paths and sends them to routers via PCEP
SR-PCE acts as a central controller that computes paths for SR-TE policies and communicates them via PCEP.
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It forwards MPLS packets based on labels
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; that is the role of routers.
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It stores all routing tables in the network
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; SR-PCE does not store routing tables.
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It replaces the IGP for routing
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect; IGP is still used.
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It computes explicit paths and sends them to routers via PCEP
Why this is correct
Correct; SR-PCE computes and provisions paths.
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