350-501 MPLS and Segment Routing Practice Question
An SR-TE policy is configured with a candidate path containing multiple segment lists. Which selection criteria is used to choose the active segment list among the candidate paths?
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Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
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Preference value
The preference value (or priority) is used to select the best candidate path; higher preference wins.
Answer analysis
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Color
Why it's wrong here
Color is used to steer traffic into the policy, but not to select among candidate paths.
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Preference value
Why this is correct
The candidate path with highest preference is selected.
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Metric type (IGP or TE)
Why it's wrong here
Metric is used for path computation, not selection among candidate paths.
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Hop count
Why it's wrong here
Not used for candidate path selection.
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