350-501 Networking Practice Question
In IS-IS, what is the result of configuring wide metrics on all interfaces?
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Higher metric values are supported for traffic engineering
Wide metrics (24-bit or 32-bit) allow values up to 16,777,215 or higher, enabling TE and faster convergence with precise metric adjustments.
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Higher metric values are supported for traffic engineering
Why this is correct
Wide metrics support higher values, essential for TE.
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Only L2 routers can use wide metrics
Why it's wrong here
Wide metrics are supported for both L1 and L2.
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Metrics are limited to 63
Why it's wrong here
That's narrow metric limit.
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IS-IS TLVs are backward compatible with narrow metrics
Why it's wrong here
Wide metrics use different TLVs.
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