350-501 Automation and Quality of Services Practice Question
What is the primary difference between traffic policing and traffic shaping?
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Shaping buffers excess traffic, while policing drops or re-marks it.
Policing drops or re-marks excess traffic; shaping buffers excess and smooths output.
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Shaping buffers excess traffic, while policing drops or re-marks it.
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Correct description.
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Policing buffers excess traffic, while shaping drops it.
Why it's wrong here
Opposite: policing drops, shaping buffers.
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Policing is only applied inbound, shaping only outbound.
Why it's wrong here
Both can be applied inbound/outbound, but shaping is typically outbound.
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Both policing and shaping buffer excess traffic.
Why it's wrong here
Only shaping buffers.
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