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300-410 Practice Question: Runs the following command on Router R1: R1# show…
A network engineer runs the following command on Router R1:
R1# show policy-map control-plane
Control Plane
Service-policy input: CoPP class-map: MANAGEMENT (match-all) 100 packets, 5000 bytes 5 minute offered rate 0 bps police: 8000 bps, 1500 limit, 1500 extended limit conformed 95 packets, 4750 bytes; action: transmit exceeded 5 packets, 250 bytes; action: drop conformed 0 bps, exceed 0 bps
class-map: ROUTING (match-all) 200 packets, 10000 bytes 5 minute offered rate 0 bps police: 16000 bps, 3000 limit, 3000 extended limit conformed 200 packets, 10000 bytes; action: transmit exceeded 0 packets, 0 bytes; action: drop conformed 0 bps, exceed 0 bps
Based on this output, what is happening to traffic matching the MANAGEMENT class?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between 'policing' (which drops excess traffic) and 'shaping' (which buffers excess traffic), and candidates may mistakenly think that a policer only rate-limits without dropping packets.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
✓
Some management traffic is being dropped because it exceeds the configured police rate.
The output shows that the MANAGEMENT class has a police rate of 8000 bps. Out of 100 packets, 5 packets were exceeded and dropped because they exceeded this configured rate. This confirms that some management traffic is being dropped due to policing, making option B correct.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
All management traffic is being transmitted without any drops.
Why it's wrong here
5 packets were dropped.
- ✓
Some management traffic is being dropped because it exceeds the configured police rate.
Why this is correct
The exceeded counter shows 5 packets dropped.
- ✗
The management traffic is being rate-limited but no packets are dropped.
Why it's wrong here
Drops are occurring.
- ✗
The police rate is too high, causing all traffic to be dropped.
Why it's wrong here
Only 5 out of 100 packets were dropped.
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