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300-410 Practice Question: Which IP SLA operation type uses ICMP to discover…
Which IP SLA operation type uses ICMP to discover the path (hops) between source and destination?
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ICMP Path Echo
The ICMP Path Echo operation (type 10) uses ICMP Echo requests with increasing TTL values to trace the path from source to destination, similar to traceroute.
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ICMP Echo
Why it's wrong here
ICMP Echo only tests reachability to a single destination, not the path.
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ICMP Path Echo
Why this is correct
Correct. ICMP Path Echo discovers the path by incrementing TTL.
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UDP Jitter
Why it's wrong here
UDP Jitter does not trace the path.
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TCP Connect
Why it's wrong here
TCP Connect does not trace the path.
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