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300-410 Practice Question: The default frequency (in seconds) for an IP SLA…
What is the default frequency (in seconds) for an IP SLA operation if not explicitly configured?
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60 seconds
The default frequency for IP SLA operations is 60 seconds. This means probes are sent every 60 seconds unless overridden with the frequency command.
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60 seconds
Why this is correct
Without an explicit frequency argument, an IP SLA operation defaults to transmitting one probe every 60 seconds. This default satisfies the stem's request for the unconfigured interval value, since the frequency parameter governs how often each probe cycle repeats.
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10 seconds
Why it's wrong here
Ten seconds is the IP SLA default interval for ICMP echo operations only when the frequency command is explicitly set; the unconfigured default is 60 seconds. It tempts because many sample configurations show frequency 10, but that reflects operator choice, not the device default.
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30 seconds
Why it's wrong here
The default IP SLA operation frequency is 60 seconds, not 30. Thirty seconds is tempting because it is a common polling interval and appears in some monitoring configurations, but it does not reflect the default value applied when the frequency command is omitted.
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120 seconds
Why it's wrong here
120 seconds is the default timeout, not the default frequency, so it answers a different timer. It tempts because timeout and frequency are both per-operation timers configured together, yet the question asks how often probes are sent, which defaults to 60 seconds.
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