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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 when no frequency is explicitly configured?
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60 seconds
The default frequency for an IP SLA operation is 60 seconds. This means the probe is sent every 60 seconds unless a different frequency is configured under the IP SLA configuration.
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10 seconds
Why it's wrong here
Ten seconds is the default interval for an ICMP echo IP SLA probe only when the operation type is configured with a specific timeout, not the universal default. It tempts because ten seconds appears in many Cisco examples, but the documented default frequency for most IP SLA operations is 60 seconds.
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30 seconds
Why it's wrong here
Thirty seconds matches the default timeout value for many IP SLA operations, not the frequency. It tempts because timeout and frequency are both timing parameters configured together, but the question asks specifically about how often the operation repeats, which defaults to 60 seconds.
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60 seconds
Why this is correct
Correct. The default frequency for IP SLA operations is 60 seconds.
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120 seconds
Why it's wrong here
One hundred and twenty seconds is the default frequency for only a small subset of IP SLA operation types, such as some VoIP probes. It tempts because those specialised operations genuinely use it, but the general default across IP SLA operations is 60 seconds.
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