350-401 Network Assurance Practice Question
A network engineer is using Cisco DNA Center Assurance to troubleshoot a user's poor voice quality. The engineer wants to view detailed hop-by-hop performance metrics for the path between the user's endpoint and the voice gateway over the last 24 hours. Which Assurance feature should the engineer use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Many exam-takers confuse high-level health dashboards with the granular path analysis that Path Trace provides.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Path Trace
Cisco DNA Center Assurance Path Trace is designed to provide detailed hop-by-hop performance metrics for a specific path between two endpoints. It collects and displays latency, jitter, and packet loss per hop, which is essential for diagnosing voice quality issues. The other features offer summary or client-centric views but not the granular path data required.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Application Experience
Why it's wrong here
Application Experience in Cisco DNA Center Assurance monitors application performance and usage but does not provide hop-by-hop network path metrics. It is used to track application health and identify application-related issues, not to trace the network path between a user and a voice gateway. It lacks the per-hop latency and jitter details.
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Path Trace
Why this is correct
Path Trace in Cisco DNA Center Assurance provides hop-by-hop performance metrics, including latency, jitter, and packet loss, for a specified path and time window. It uses data from network devices and can visualize the exact path taken. This directly answers the requirement to see detailed hop-by-hop metrics between two endpoints over the last 24 hours.
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Client 360
Why it's wrong here
Client 360 provides detailed information about a specific client's connectivity, onboarding, and application experience, but it does not show hop-by-hop network performance metrics along the path. It focuses on the client's view and may include some path information, but not the granular per-hop metrics required for voice quality troubleshooting.
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Network Health Dashboard
Why it's wrong here
The Network Health Dashboard gives an overall summary of network device and client health, not hop-by-hop performance metrics for a specific path. It aggregates health scores and highlights issues at a high level. It cannot provide the detailed per-hop latency and jitter data the engineer needs for troubleshooting voice quality between two specific endpoints.
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Key term
Cisco DNA Center
A centralized network management and automation platform from Cisco that provides intent-based networking for easier configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of Cisco devices.
Key term
Cisco DNA Center Assurance
Cisco DNA Center Assurance is a network monitoring and analytics tool within Cisco's DNA Center platform that provides real-time visibility, proactive alerts, and historical insights into network health, performance, and user experience.
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