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350-401 Practice Question: Which three statements about VRF route targets…
Which three statements about VRF route targets are true? (Choose three.)
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Route targets are used to control which routes are imported into a VRF.
Route targets (RTs) are BGP extended communities used in MPLS VPN to control route import and export between VRFs. The correct answers describe the role of RTs in importing routes into a VRF, exporting routes from a VRF, and the fact that multiple RTs can be configured per VRF. The incorrect options confuse RTs with route distinguishers (RDs) or claim that RTs are not used in VRF-lite (they are used in VRF-lite with BGP as well).
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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Route targets are used to control which routes are imported into a VRF.
Why this is correct
Correct because the 'route-target import' command specifies which RTs cause a route to be installed in the VRF.
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Route targets are used to control which routes are exported from a VRF.
Why this is correct
Correct because the 'route-target export' command attaches RTs to routes originating from the VRF.
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A VRF can have multiple import and export route targets configured.
Why this is correct
Correct because you can specify multiple RTs for import and export to enable complex VPN topologies.
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Route targets and route distinguishers are the same BGP attribute.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because RDs are 8-byte values that make IPv4 prefixes unique, while RTs are extended communities used for route distribution.
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Route targets are only used in MPLS VPN and not in VRF-lite.
Why it's wrong here
Incorrect because VRF-lite can also use BGP with route targets for route leaking between VRFs.
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