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An NOC technician observes that the average latency on a critical WAN link has risen sharply. To determine which applications are consuming the most bandwidth and contributing to the latency, which tool should the technician use?

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An NOC technician observes that the average latency on a critical WAN link has risen sharply. To determine which applications are consuming the most bandwidth and contributing to the latency, which tool should the technician use?

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Answer choices

Why each option matters

Good practice is not just finding the correct option. The wrong answers often show the exact trap the exam wants you to fall into.

A

Best answer

A) NetFlow

Correct. NetFlow captures traffic flows and allows analysis of bandwidth usage by application, source, and destination.

B

Distractor review

B) SNMP

SNMP polls device counters (e.g., interface bytes) but does not reveal which applications are using the bandwidth.

C

Distractor review

C) Syslog

Syslog is used for log messages and events, not for traffic analysis.

D

Distractor review

D) Ping

Ping tests reachability and latency but does not provide per-application bandwidth data.

Common exam trap

Common exam trap: NAT rules depend on direction and matching traffic

NAT is not only about the public address. The inside/outside interface roles and the ACL or rule that matches traffic are just as important.

Technical deep dive

How to think about this question

NAT questions usually test address translation, overload/PAT behaviour, static mappings and whether the right traffic is being translated. Read the interface direction and address terms carefully.

KKey Concepts to Remember

  • Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.
  • PAT allows many inside hosts to share one public address using ports.
  • Inside local and inside global describe the private and translated addresses.
  • NAT ACLs identify traffic for translation, not always security filtering.

TExam Day Tips

  • Identify inside and outside interfaces first.
  • Check whether the scenario needs static NAT, dynamic NAT or PAT.
  • Do not confuse NAT matching ACLs with normal packet-filtering intent.

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FAQ

Questions learners often ask

What does this N10-009 question test?

Static NAT maps one inside address to one outside address.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: A) NetFlow — NetFlow (or similar flow protocols like sFlow, IPFIX) provides per-flow statistics including source/destination IPs, ports, and protocol, enabling identification of application traffic. SNMP gives device-level metrics like interface utilization but not per-application. Syslog is for logs, ping for reachability.

What should I do if I get this N10-009 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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