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JNCIP-ENT Ethernet Switching And Spanning Tree Practice Question

When configuring advanced Layer 2 tunneling (Q-in-Q) on Juniper EX Series switches, which THREE statements are correct regarding VLAN stacking behavior and limitations? (Choose three)

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

MTU sizes across the core must be adjusted to account for the extra 4 bytes of the added outer VLAN tag.

QinQ on Juniper EX switches involves specific encapsulation requirements like flexible-ethernet-services, stacking VLAN tags on ingress and popping on egress, and preserving inner customer VLAN tags transparently.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • Layer 2 Protocol Tunneling (L2PT) is automatically enabled for all protocols without additional configuration when QinQ is active.

    Why it's wrong here

    L2PT must be explicitly configured on customer-facing access/tunnel ports to process and tunnel control traffic like BPDUs or CDP.

  • MTU sizes across the core must be adjusted to account for the extra 4 bytes of the added outer VLAN tag.

    Why this is correct

    Because stacked tags add overhead (an extra 4 bytes per tag), core link MTU must be increased to prevent frame fragmentation or drops.

  • Incoming customer frames have an outer VLAN tag pushed onto them at the provider edge ingress port.

    Why this is correct

    The provider edge switch pushes a service provider outer VLAN tag onto the incoming customer frame.

  • The inner customer VLAN tags remain entirely untouched and transparent as the frames traverse the provider core.

    Why this is correct

    Customer inner VLAN tags pass through the provider core transparently without modification.

  • QinQ tunneling requires standard access mode encapsulation on all core-facing uplink ports.

    Why it's wrong here

    Core-facing uplink ports typically use trunk mode encapsulation carrying the stacked provider VLANs.

Visual reference

Switch VLAN 10 Sales (192.168.10.0/24) PC-A PC-B VLAN 20 HR (192.168.20.0/24) PC-C PC-D Router VLANs isolate traffic — inter-VLAN routing requires a Layer 3 device

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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Juniper Networks exam blueprint

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