Question 90

A Direct Connect circuit is ordered, but the colocation provider cannot install the cross-connect without customer documentation. What must be supplied?

  1. Provide the Direct Connect Letter of Authorization and Connecting Facility Assignment
  2. Create an AWS Direct Connect link aggregation group from compatible dedicated connections
  3. Establish Direct Connect connections at separate Direct Connect locations with redundant customer paths
  4. Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
  5. Deploy AWS Site-to-Site VPN over existing Internet connectivity

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The LOA-CFA identifies the approved circuit termination and facility details needed for the physical cross-connect.

Incorrect Answers

B:

A LAG bundles supported physical ports into one logical interface, while all member links remain inside the same location failure domain; this belongs to aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location, while the problem is physical cross-connect authorization at the interconnect facility.

C:

Geographic and facility diversity protects against a single colocation or circuit fault that redundant VLANs on one port cannot survive; this changes physical redundancy across interconnect facilities, not the necessary physical cross-connect authorization at the interconnect facility.

D:

In the heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages workflow, an independent IPsec tunnel over the Internet provides a separate transport failure domain when the dedicated circuit becomes unavailable; the current case needs physical cross-connect authorization at the interconnect facility.

E:

This produces fast establishment of encrypted hybrid connectivity: IPsec tunnels can establish encrypted AWS connectivity without waiting for Direct Connect cross-connect provisioning; the stem instead tests physical cross-connect authorization at the interconnect facility.

Question 91

A central hub connects multiple transit gateways across AWS Regions. Which routing distinction must architects account for?

  1. Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
  2. Share a central transit gateway through AWS Resource Access Manager
  3. Build an AWS Transit Gateway Connect attachment with GRE and BGP peers
  4. Add the required static routes for transit gateway peering attachments

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

Transit gateway peering does not dynamically propagate attached VPC or VPN prefixes, so destination routes must be programmed explicitly.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Transit VIFs connect on-premises routers to transit gateways through Direct Connect gateways, reducing per-VPC VIF sprawl; that addresses Direct Connect transit access to many routed VPCs, rather than inter-Regional transit routing without BGP propagation.

B:

RAM lets separate accounts create and use approved attachments to a centrally managed transit gateway while retaining account boundaries; this belongs to cross-account consumption of shared transit routing, while the problem is inter-Regional transit routing without BGP propagation.

C:

Transit Gateway Connect provides GRE overlay connectivity and BGP route exchange for supported SD-WAN and virtual router appliances; this changes dynamic GRE overlay integration with transit routing, not the necessary inter-Regional transit routing without BGP propagation.

Question 92

A company wants AWS traffic to traverse a corporate MPLS backbone to a Direct Connect location. Which entity supplies that private carrier transport?

  1. Apply Direct Connect BGP community tags that affect AWS local preference
  2. Contract with a network service provider to connect the WAN to an AWS Direct Connect location
  3. Run Site-to-Site VPN over Direct Connect using a supported public or private IP transport design
  4. Create an AWS Direct Connect link aggregation group from compatible dedicated connections

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

AWS Direct Connect terminates at its location; carrier/MPLS reach from enterprise sites must be provisioned separately.

Incorrect Answers

A:

AWS honors supported communities to influence its outbound routing decision toward advertised customer prefixes; that addresses control of AWS egress preference across hybrid links, rather than private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point.

C:

Direct Connect provides dedicated transport, while the layered VPN supplies IPsec encryption absent from ordinary VIF forwarding; this changes encrypted hybrid traffic on dedicated transport, not the necessary private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point.

D:

In the aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location workflow, A LAG bundles supported physical ports into one logical interface, while all member links remain inside the same location failure domain; the current case needs private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point.

Question 93

A business-critical datacenter needs facility-diverse private connectivity and an independent encrypted backup route if the dedicated transport becomes unavailable. Which TWO architecture elements address these failure modes? Choose TWO.

  1. Establish Direct Connect connections at separate Direct Connect locations with redundant customer paths
  2. Set local preference on the on-premises BGP routing domain
  3. Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
  4. Use multiple appropriately routed VPN tunnels or higher-bandwidth connectivity rather than nested IPsec
  5. Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover

Explanation

Correct Answers

A:

Geographic and facility diversity protects against a single colocation or circuit fault that redundant VLANs on one port cannot survive; this covers the physical redundancy across interconnect facilities component of the combined scenario.

E:

An independent IPsec tunnel over the Internet provides a separate transport failure domain when the dedicated circuit becomes unavailable; this covers the heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages component of the combined scenario.

Incorrect Answers

B:

The enterprise's own local preference policy selects an outbound path to AWS without requiring changes to AWS advertisement behavior; this belongs to control of customer-originated traffic using internal BGP policy, while the problem is facility-separated Direct Connect paths with VPN backup.

C:

Transit VIFs connect on-premises routers to transit gateways through Direct Connect gateways, reducing per-VPC VIF sprawl; this changes Direct Connect transit access to many routed VPCs, not the necessary facility-separated Direct Connect paths with VPN backup.

D:

In the scalable hybrid throughput rather than repeated encapsulation workflow, layering encryption headers increases overhead but does not combine independent tunnel throughput into a larger physical transport; the current case needs facility-separated Direct Connect paths with VPN backup.

Question 94

A company connects a customer gateway to AWS VPN by dynamic routing. Which protocol must the customer device support for learned route exchange?

  1. Use valid and appropriately distinct local and remote BGP ASNs for the peering design
  2. Establish BGP sessions over the VPN tunnel interfaces
  3. Configure both AWS-provided VPN tunnels on independent customer-gateway interfaces where possible
  4. Build an AWS Transit Gateway Connect attachment with GRE and BGP peers

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Dynamic Site-to-Site VPN connectivity uses BGP to exchange reachable prefixes and respond to routing changes. Tunnel establishment by IPsec alone does not originate the on-premises or VPC networks that dynamic route exchange requires.

Incorrect Answers

A:

EBGP session configuration must match the advertised peer ASN and local routing policy; accidental ASN mismatches prevent session establishment; that addresses compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers, rather than exchange of dynamic routes over IPsec tunnels.

C:

Each Site-to-Site VPN connection provides two tunnels, enabling a surviving tunnel to carry traffic if its peer path fails; this changes resilience against one IPsec tunnel failure, not the necessary exchange of dynamic routes over IPsec tunnels.

D:

In the dynamic GRE overlay integration with transit routing workflow, transit Gateway Connect provides GRE overlay connectivity and BGP route exchange for supported SD-WAN and virtual router appliances; the current case needs exchange of dynamic routes over IPsec tunnels.

Question 95

Two branch sites require full-mesh intercommunication, but their VPNs terminate only on separate VPC virtual private gateways. What should the architect not assume?

  1. Add the required static routes for transit gateway peering attachments
  2. Create a private virtual interface toward the VPC's virtual private gateway or Direct Connect gateway
  3. Do not treat individual virtual private gateways as a transitive branch routing hub
  4. Use valid and appropriately distinct local and remote BGP ASNs for the peering design

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

A VGW provides VPC edge connectivity, whereas branch-to-branch transit requires a supported hub service or an appropriately designed VPN topology.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Transit gateway peering does not dynamically propagate attached VPC or VPN prefixes, so destination routes must be programmed explicitly; that addresses inter-Regional transit routing without BGP propagation, rather than branch-to-branch transit beyond isolated VPC edge gateways.

B:

A private VIF exchanges private network routes for VPC connectivity instead of exposing the public AWS service address space; this belongs to private-IP hybrid routing to a VPC, while the problem is branch-to-branch transit beyond isolated VPC edge gateways.

D:

In the compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers workflow, eBGP session configuration must match the advertised peer ASN and local routing policy; accidental ASN mismatches prevent session establishment; the current case needs branch-to-branch transit beyond isolated VPC edge gateways.

Question 96

A network architect must select a BGP ASN for a new on-premises router connecting to AWS. What prerequisite protects route exchange?

  1. Do not treat individual virtual private gateways as a transitive branch routing hub
  2. Set local preference on the on-premises BGP routing domain
  3. Establish BGP sessions over the VPN tunnel interfaces
  4. Use valid and appropriately distinct local and remote BGP ASNs for the peering design
  5. Confirm the configured 802.1Q VLAN tag matches the Direct Connect virtual interface

Explanation

Correct Answer

D:

EBGP session configuration must match the advertised peer ASN and local routing policy; accidental ASN mismatches prevent session establishment.

Incorrect Answers

A:

A VGW provides VPC edge connectivity, whereas branch-to-branch transit requires a supported hub service or an appropriately designed VPN topology; that addresses branch-to-branch transit beyond isolated VPC edge gateways, rather than compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers.

B:

The enterprise's own local preference policy selects an outbound path to AWS without requiring changes to AWS advertisement behavior; this belongs to control of customer-originated traffic using internal BGP policy, while the problem is compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers.

C:

Dynamic Site-to-Site VPN connectivity uses BGP to exchange reachable prefixes and respond to routing changes; this changes exchange of dynamic routes over IPsec tunnels, not the necessary compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers.

E:

This produces correct VLAN encapsulation for hybrid BGP sessions: The VIF's VLAN is the layer-two demultiplexing identity, so an incorrect tag prevents expected frames from reaching the BGP peer; the stem instead tests compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers.

Question 97

A Direct Connect router interface is physically up, but its VIF never establishes the expected BGP session. Which configuration should be verified at layer two first?

  1. Confirm the configured 802.1Q VLAN tag matches the Direct Connect virtual interface
  2. Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
  3. Configure a Direct Connect public virtual interface
  4. Use valid and appropriately distinct local and remote BGP ASNs for the peering design

Explanation

Correct Answer

A:

The VIF's VLAN is the layer-two demultiplexing identity, so an incorrect tag prevents expected frames from reaching the BGP peer.

Incorrect Answers

B:

Transit VIFs connect on-premises routers to transit gateways through Direct Connect gateways, reducing per-VPC VIF sprawl; this belongs to Direct Connect transit access to many routed VPCs, while the problem is correct VLAN encapsulation for hybrid BGP sessions.

C:

A public VIF establishes BGP reachability for supported AWS public endpoints over the dedicated connection without turning them into private IP resources; this changes AWS public service routing over Direct Connect, not the necessary correct VLAN encapsulation for hybrid BGP sessions.

D:

In the compatible autonomous-system identities for BGP peers workflow, eBGP session configuration must match the advertised peer ASN and local routing policy; accidental ASN mismatches prevent session establishment; the current case needs correct VLAN encapsulation for hybrid BGP sessions.

Question 98

An enterprise wants to connect two VPCs in different accounts to a regional hub but does not want each account to own another gateway. Which organizational pattern works?

  1. Build an AWS Transit Gateway Connect attachment with GRE and BGP peers
  2. Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
  3. Share a central transit gateway through AWS Resource Access Manager
  4. Add the required static routes for transit gateway peering attachments

Explanation

Correct Answer

C:

RAM lets separate accounts create and use approved attachments to a centrally managed transit gateway while retaining account boundaries.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Transit Gateway Connect provides GRE overlay connectivity and BGP route exchange for supported SD-WAN and virtual router appliances; that addresses dynamic GRE overlay integration with transit routing, rather than cross-account consumption of shared transit routing.

B:

Transit VIFs connect on-premises routers to transit gateways through Direct Connect gateways, reducing per-VPC VIF sprawl; this belongs to Direct Connect transit access to many routed VPCs, while the problem is cross-account consumption of shared transit routing.

D:

In the inter-Regional transit routing without BGP propagation workflow, transit gateway peering does not dynamically propagate attached VPC or VPN prefixes, so destination routes must be programmed explicitly; the current case needs cross-account consumption of shared transit routing.

Question 99

A datacenter wants redundant VPN termination at AWS without relying on one tunnel endpoint. Which Site-to-Site VPN characteristic should be used?

  1. Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
  2. Configure both AWS-provided VPN tunnels on independent customer-gateway interfaces where possible
  3. Use AWS Site-to-Site VPN private IP VPN over Direct Connect with Transit Gateway
  4. Establish BGP sessions over the VPN tunnel interfaces

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Each Site-to-Site VPN connection provides two tunnels, enabling a surviving tunnel to carry traffic if its peer path fails.

Incorrect Answers

A:

An independent IPsec tunnel over the Internet provides a separate transport failure domain when the dedicated circuit becomes unavailable; that addresses heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages, rather than resilience against one IPsec tunnel failure.

C:

Private IP VPN can run IPsec tunnels on a Direct Connect path using private endpoint addresses and centralized transit routing; this changes private-addressed IPsec encryption on dedicated hybrid links, not the necessary resilience against one IPsec tunnel failure.

D:

In the exchange of dynamic routes over IPsec tunnels workflow, dynamic Site-to-Site VPN connectivity uses BGP to exchange reachable prefixes and respond to routing changes; the current case needs resilience against one IPsec tunnel failure.

Question 100

A network engineer needs to send an encrypted VPN through a transit VIF using private tunnel IP addresses. Which service capability fits?

  1. Configure both AWS-provided VPN tunnels on independent customer-gateway interfaces where possible
  2. Use AWS Site-to-Site VPN private IP VPN over Direct Connect with Transit Gateway
  3. Deploy AWS Site-to-Site VPN over existing Internet connectivity
  4. Create a private virtual interface toward the VPC's virtual private gateway or Direct Connect gateway

Explanation

Correct Answer

B:

Private IP VPN can run IPsec tunnels on a Direct Connect path using private endpoint addresses and centralized transit routing.

Incorrect Answers

A:

Each Site-to-Site VPN connection provides two tunnels, enabling a surviving tunnel to carry traffic if its peer path fails; that addresses resilience against one IPsec tunnel failure, rather than private-addressed IPsec encryption on dedicated hybrid links.

C:

IPsec tunnels can establish encrypted AWS connectivity without waiting for Direct Connect cross-connect provisioning; this changes fast establishment of encrypted hybrid connectivity, not the necessary private-addressed IPsec encryption on dedicated hybrid links.

D:

In the private-IP hybrid routing to a VPC workflow, A private VIF exchanges private network routes for VPC connectivity instead of exposing the public AWS service address space; the current case needs private-addressed IPsec encryption on dedicated hybrid links.

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