Question 80
A regulated application requires IPsec encryption while still using the predictable path of Direct Connect. What hybrid pattern fits?
- Run Site-to-Site VPN over Direct Connect using a supported public or private IP transport design
- Configure a Direct Connect public virtual interface
- Deploy AWS Site-to-Site VPN over existing Internet connectivity
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Direct Connect provides dedicated transport, while the layered VPN supplies IPsec encryption absent from ordinary VIF forwarding.
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B:A public VIF establishes BGP reachability for supported AWS public endpoints over the dedicated connection without turning them into private IP resources; this belongs to AWS public service routing over Direct Connect, while the problem is encrypted hybrid traffic on dedicated transport.
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 encrypted hybrid traffic on dedicated transport.
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 encrypted hybrid traffic on dedicated transport.
Question 81
A remote branch needs predictable primary connectivity over Direct Connect but a dissimilar route after circuit failure. What backup should the design contain?
- Establish Direct Connect connections at separate Direct Connect locations with redundant customer paths
- Run Site-to-Site VPN over Direct Connect using a supported public or private IP transport design
- Deploy AWS Site-to-Site VPN over existing Internet connectivity
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:An independent IPsec tunnel over the Internet provides a separate transport failure domain when the dedicated circuit becomes unavailable.
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A:Geographic and facility diversity protects against a single colocation or circuit fault that redundant VLANs on one port cannot survive; that addresses physical redundancy across interconnect facilities, rather than heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages.
B:Direct Connect provides dedicated transport, while the layered VPN supplies IPsec encryption absent from ordinary VIF forwarding; this belongs to encrypted hybrid traffic on dedicated transport, while the problem is heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages.
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 heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages.
Question 82
A multinational must avoid overlap among address allocations for future regional VPCs. What planning practice should precede connectivity design?
- Create an AWS Direct Connect link aggregation group from compatible dedicated connections
- Reserve nonoverlapping hierarchical CIDR blocks centrally for AWS and on-premises sites
- Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
Explanation
Correct Answer
B:Nonoverlapping address assignments permit deterministic routing and aggregation without building pervasive NAT translations.
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A:A LAG bundles supported physical ports into one logical interface, while all member links remain inside the same location failure domain; that addresses aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location, rather than scalable IP address planning without overlapping prefixes.
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 scalable IP address planning without overlapping prefixes.
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 scalable IP address planning without overlapping prefixes.
Question 83
An SD-WAN vendor appliance must connect to a transit gateway through GRE tunnels and exchange routes dynamically. Which AWS attachment option fits?
- Use AWS Site-to-Site VPN private IP VPN over Direct Connect with Transit Gateway
- Establish BGP sessions over the VPN tunnel interfaces
- Build an AWS Transit Gateway Connect attachment with GRE and BGP peers
- Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:Transit Gateway Connect provides GRE overlay connectivity and BGP route exchange for supported SD-WAN and virtual router appliances.
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A:Private IP VPN can run IPsec tunnels on a Direct Connect path using private endpoint addresses and centralized transit routing; that addresses private-addressed IPsec encryption on dedicated hybrid links, rather than dynamic GRE overlay integration with transit routing.
B:Dynamic Site-to-Site VPN connectivity uses BGP to exchange reachable prefixes and respond to routing changes; this belongs to exchange of dynamic routes over IPsec tunnels, while the problem is dynamic GRE overlay integration with transit routing.
D:In the Direct Connect transit access to many routed VPCs workflow, transit VIFs connect on-premises routers to transit gateways through Direct Connect gateways, reducing per-VPC VIF sprawl; the current case needs dynamic GRE overlay integration with transit routing.
Question 84
A company wants to influence AWS-to-premises BGP path selection between two Direct Connect connections. Which AWS-recognized control can be designed into advertisements?
- Create an AWS Direct Connect link aggregation group from compatible dedicated connections
- Contract with a network service provider to connect the WAN to an AWS Direct Connect location
- Set local preference on the on-premises BGP routing domain
- Use a transit virtual interface to a Direct Connect gateway associated with the transit gateway
- Apply Direct Connect BGP community tags that affect AWS local preference
Explanation
Correct Answer
E:AWS honors supported communities to influence its outbound routing decision toward advertised customer prefixes.
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A:A LAG bundles supported physical ports into one logical interface, while all member links remain inside the same location failure domain; that addresses aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location, rather than control of AWS egress preference across hybrid links.
B:AWS Direct Connect terminates at its location; carrier/MPLS reach from enterprise sites must be provisioned separately; this belongs to private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point, while the problem is control of AWS egress preference across hybrid links.
C:The enterprise's own local preference policy selects an outbound path to AWS without requiring changes to AWS advertisement behavior; this changes control of customer-originated traffic using internal BGP policy, not the necessary control of AWS egress preference across hybrid links.
D:In the Direct Connect transit access to many routed VPCs workflow, transit VIFs connect on-premises routers to transit gateways through Direct Connect gateways, reducing per-VPC VIF sprawl; the current case needs control of AWS egress preference across hybrid links.
Question 85
A router administrator needs to influence on-premises-to-AWS preference when receiving otherwise equivalent prefixes over two BGP sessions. What routing parameter is useful on the local routers?
- Use valid and appropriately distinct local and remote BGP ASNs for the peering design
- Apply Direct Connect BGP community tags that affect AWS local preference
- Set local preference on the on-premises BGP routing domain
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
Explanation
Correct Answer
C:The enterprise's own local preference policy selects an outbound path to AWS without requiring changes to AWS advertisement behavior.
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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 control of customer-originated traffic using internal BGP policy.
B:AWS honors supported communities to influence its outbound routing decision toward advertised customer prefixes; this belongs to control of AWS egress preference across hybrid links, while the problem is control of customer-originated traffic using internal BGP policy.
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 control of customer-originated traffic using internal BGP policy.
Question 86
Two Direct Connect circuits on the same site must act as one logical interface for capacity and failover, subject to AWS LAG prerequisites. What is needed?
- Create an AWS Direct Connect link aggregation group from compatible dedicated connections
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
- Provide the Direct Connect Letter of Authorization and Connecting Facility Assignment
- Contract with a network service provider to connect the WAN to an AWS Direct Connect location
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:A LAG bundles supported physical ports into one logical interface, while all member links remain inside the same location failure domain.
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B:An independent IPsec tunnel over the Internet provides a separate transport failure domain when the dedicated circuit becomes unavailable; this belongs to heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages, while the problem is aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location.
C:The LOA-CFA identifies the approved circuit termination and facility details needed for the physical cross-connect; this changes physical cross-connect authorization at the interconnect facility, not the necessary aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location.
D:In the private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point workflow, AWS Direct Connect terminates at its location; carrier/MPLS reach from enterprise sites must be provisioned separately; the current case needs aggregated physical ports at one Direct Connect location.
Question 87
A network team considers putting an IPsec tunnel inside another IPsec tunnel to gain more bandwidth. What alternative is more relevant for bandwidth scaling?
- Run Site-to-Site VPN over Direct Connect using a supported public or private IP transport design
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
- Deploy AWS Site-to-Site VPN over existing Internet connectivity
- Use multiple appropriately routed VPN tunnels or higher-bandwidth connectivity rather than nested IPsec
- Provide the Direct Connect Letter of Authorization and Connecting Facility Assignment
- Configure both AWS-provided VPN tunnels on independent customer-gateway interfaces where possible
Explanation
Correct Answer
D:Layering encryption headers increases overhead but does not combine independent tunnel throughput into a larger physical transport.
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A:Direct Connect provides dedicated transport, while the layered VPN supplies IPsec encryption absent from ordinary VIF forwarding; that addresses encrypted hybrid traffic on dedicated transport, rather than scalable hybrid throughput rather than repeated encapsulation.
B:An independent IPsec tunnel over the Internet provides a separate transport failure domain when the dedicated circuit becomes unavailable; this belongs to heterogeneous backup path for circuit outages, while the problem is scalable hybrid throughput rather than repeated encapsulation.
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 scalable hybrid throughput rather than repeated encapsulation.
E:This produces physical cross-connect authorization at the interconnect facility: The LOA-CFA identifies the approved circuit termination and facility details needed for the physical cross-connect; the stem instead tests scalable hybrid throughput rather than repeated encapsulation.
F:For resilience against one IPsec tunnel failure, each Site-to-Site VPN connection provides two tunnels, enabling a surviving tunnel to carry traffic if its peer path fails; however, the present requirement is scalable hybrid throughput rather than repeated encapsulation.
Question 88
A corporate connection uses asymmetric active-active paths and stateful firewalls drop responses unexpectedly. Which routing design principle should be enforced?
- Align return-path routing with forward-path stateful inspection requirements
- Renumber or translate one address domain before establishing end-to-end IP connectivity
- Contract with a network service provider to connect the WAN to an AWS Direct Connect location
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:State-dependent devices must observe the relevant flow directions; an independently selected return path can bypass the original state table.
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B:Overlapping networks do not supply unique destination identities, so ordinary route propagation cannot establish unambiguous bidirectional reachability; this belongs to unique routing identities for hybrid overlapping networks, while the problem is bidirectional path symmetry through stateful appliances.
C:AWS Direct Connect terminates at its location; carrier/MPLS reach from enterprise sites must be provisioned separately; this changes private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point, not the necessary bidirectional path symmetry through stateful appliances.
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 bidirectional path symmetry through stateful appliances.
Question 89
A private datacenter advertises a broad BGP prefix that overlaps a newly provisioned AWS VPC. Which remediation best addresses routing ambiguity?
- Renumber or translate one address domain before establishing end-to-end IP connectivity
- Use AWS Site-to-Site VPN private IP VPN over Direct Connect with Transit Gateway
- Contract with a network service provider to connect the WAN to an AWS Direct Connect location
- Add the required static routes for transit gateway peering attachments
Explanation
Correct Answer
A:Overlapping networks do not supply unique destination identities, so ordinary route propagation cannot establish unambiguous bidirectional reachability.
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B:Private IP VPN can run IPsec tunnels on a Direct Connect path using private endpoint addresses and centralized transit routing; this belongs to private-addressed IPsec encryption on dedicated hybrid links, while the problem is unique routing identities for hybrid overlapping networks.
C:AWS Direct Connect terminates at its location; carrier/MPLS reach from enterprise sites must be provisioned separately; this changes private WAN access to a Direct Connect entry point, not the necessary unique routing identities for hybrid overlapping networks.
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 unique routing identities for hybrid overlapping networks.
Question 90
A Direct Connect circuit is ordered, but the colocation provider cannot install the cross-connect without customer documentation. What must be supplied?
- Provide the Direct Connect Letter of Authorization and Connecting Facility Assignment
- Create an AWS Direct Connect link aggregation group from compatible dedicated connections
- Establish Direct Connect connections at separate Direct Connect locations with redundant customer paths
- Keep Site-to-Site VPN as a backup path with routing preferences controlling failover
- 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.