H12-811_V1-0 practice question 25 of 35

Which of the following statements about the routing table shown in the figure are true?

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Answer options
A: The local router forwards data packets destined for 10.0.2.2 from Ethernet0/0/0. Correct answer
B: The next hop in the route to the destination network 10.0.3.3/32 is not directly connected. Therefore, the local router does not forward data packets destined for 10.0.3.3.
C: The local router forwards data packets destined for 10.0.12.1 from Ethernet0/0/0.
D: The local router forwards data packets destined for 10.0.3.3 from Ethernet0/0/0. Correct answer
Correct Answer:
A. The local router forwards data packets destined for 10.0.2.2 from Ethernet0/0/0.; D. The local router forwards data packets destined for 10.0.3.3 from Ethernet0/0/0.
Explanation

The router's forwarding decision is based on the longest match rule applied to its IP routing table. For a packet destined to 10.0.2.2, the best match in the table is the route 10.0.2.0/24. This is a directly connected route, and the table explicitly states that the outbound interface is Ethernet0/0/0. Therefore, statement A is correct. For a packet destined to 10.0.3.3, the best and most specific match is the static host route 10.0.3.3/32. This entry directs the router to forward the packet out of interface Ethernet0/0/0 towards the next-hop address 10.0.12.2. Therefore, statement D is also correct.

Why Incorrect

B. The router performs a recursive lookup for the next hop (10.0.12.2) and finds it is reachable via the directly connected network 10.0.12.0/24. Therefore, the router will forward the packet.
C. The destination address 10.0.12.1 is the IP address of the router's own local interface (NextHop for the Direct route 10.0.12.0/24). Packets to this address are processed locally, not forwarded outbound.

References

1. Huawei HedEx VRP Product Documentation, "IP Routing > IP Routing Overview > Forwarding Process". This documentation details the packet forwarding process in Huawei VRP, which involves searching the routing table for the longest match to determine the outbound interface and next-hop address.

2. Huawei HCIA-Datacom V1.0 Training Material, "IP Routing Basics > Static Route". This official courseware explains that for a static route with a specified next-hop IP, the router must perform a recursive lookup to find the outbound interface for that next hop. The table shows the next hop 10.0.12.2 is reachable via the direct route on Ethernet0/0/0.

3. Kurose, J. F., & Ross, K. W. (2017). Computer Networking: A Top-Down Approach (7th ed.). Pearson. In Section 4.2.2, "What's Inside a Router?", the text explains the forwarding function based on the "longest prefix matching rule," which dictates that the router identifies the entry in the forwarding table with the longest matching prefix for the destination IP address. This principle validates the selection of the /24 route for 10.0.2.2 and the /32 route for 10.0.3.3.

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