Juniper Exam Questions

What are two valid BPDU types? (Choose two.)

What are two valid BPDU types? (Choose two.)

A.
topology change notification

B.
configuration change

C.
configuration

D.
root bridge

Explanation:
Topology Change Notification BPDUs
Although the majority of BPDUs on a healthy network should be Configuration BPDUs, all bridged networks see at least a few of the second type of BPDU, the Topology Change Notification (TCN) BPDU. TCN BPDUs, as their name suggests, play a key role in handling changes in the active topology. Figure 6-16 illustrates a decode of a TCN BPDU.

Figure 6-16 Topology Change Notification BPDU Decode

The TCN BPDU is much simpler than the Configuration BPDU illustrated in Figure 6-15 and consists of only three fields. TCN BPDUs are identical to the first three fields of a Configuration BPDU with the exception of a single bit in the Type field. After all, at least one bit is needed to say “this is a TCN BPDU, not a Configuration BPDU.” Therefore, the Type field can contain one of two values:
0x00 (Binary: 0000 0000) Configuration BPDU
0x80 (Binary: 1000 0000) Topology Change Notification (TCN) BPDU
That’s it. TCN BPDUs don’t carry any additional information.