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BIG-IP Administration Data Plane Concepts (F5CAB2) - Question #12 Discussion

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A network administrator is planning to add a trunk to a single BIG-IP system. What does a trunk provide? (Choose two answers)

  • A. A trunk adds more bandwidth to the network connection.
  • B. A trunk adds link redundancy to the network connection.
  • C. A trunk adds use of tagged VLANs on the network connection.
  • D. A trunk adds use of VoIP traffic on the network connection.
Correct Answer: A,B

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Answer: A, B (1 vote) 100%

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Anonymous User 9 months ago
Selected: A, B
On a BIG-IP system, a trunk is a logical grouping of physical interfaces that functions as a single interface, a process commonly known as link aggregation. This configuration provides two primary benefits:
Increased Bandwidth: By combining multiple physical links (e.g., four 100 Mbps links), the system aggregates their individual capacities into a single high-capacity logical link (e.g., 400 Mbps).
Link Redundancy: It ensures high availability through link failover. If one member link in the trunk becomes unavailable or fails, traffic is automatically redistributed across the remaining active links, preventing a network outage.