Designing Cisco Enterprise Networks (ENSLD) — Question 304

Which topology within a network underlay eliminates the need for first hop redundancy protocols while improving fault tolerance, increasing resiliency, and simplifying the network?

Answer options

• A. virtualized topology
• B. routed access topology
• C. Layer 2 topology
• D. logical fabric topology

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The routed access topology is designed to provide direct routing to each endpoint, which eliminates the need for first hop redundancy protocols by ensuring that there is no single point of failure. In contrast, the virtualized topology, Layer 2 topology, and logical fabric topology may rely on redundancy protocols to manage failover, making them less efficient in terms of fault tolerance and network simplicity.