Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer — Question 77

You want to use Cloud Interconnect to connect your on-premises network to a GCP VPC. You cannot meet Google at one of its point-of-presence (POP) locations, and your on-premises router cannot run a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) configuration.
Which connectivity model should you use?

Answer options

• A. Direct Peering
• B. Dedicated Interconnect
• C. Partner Interconnect with a layer 2 partner
• D. Partner Interconnect with a layer 3 partner

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Partner Interconnect with a layer 3 partner, as it allows for connections without the need for BGP on your on-premises router while connecting through a partner. Option A, Direct Peering, requires meeting at a POP location, which is not feasible here. Option B, Dedicated Interconnect, also mandates a direct connection to a Google facility, which is not possible in this case. Option C, Partner Interconnect with a layer 2 partner, would still require BGP configuration, which your router cannot support.