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Understanding Advanced Policy-Based Routing (APBR):

APBR: Allows routing decisions based on application-level information and policies.

Objective: Direct specific application traffic through different paths based on policies.

Routing Instances in Junos OS:

Forwarding Instance:

Used for features like filter-based forwarding (FBF) and APBR.

Provides a separate forwarding table but shares the global routing table.

Supports APBR.

Virtual Router:

Provides a separate routing table and forwarding table.

Used for logical separation of routing domains.

Does not support APBR directly.

Virtual Switch:

Operates at Layer 2.

Used for VLAN separation and Layer 2 switching.

Not applicable to routing or APBR.

Non-Forwarding Instance:

Used for management purposes.

Does not forward transit traffic.

Not suitable for APBR.

Option A: forwarding

Correct.

A forwarding routing instance is specifically designed to support advanced policy-based routing.

It allows the SRX device to direct traffic based on policies to different forwarding instances.

Rationale:

A forwarding routing instance is the appropriate type to support advanced policy-based routing.

Juniper Networks Documentation:

'To configure advanced policy-based routing, you must create a forwarding-type routing instance.'

Source: Configuring Advanced Policy-Based Routing

Why Other Options Are Incorrect:

Option B: virtual switch

Incorrect.

Virtual switch instances are for Layer 2 switching and VLAN separation.

They do not support routing or APBR.

Option C: virtual router

Incorrect.

Virtual router instances are used for isolating routing tables.

While they support routing, they are not designed for APBR.

Option D: non-forwarding

Incorrect.

Non-forwarding instances do not handle transit traffic.

They are used for management routing tables and cannot be used for APBR.

Conclusion:

Correct Answer: A. forwarding

Comprehensive Detailed Step-by-Step Explanation with All Juniper Security Reference

Understanding the Scenario:

Objective: Deploy OSPF over IPsec between an SRX Series device and a third-party device using GRE tunnels.

Components Involved:

GRE (Generic Routing Encapsulation): Encapsulates packets to allow routing protocols like OSPF to run over IPsec tunnels.

IPsec: Provides security for the GRE tunnels.

OSPF: Dynamic routing protocol used over the GRE tunnel.

Option A: The GRE interface should use lo0 as endpoints.

Using the loopback interface (lo0) as the source and destination endpoints for GRE tunnels is a common best practice.

Advantages:

Stability: Loopback interfaces are always up, ensuring the GRE tunnel remains operational even if physical interfaces fail.

Reachability: Provides consistent endpoint IP addresses for GRE tunnels.

Configuration:

Assign IP addresses to lo0 interfaces on both devices.

Configure GRE tunnels to use these lo0 IP addresses as source and destination.

Juniper Networks Documentation:

'Using loopback interfaces as GRE tunnel endpoints ensures stability and consistent reachability for routing protocols over GRE tunnels.'

Source: Configuring GRE Tunnels

Option D: The GRE interface must be configured under the OSPF protocol.

To run OSPF over the GRE tunnel, the GRE interface must be included in the OSPF configuration.

Configuration Steps:

Create GRE Interface:

Example: set interfaces gr-0/0/0 unit 0 tunnel source <source-ip> tunnel destination <destination-ip>

Assign IP Address to GRE Interface:

Example: set interfaces gr-0/0/0 unit 0 family inet address <ip-address>

Include GRE Interface in OSPF:

Example: set protocols ospf area interface gr-0/0/0.0

Result:

OSPF will establish adjacencies over the GRE interface and exchange routing information.

Juniper Networks Documentation:

'To enable OSPF over GRE tunnels, you must include the GRE interfaces in the OSPF configuration.'

Source: OSPF over GRE Configuration

Why Options B and C are Incorrect:

Option B: The OSPF protocol must be enabled under the VPN zone.

Since OSPF is running over the GRE tunnel, which is encapsulated over IPsec, the OSPF packets are encapsulated within GRE and IPsec.

The SRX device does not need to allow OSPF in the security policies or enable OSPF under the VPN zone for GRE-encapsulated traffic.

Security Policies:

The GRE traffic (IP protocol 47) must be permitted through the security policies.

OSPF runs inside the GRE tunnel and does not require additional configuration under the VPN zone.

Juniper Networks Documentation:

'When using GRE over IPsec, routing protocols run over GRE and do not require separate security policies for their control traffic.'

Source: Security Policies for GRE over IPsec

Option C: Overlapping addresses are allowed between remote networks.

Overlapping IP addresses can cause routing conflicts and are generally not recommended.

In a GRE over IPsec scenario, overlapping addresses can lead to issues in routing protocol adjacency and data forwarding.

Best Practice:

Ensure unique IP addressing schemes between remote networks to prevent routing issues.

Juniper Networks Documentation:

'Overlapping IP address spaces can lead to routing ambiguities and should be avoided when configuring GRE tunnels.'

Source: Avoiding Overlapping IP Addresses

Conclusion:

Correct Answers: A and D

Rationale:

Option A is correct because using lo0 as endpoints for GRE provides stability and reliability.

Option D is correct because the GRE interface must be included in the OSPF configuration to enable OSPF over the tunnel.

In the exhibit, the CoS-based VPN configuration is not functioning correctly due to an issue with the number of forwarding classes. The maximum number of forwarding classes supported for CoS-based VPNs with multiple SAs (security associations) is typically four forwarding classes. In this case, more than four forwarding classes are defined.

To solve the issue, one forwarding class must be deleted to ensure that the total number of forwarding classes is reduced to four or fewer.