Which three types of traffic is the router service plane responsible for processing? (Choose three.)

IT Exam Items RepositoryCategory: CCNP ENCOR v9Which three types of traffic is the router service plane responsible for processing? (Choose three.)

Which three types of traffic is the router service plane responsible for processing? (Choose three.)

  • MPLS VPN
  • Telnet
  • BGP
  • QoS
  • ICMP
  • GRE

Explanation: The services plane is responsible for a special category of traffic known as "high-touch" packets. These are user-generated data plane packets that, while being forwarded to other end-station devices, require processing beyond standard destination IP address-based forwarding. According to the sources, specific examples of services plane functions include:

  • Generic Routing Encapsulation (GRE)
  • Quality of Service (QoS)
  • Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPNs
  • SSL/IPsec encryption and decryption

Other types of traffic mentioned in your list belong to different planes: BGP is a control plane protocol used for network creation and operation; Telnet is a management plane protocol used to manage the device; and ICMP is generally treated as a "receive" or "exception" packet that must be handled by the device's route processor.

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