An enterprise connects 20 sites into an MPLS VPN WAN. The enterprise uses OSPF for IPv4 routes at all sites. Consider the OSPF area design options and the PE-CE links. Which of the following answers is most accurate about OSPF areas and the PE-CE links?

An enterprise connects 20 sites into an MPLS VPN WAN. The enterprise uses OSPF for IPv4 routes at all sites. Consider the OSPF area design options and the PE-CE links. Which of the following answers is most accurate about OSPF areas and the PE-CE links?

• The PE-CE link may or may not be chosen to be in backbone area 0.
• The PE-CE link must not be in the backbone area 0.
• The PE-CE link must be in the backbone area 0.
• The PE-CE link will not be in any OSPF area.

Explanation: The PE-CE link is the link between the customer edge (CE) router and the MPLS provider’s provider edge (PE) router. When using OSPF, that link will be configured to be in some area. OSPF design allows for that link to be in the backbone area, or not, through the use of the OSPF super backbone, which exists between all the PE routers.