A policy-based routing route-map is applied inbound on an interface and matches source 10.1.1.0/24 to set the next-hop to 192.0.2.2. Which traffic is affected by this PBR?
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Correct answer: Routed traffic that arrives on the interface and is being forwarded (not traffic originated by the router).
Why this is the answer
Policy-Based Routing (PBR) applied inbound on an interface affects only transit traffic, meaning packets that arrive on that interface and are being routed through the device. It does not influence traffic originating from the router itself, such as SNMP polls or routing updates, nor does it affect traffic that is switched locally within the same VLAN without being routed. PBR matches on source or destination criteria to alter the forwarding path, but it only applies to packets that the router is actively forwarding, not those it generates or those that bypass the routing process entirely. The destination address being within 10.1.1.0/24 is irrelevant to this specific PBR rule, which matches on the source address.
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