Cisco ENCOR Wireless and Automation

Question 1

Which wireless architecture mode has the WLC handle all real-time traffic forwarding?

Accepted Answer

Local mode (centralized)

Answer

In local (centralized) mode, all AP traffic is tunneled via CAPWAP to the WLC, which forwards it to the wired network.

Question 2

What protocol do Cisco lightweight APs use to communicate with the WLC?

Accepted Answer

CAPWAP

Answer

Control and Provisioning of Wireless Access Points (CAPWAP) is the current standard protocol used between Cisco APs and WLCs.

Question 3

Which Python library is the standard for making HTTP REST API calls in Python automation scripts?

Accepted Answer

requests

Answer

The 'requests' library is the de facto standard Python library for making HTTP/HTTPS REST API calls.

Question 4

What is the role of YANG in network automation?

Accepted Answer

A data modeling language used to define the structure of network configuration and state data

Answer

YANG (RFC 6020/7950) is a data modeling language used to define the data hierarchy and constraints for NETCONF/RESTCONF operations.

Question 5

Which wireless security protocol replaced WPA2 and introduced Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE)?

Accepted Answer

WPA3

Answer

WPA3 introduced SAE (Dragonfly handshake) to replace PSK, providing forward secrecy and resistance to offline dictionary attacks.

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