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Do you actually know your DMVPN phases?

DMVPN phases trip up a ton of CCNP candidates on exam day. Drop your answer in the comments and see if you got it right!

The question

Which DMVPN phase introduces NHRP redirect and shortcut switching for spoke-to-spoke traffic?
  • APhase 1
  • BPhase 2
  • CPhase 3correct

The answer

C Phase 3

Phase 3 uses NHRP redirects from the hub to trigger shortcut tunnels, letting you summarize routes. Watch out: Phase 2 also does spoke-to-spoke, but completely breaks with summarization.

Exam tip

Read what the question is actually asking before looking at the options. The wrong answers here are ones candidates genuinely pick — each is true of something adjacent, just not of what was asked.