ECP-215 ERICSSON CERTIFIED ASSOCIATE ERICSSON CLOUD VERIFIED
EXAM SOLUTIONS - COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -
CURRENT VERSION
What is the primary focus of Ericsson Cloud? A) Consumer video streaming B)
Telecom-grade cloud infrastructure for NFV and 5G workloads C) Enterprise
email hosting D) Consumer cloud storage like Dropbox
ANSWER : B
What does NFV stand for? A) Network Function Virtualization B) New Feature
Verification C) Network Fault Validation D) Node Frequency Virtualization
ANSWER : A
Which ETSI standard defines the framework for NFV? A) ETSI GS NFV 002 B)
ETSI GS NFV 001 (NFV Architecture) C) ETSI GS MEC D) ETSI GS SDN
ANSWER : B
In the ETSI NFV architecture, what is the VNF? A) Virtual Network Facade B)
Virtualized Network Function C) Virtual Node Framework D) Verified Network
Feature
ANSWER : B
What component in ETSI NFV is responsible for managing the lifecycle of VNFs?
A) VNFM (VNF Manager) B) VIM (Virtual Infrastructure Manager) C) NFVO (NFV
Orchestrator) D) EMS (Element Management System)
ANSWER : A
What is the role of the VIM in Ericsson Cloud? A) To design network topologies
B) To control and manage the virtualized compute, storage, and network
resources C) To bill the end-user D) To provide radio access
ANSWER : B
,Which of the following best describes Ericsson Cloud Execution Environment
(ECEE)? A) A physical data center B) The virtualized infrastructure layer (VIM)
based on OpenStack and Kubernetes C) A specific type of server D) A cloud
billing system
ANSWER : B
Ericsson Cloud is designed to handle which type of workloads primarily? A)
Web serving B) Telecommunication workloads (e.g., 5G Core, vEPC, vRAN)
requiring high availability and low latency C) Cryptocurrency mining D) AI
training exclusively
ANSWER : B
What is the key advantage of a disaggregated Ericsson Cloud architecture? A) It
uses fewer cables B) Compute, storage, and network resources can be scaled
independently C) It eliminates the need for software D) It only uses proprietary
hardware
ANSWER : B
What does "Cloud Native" mean in the context of Ericsson Cloud? A)
Applications born in the public cloud B) Applications designed as microservices
packaged in containers, highly scalable and resilient C) Applications that
require no internet D) Applications written in C++
ANSWER : B
Which orchestration platform is heavily utilized in Ericsson Cloud for virtual
machines? A) VMware vSphere B) OpenStack C) Microsoft SCVMM D) Oracle
VM VirtualBox
ANSWER : B
Which orchestration platform is used in Ericsson Cloud for containerized
workloads? A) Docker Swarm B) Kubernetes (specifically configured for
telecom) C) Apache Mesos D) Nomad
ANSWER : B
What is the purpose of the Ericsson Cloud Manager (ECM)? A) To manage
individual VMs B) To provide lifecycle management, deployment, and
operations of the cloud infrastructure across multiple sites C) To compile
application code D) To manage radio frequencies
,ANSWER : B
How does Ericsson Cloud support multi-vendor hardware? A) It doesn't B)
Through standardized APIs (like Redfish/IPMI) and drivers in OpenStack/Ceph
D) By only using Intel chips D) By using custom ASICs
ANSWER : B
What is a "Site" in Ericsson Cloud Manager terminology? A) A website B) A
geographical location containing a complete Ericsson Cloud infrastructure
deployment D) A single server D) A specific VLAN
ANSWER : B
What is the concept of "Day 0" operations in Ericsson Cloud? A) Daily
maintenance B) Initial planning, hardware racking, and base OS installation D)
Backup operations D) Decommissioning
ANSWER : B
What are "Day 1" operations? A) End of life B) Deployment and configuration
of the cloud platform software (OpenStack/K8s) D) Daily monitoring D)
Hardware replacement
ANSWER : B
What are "Day 2" operations? A) Hardware installation B) Ongoing lifecycle
management, scaling, healing, and monitoring of the cloud D) Writing code for
VNFs D) Site selection
ANSWER : B
Why is low latency critical in Ericsson Cloud for 5G? A) To reduce electricity
bills B) To meet strict telecom Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for user plane
data forwarding D) To make deployment faster D) To use less storage
ANSWER : B
What is the role of SDN (Software Defined Networking) in Ericsson Cloud? A)
To replace physical switches B) To decouple the network control plane from
the data plane, allowing programmatic network management D) To eliminate
IP addresses D) To power off idle switches
ANSWER : B
, Which open-source project is the foundation for the networking layer in many
Ericsson Cloud deployments? A) Cisco ACI B) OpenStack Neutron (often
integrated with OVN or OpenDaylight) C) VMware NSX D) Juniper Contrail
ANSWER : B
What is a "Telecom Grade" cloud requirement regarding availability? A) 99%
uptime B) 99.999% (Five Nines) uptime D) 90% uptime D) Best effort
ANSWER : B
Does Ericsson Cloud support bare-metal provisioning? A) No, it is purely virtual
B) Yes, using Ironic in OpenStack for workloads requiring direct hardware
access D) Only for storage D) Only for network switches
ANSWER : B
What is the Ericsson Cloud "Data Center as a Service" concept? A) Renting out
physical space B) Treating the entire infrastructure as a programmable, API-
driven service D) Using only public clouds D) Outsourcing all IT to Ericsson
ANSWER : B
What protocol is commonly used for out-of-band management of Ericsson
Cloud hardware? A) HTTP B) IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
or Redfish D) FTP D) SSH
ANSWER : B
In Ericsson Cloud, what is a "Region"? A) A country B) A logical grouping of
Availability Zones that are connected via low-latency links D) A single rack D) A
specific network subnet
ANSWER : B
What is an "Availability Zone" (AZ)? A) A software feature B) An isolated failure
domain within a Region, typically a separate rack or set of racks D) A backup
site D) A public cloud region
ANSWER : B
Why are Availability Zones important? A) To save power B) To ensure that a
single hardware failure does not take down the entire cloud D) To increase
CPU speed D) To reduce storage capacity
ANSWER : B
EXAM SOLUTIONS - COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS -
CURRENT VERSION
What is the primary focus of Ericsson Cloud? A) Consumer video streaming B)
Telecom-grade cloud infrastructure for NFV and 5G workloads C) Enterprise
email hosting D) Consumer cloud storage like Dropbox
ANSWER : B
What does NFV stand for? A) Network Function Virtualization B) New Feature
Verification C) Network Fault Validation D) Node Frequency Virtualization
ANSWER : A
Which ETSI standard defines the framework for NFV? A) ETSI GS NFV 002 B)
ETSI GS NFV 001 (NFV Architecture) C) ETSI GS MEC D) ETSI GS SDN
ANSWER : B
In the ETSI NFV architecture, what is the VNF? A) Virtual Network Facade B)
Virtualized Network Function C) Virtual Node Framework D) Verified Network
Feature
ANSWER : B
What component in ETSI NFV is responsible for managing the lifecycle of VNFs?
A) VNFM (VNF Manager) B) VIM (Virtual Infrastructure Manager) C) NFVO (NFV
Orchestrator) D) EMS (Element Management System)
ANSWER : A
What is the role of the VIM in Ericsson Cloud? A) To design network topologies
B) To control and manage the virtualized compute, storage, and network
resources C) To bill the end-user D) To provide radio access
ANSWER : B
,Which of the following best describes Ericsson Cloud Execution Environment
(ECEE)? A) A physical data center B) The virtualized infrastructure layer (VIM)
based on OpenStack and Kubernetes C) A specific type of server D) A cloud
billing system
ANSWER : B
Ericsson Cloud is designed to handle which type of workloads primarily? A)
Web serving B) Telecommunication workloads (e.g., 5G Core, vEPC, vRAN)
requiring high availability and low latency C) Cryptocurrency mining D) AI
training exclusively
ANSWER : B
What is the key advantage of a disaggregated Ericsson Cloud architecture? A) It
uses fewer cables B) Compute, storage, and network resources can be scaled
independently C) It eliminates the need for software D) It only uses proprietary
hardware
ANSWER : B
What does "Cloud Native" mean in the context of Ericsson Cloud? A)
Applications born in the public cloud B) Applications designed as microservices
packaged in containers, highly scalable and resilient C) Applications that
require no internet D) Applications written in C++
ANSWER : B
Which orchestration platform is heavily utilized in Ericsson Cloud for virtual
machines? A) VMware vSphere B) OpenStack C) Microsoft SCVMM D) Oracle
VM VirtualBox
ANSWER : B
Which orchestration platform is used in Ericsson Cloud for containerized
workloads? A) Docker Swarm B) Kubernetes (specifically configured for
telecom) C) Apache Mesos D) Nomad
ANSWER : B
What is the purpose of the Ericsson Cloud Manager (ECM)? A) To manage
individual VMs B) To provide lifecycle management, deployment, and
operations of the cloud infrastructure across multiple sites C) To compile
application code D) To manage radio frequencies
,ANSWER : B
How does Ericsson Cloud support multi-vendor hardware? A) It doesn't B)
Through standardized APIs (like Redfish/IPMI) and drivers in OpenStack/Ceph
D) By only using Intel chips D) By using custom ASICs
ANSWER : B
What is a "Site" in Ericsson Cloud Manager terminology? A) A website B) A
geographical location containing a complete Ericsson Cloud infrastructure
deployment D) A single server D) A specific VLAN
ANSWER : B
What is the concept of "Day 0" operations in Ericsson Cloud? A) Daily
maintenance B) Initial planning, hardware racking, and base OS installation D)
Backup operations D) Decommissioning
ANSWER : B
What are "Day 1" operations? A) End of life B) Deployment and configuration
of the cloud platform software (OpenStack/K8s) D) Daily monitoring D)
Hardware replacement
ANSWER : B
What are "Day 2" operations? A) Hardware installation B) Ongoing lifecycle
management, scaling, healing, and monitoring of the cloud D) Writing code for
VNFs D) Site selection
ANSWER : B
Why is low latency critical in Ericsson Cloud for 5G? A) To reduce electricity
bills B) To meet strict telecom Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for user plane
data forwarding D) To make deployment faster D) To use less storage
ANSWER : B
What is the role of SDN (Software Defined Networking) in Ericsson Cloud? A)
To replace physical switches B) To decouple the network control plane from
the data plane, allowing programmatic network management D) To eliminate
IP addresses D) To power off idle switches
ANSWER : B
, Which open-source project is the foundation for the networking layer in many
Ericsson Cloud deployments? A) Cisco ACI B) OpenStack Neutron (often
integrated with OVN or OpenDaylight) C) VMware NSX D) Juniper Contrail
ANSWER : B
What is a "Telecom Grade" cloud requirement regarding availability? A) 99%
uptime B) 99.999% (Five Nines) uptime D) 90% uptime D) Best effort
ANSWER : B
Does Ericsson Cloud support bare-metal provisioning? A) No, it is purely virtual
B) Yes, using Ironic in OpenStack for workloads requiring direct hardware
access D) Only for storage D) Only for network switches
ANSWER : B
What is the Ericsson Cloud "Data Center as a Service" concept? A) Renting out
physical space B) Treating the entire infrastructure as a programmable, API-
driven service D) Using only public clouds D) Outsourcing all IT to Ericsson
ANSWER : B
What protocol is commonly used for out-of-band management of Ericsson
Cloud hardware? A) HTTP B) IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface)
or Redfish D) FTP D) SSH
ANSWER : B
In Ericsson Cloud, what is a "Region"? A) A country B) A logical grouping of
Availability Zones that are connected via low-latency links D) A single rack D) A
specific network subnet
ANSWER : B
What is an "Availability Zone" (AZ)? A) A software feature B) An isolated failure
domain within a Region, typically a separate rack or set of racks D) A backup
site D) A public cloud region
ANSWER : B
Why are Availability Zones important? A) To save power B) To ensure that a
single hardware failure does not take down the entire cloud D) To increase
CPU speed D) To reduce storage capacity
ANSWER : B
