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Which two statements about IPv4 multicast traffic are true? (Choose two.)
The correct answer is B. It uses a minimum amount of network bandwidth. E. It is the most efficient way to deliver data to multiple receivers.. IPv4 multicast traffic is designed to efficiently deliver a single stream of data to multiple specific receivers, thereby minimizing network bandwidth consumption.
Question
Which two statements about IPv4 multicast traffic are true? (Choose two.)
Options
- AIt burdens the source host without affecting remote hosts.
- BIt uses a minimum amount of network bandwidth.
- CIt is bandwidth-intensive.
- DIt simultaneously delivers multiple streams of data.
- EIt is the most efficient way to deliver data to multiple receivers.
How the community answered
(37 responses)- B95% (35)
- C3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Why each option
IPv4 multicast traffic is designed to efficiently deliver a single stream of data to multiple specific receivers, thereby minimizing network bandwidth consumption.
Multicast aims to reduce the burden on both source and network infrastructure by efficiently routing data to only interested hosts, and it affects remote hosts by delivering data to them.
Multicast efficiently delivers data from a single source to multiple interested receivers, sending only one copy of the data stream to each network segment where active receivers exist, thus conserving network bandwidth compared to multiple unicast streams.
Multicast is designed to be bandwidth-efficient, not bandwidth-intensive, because it avoids sending redundant copies of data over network segments.
Multicast typically delivers a single stream of data efficiently to multiple receivers, not necessarily 'multiple streams of data' simultaneously from a single source in the context of its primary benefit.
By sending data only once into network segments where receivers are present, multicast avoids duplicating traffic for each receiver, making it the most efficient method for one-to-many communication.
Concept tested: IPv4 multicast traffic efficiency
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipmulti/command/imc-cr-book/imc-cr-i1.html
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