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What is the function of the multicast Reverse Path Forwarding check?
The correct answer is A. It allows for a loop-free distribution tree from the source to receivers. The multicast Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) check is a fundamental IP multicast mechanism that ensures a loop-free distribution tree from the source to receivers by verifying that incoming multicast packets arrive on the interface leading back to the source.
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What is the function of the multicast Reverse Path Forwarding check?
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- AIt allows for a loop-free distribution tree from the source to receivers.
- BIt serves as an Auto RP Mapping agent.
- CIt prevents bootstrap messages from reaching all routers.
- DIt is used to discover and announce RP-set information.
How the community answered
(55 responses)- A91% (50)
- B2% (1)
- C5% (3)
- D2% (1)
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The multicast Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) check is a fundamental IP multicast mechanism that ensures a loop-free distribution tree from the source to receivers by verifying that incoming multicast packets arrive on the interface leading back to the source.
The multicast Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) check is a crucial mechanism that prevents routing loops in a multicast network by verifying that a multicast packet arrived on the interface that leads to the shortest path back to the source, ensuring a loop-free distribution tree.
Serving as an Auto RP Mapping agent is a role in PIM for Rendezvous Point (RP) discovery, distinct from the RPF check's primary function.
Preventing bootstrap messages from reaching all routers is not the function of the RPF check; bootstrap messages are part of PIM's RP discovery process.
Discovering and announcing RP-set information is performed by mechanisms like the Bootstrap Router (BSR) or Auto-RP, not by the RPF check itself.
Concept tested: Multicast RPF check function
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipmulti_pim/configuration/xe-3s/imc_pim_xe_3s_book/imc_pim_rpf.html
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