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300-510 · Question #17
In a PIM-SM environment, which mechanism determines the traffic that a receiver receives?
The correct answer is A. The receiver explicitly requests its desired traffic from the RP on the shared tree.. A shared tree is built first between receiver and the RP. The receiver is then able to switch to a Source tree as needed.
Multicast Routing
Question
In a PIM-SM environment, which mechanism determines the traffic that a receiver receives?
Options
- AThe receiver explicitly requests its desired traffic from the RP on the shared tree.
- BThe receiver explicitly requests traffic from a single source, which responds by forwarding all
- CThe RP on the shared tree floods traffic out of all PIM configured interfaces.
- DThe receiver explicitly requests traffic from each desired source, which responds by sending all
How the community answered
(29 responses)- A90% (26)
- B7% (2)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
A shared tree is built first between receiver and the RP. The receiver is then able to switch to a Source tree as needed.
Topics
#PIM-SM#Multicast Receiver#Shared Tree#Rendezvous Point
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