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300-515 · Question #121

Refer to the exhibit. A small company contracted to receive centralized training services from a larger organization. The services are provided via an extranet that is distributed between the…

The correct answer is C. Configure SSM and assign the correct range of SSM IP addresses to the default and data MDT. By using Source-Specific Multicast, you eliminate the need for RPs and prevent unauthorized sources from injecting traffic into the VPN’s multicast trees. Assigning your MDT control and data groups into the SSM range ensures only the trusted training server’s IPv4 addresses can…

Multicast VPN

Question

Refer to the exhibit. A small company contracted to receive centralized training services from a larger organization. The services are provided via an extranet that is distributed between the organizations across an ISP connection using multicast. Security must be high to ensure that data is not compromised. Which action must be taken at the ISP to implement the required services?

Exhibit

300-515 question #121 exhibit

Options

  • AConfigure the AS number of the smaller company to be the same as that of the larger
  • BConfigure PIM-SM with the RP configured as a P router.
  • CConfigure SSM and assign the correct range of SSM IP addresses to the default and data MDT
  • DConfigure a CSC connection so that the larger organization serves as an ISP and shares services

How the community answered

(49 responses)
  • A
    14% (7)
  • B
    6% (3)
  • C
    47% (23)
  • D
    33% (16)

Explanation

By using Source-Specific Multicast, you eliminate the need for RPs and prevent unauthorized sources from injecting traffic into the VPN’s multicast trees. Assigning your MDT control and data groups into the SSM range ensures only the trusted training server’s IPv4 addresses can be subscribed to, meeting the high-security requirement.

Topics

#SSM#data MDT#extranet multicast#multicast VPN security

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