352-001 · Question #358
You are auditing the network design of a PIM BiDir multicast network. Which option is the most appropriate multicast group source discovery design consideration for this design?
The correct answer is B. Source discovery is not applicable to PIM BiDir.. PIM Bidirectional (BiDir) uses a shared bidirectional tree rooted at the RP where sources simply forward toward the RP with no registration or source discovery process required.
Question
You are auditing the network design of a PIM BiDir multicast network. Which option is the most appropriate multicast group source discovery design consideration for this design?
Options
- AA phantom RP advertises the multicast group sources.
- BSource discovery is not applicable to PIM BiDir.
- CSubscribers discover the multicast group sources via DNS.
- DSubscribers are statically configured with specific sources.
- EMSDP is used to discover multicast group sources.
How the community answered
(15 responses)- A13% (2)
- B53% (8)
- C7% (1)
- D27% (4)
Why each option
PIM Bidirectional (BiDir) uses a shared bidirectional tree rooted at the RP where sources simply forward toward the RP with no registration or source discovery process required.
A phantom RP is used in PIM BiDir for RP address redundancy and high availability, not for advertising or discovering multicast group sources.
In PIM BiDir, all traffic flows bidirectionally on a shared tree between sources and receivers via the Rendezvous Point. Sources simply forward packets toward the RP address and the RP distributes them downstream on the shared tree, with no source registration, no SPT switchover, and no source discovery mechanism of any kind - the concept is architecturally absent from BiDir.
DNS is not a standard multicast source discovery mechanism in any PIM deployment model.
Statically configuring subscribers with specific sources is a design approach for PIM-SSM (Source-Specific Multicast), not a relevant consideration for PIM BiDir.
MSDP (Multicast Source Discovery Protocol) is used for inter-domain source discovery between PIM-SM sparse mode networks and has no role in PIM BiDir deployments.
Concept tested: PIM BiDir shared tree - no source discovery
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipmulti_pimbidir/configuration/xe-16/imc-pim-bidir-xe-16-book/imc-pim-bidir.html
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