Which Option Is True About How PIM Sparse Mode Operates

question 338

Multiple Choice

Which option is true about how PIM sparse mode operates?

• A) If an RP fails and there is no backup RP, multicast traffic will cease flowing in the network.
• B) RPs can become bottlenecks, since multicast traffic must always flow through the RP and down the shared tree to get to the receivers.
• C) If an RP fails and there is no backup RP, new sources that begin sending will not be discovered by the other PIM routers in the network.
• D) RPs switch each traffic flow to the shortest path tree when more than one receiver is present.

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