Which Statement Best Describes the Impact of an RP Failure

question 149

Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the impact of an RP failure in a PIM ASM network?

• A) All the existing multicast traffic will be stopped immediately as PIM ASM network must have an RP in order to transmit all the multicast traffic
• B) The multicast traffic will be impacted, but not immediately. Multicast routers will not discover the RP failure until the timer expires and the multicast traffic flow will be stopped.
• C) No impact at all as RP is not required in a PIM ASM network
• D) The traffic will not be impacted if the multicast traffic flows have already been established and the traffic flow does not involve the RP in the path

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