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Question #: 155
Topic #: 1
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What is the purpose of an RP in PIM?

  • A. send join messages toward a multicast source SPT
  • B. ensure the shortest path from the multicast source to the receiver
  • C. receive IGMP joins from multicast receivers
  • D. secure the communication channel between the multicast sender and receiver
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

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Violator
Highly Voted 2 years, 8 months ago
This question is still asked. Passed today.
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baid
2 years, 8 months ago
Congratulations on your passing.
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Highly Voted 3 years, 6 months ago
The given answer is correct
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ABC123
3 years, 4 months ago
So what is the role of FHR then? as per official Cert guide page 348 paragraph "PIM Shared and Source Path Trees", PIM SPT joins sent from RP to FHR not to the source..?
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vdsdrs
3 years, 2 months ago
Look closely at the answer. 'Send join messages TOWARD a multicast source' - not '[...] TO multicast source' You are right that RP join message will be send TO FHR but it is also correct that the join messages are sent TOWARDS source. A is correct answer.
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Most Recent 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
A is correct
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andy_doesnt_like_uucp
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: C
i tend to vote C as it's unconditional true. w/o this function receiver in PIM-SM never joins (*,G) & in turns never will receive (S,G). if u'll look here u'll not even find RP sending (S,G) pim-join toward source. but i need to lab it w/ wireshark...
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1bc4e4b
4 months ago
IGMP joins are sent from Reciver to the FHR only. C cant be correct.
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andy_doesnt_like_uucp
7 months, 3 weeks ago
labbed stuff. RP sends pim-join (S,G) toward SRC . reread answ C - in fact RP doesnt receive JOINS from receivers. it receives pim-join/prune from pim-neis instead. changed my vote to A
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teems5uk
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: A
A. Send join messages toward a multicast source Shortest Path Tree (SPT). The RP serves as a meeting point for sources and receivers in a multicast group. When a receiver wants to join a multicast group and receive traffic from a source, it sends a join message towards the RP. The RP is responsible for forwarding these join messages toward the source and building the optimal path known as the Shortest Path Tree (SPT), ensuring efficient multicast traffic distribution to the interested receivers.
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1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Correct Answer: A https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios-xml/ios/ipmulti_pim/configuration/xe-16/imc-pim-xe-16-book/imc-pim-allowrp.html#:~:text=.%20In%20a%20PIM,source%20and%20receiver.
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NTGuru
1 year, 7 months ago
A is the correct answer . The RP receives PIM join from the LHR The LHR receives IGMP join from the receiver The RP receives PIM register from the FHR https://docs.nvidia.com/networking-ethernet-software/knowledge-base/Configuration-and-Usage/Network-Configuration/Pim-Overview/#:~:text=First%20Hop%20Router%20(FHR),to%20an%20interested%20multicast%20receiver.
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Ayman_B
1 year, 10 months ago
Selected Answer: A
(RP) is used to establish communication between a source and the receivers in a multicast group using PIM protocols, so it sends join messages toward a multicast source using Protocol (PIM) to build the distribution tree for the multicast group SPT
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endy023
1 year, 10 months ago
Answer is B An RP acts as the meeting place for sources and receivers of multicast data. In a PIM-SM network, sources must send their traffic to the RP. This traffic is then forwarded to receivers down a shared distribution tree
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captainjee
2 years, 2 months ago
but what is a multicast source shortest path tree? multicast source is the source of the traffic. SPT is describing the specific route/tree through the multicast network - there is no such thing as a multicast source SPT...
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timtgh
2 years, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The answer is A because an RP does send a join message towards the source. Note: The comments saying that IGMP operates at L2 are incorrect. IGMP and PIM are both L3 protocols and are carried in IP packets. Only IGMP Snooping, a switch feature, operates at L2.
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Aldebeer
2 years, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: A
An LHR receives an IGMP join from a receiver. Then, It sends a PIM join toward the RP :
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Eddgar0
2 years, 7 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The A is correct, the is tricky but clearly RP does no receive IGMP Join messages so making C. incorrect
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ciscolessons
2 years, 8 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Given answer is correct.
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bogd
2 years, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: A
Answer is A. C is misleading, because it mentions IGMP joins (not PIM joins!)
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ciscolessons
2 years, 8 months ago
You are correct I believe!
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rettich
2 years, 9 months ago
Selected Answer: C
A. incorrect because RP uses a shared tree and not SPT (shortes path tree) B. incorrect because a shared tree is not always the shortest path between source and reciever C. correct D.incorrect because RP does not add any security
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Eddgar0
2 years, 7 months ago
Disagree, RP uses SPT toward th FHR. and shared tree toward to receivers. find on Multicast on OCG. so A is CORRECT C: NOT CORRECT because RP does not receive IGMP JOIN messages, that funcion is for LHR.
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Nhan
3 years ago
The given answer is correct also STP = shortest path tree
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