Question 981 · 1003 in bank
Which multicast operational mode sends a prune message to the source when there are no connected members or downstream neighbors?
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Answer: B
Explanation
PIM dense mode (push mechanism) send multicast traffic to all interfaces until receivers ask to stop forward and then prune unwanted traffic, while PIM sparse mode (pull mechanism) start forwarding multicast traffic if requested to do it. PIM sparse mode is required RP (rendezvous point) from where downstream routers pulling traffics.
Source: Adapted from community discussion — masrur


