Which two statements about BIDIR-PIM are true?

Which two statements about BIDIR-PIM are true? (Choose two)
A. It uses implicit join messages to signal membership.
B. It is designed to support one-to-many applications within a PIM domain.
C. It uses (*, G) multicast routing entries to make forwarding decisions.
D. It uses a designated forwarder to maintain a loop-free SPT.
E. Traffic can be passed downstream from the shared tree toward the RP.

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4 thoughts on “Which two statements about BIDIR-PIM are true?

  1. C & E are the right answer. BIDIR-PIM doesn’t use SPT (source path tree) it uses shared trees instead.

    https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/ios-nx-os-software/multicast-enterprise/prod_white_paper0900aecd80310db2.pdf

    Page 3.

    Because Bidir PIM uses only shared trees for traffic distribution, this protocol needs a mechanism
    to get traffic from the sources to the rendezvous point. The designated forwarder provides that
    mechanism (Figure 3)

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