H12-891_V1-0 practice question 28 of 35

Is the following description of the BSR/RP mechanism correct?

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Answer options
A:

A. PIM-SM domain can have more than one C-BSR, but only one BSR can be elected by the C-BSR that receives the C-RP Packets are collected C-one RP information

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B:

B. BSR advertises BSR and C-RP information to all routers in the PIM-SM domain by flooding Bootstrap packets

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C:

C. A C-BSR can also collect C-RP information by receiving C-RP packets

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Correct Answer:
A. A. PIM-SM domain can have more than one C-BSR, but only one BSR can be elected by the C-BSR that receives the C-RP Packets are collected C-one RP information; B. B. BSR advertises BSR and C-RP information to all routers in the PIM-SM domain by flooding Bootstrap packets; C. C. A C-BSR can also collect C-RP information by receiving C-RP packets
Explanation

In PIM-SM's BSR/RP mechanism, multiple C-BSRs may exist but only one is elected as BSR (A). C-RPs unicast their advertisements toward the BSR/C-BSRs, and C-BSRs collect this C-RP information (C). The elected BSR encapsulates the RP-Set and BSR information into Bootstrap messages, which are flooded hop-by-hop to every router in the domain (B). All three statements accurately reflect the standard operation of the dynamic RP election process described in Huawei's multicast configuration guides and RFC 5059.

Why Incorrect

(No options are incorrect — A, B, and C are all valid descriptions of the BSR/RP mechanism.) References
1. Huawei Technologies. HUAWEI NE Series Routers – Feature Description: IP Multicast (PIM-SM), "BSR/RP Mechanism," section on Dynamic RP Election. (C-BSR collects C-RP info; BSR election; Bootstrap flooding.)
2. Huawei Technologies. HCIP-Datacom / H12-891 Advanced Routing & Switching – IP Multicast Configuration Guide, "PIM-SM BSR and C-RP" subsection.
3. Bhaskar, N., et al. RFC 5059 – Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), Sections 3.1–3.3 (BSR election), Section 3.4 (Bootstrap message flooding), Section 3.5 (C-RP advertisement collection). https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5059
4. Fenner, B., et al. RFC 4601 – Protocol Independent Multicast – Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification, Section 3 (RP discovery). https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4601
5. Huawei Technologies. HUAWEI Datacom Certification – IP Multicast Technology White Paper, "RP Advertisement and Discovery via BSR."

References

1. RFC 5059, "Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for PIM", Section 3.2, "BSR Behavior". "The BSR is responsible for receiving C-RP-Adv messages, selecting a set of RPs from the C-RPs, and distributing this RP-Set information throughout the domain in Bootstrap messages."

2. Huawei HedEx Documentation, NE

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