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350-401 Practice Question: Drag and drop each PIM message type on the left…

Drag and drop each PIM message type on the left to its matching function on the right.

Drag a concept onto its matching description — or click a concept then click the description.

Concepts
Matches

Discovers and maintains PIM neighbors

Requests to join a multicast group and receive traffic

Requests to leave a multicast group and stop receiving traffic

Resolves duplicate forwarding on a multi-access network

Elects the RP in PIM Sparse Mode

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

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PIM Hello: Discovers and maintains PIM neighbors

PIM Hello discovers neighbors; Join requests to join a group; Prune requests to leave a group; Assert resolves duplicate forwarding on a multi-access network.

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Variation 1. Drag and drop each PIM message type on the left to its matching function on the right.

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  • ✓ P1.PIM Hello: Discovers PIM neighbors and maintains adjacency
  • ✓ P2.PIM Join: Requests to receive multicast traffic for a specific group (or S,G)
  • ✓ P3.PIM Prune: Requests to stop receiving multicast traffic for a specific group (or S,G)
  • ✓ P4.PIM Assert: Resolves which PIM router forwards multicast traffic on a multi-access network
  • ✓ P5.PIM Bootstrap: Distributes RP information in PIM Sparse Mode

Why P1: PIM Hello discovers neighbors and maintains adjacency; Join is used to join a multicast tree; Prune is used to leave a tree; Assert resolves duplicate forwarding on a multi-access network; Bootstrap messages are used in PIM SM to distribute RP information.

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Written by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security

Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva

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