Drag and drop each PIM mode on the left to its matching traffic distribution method on the right.
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Uses explicit join messages to build a shared tree
Floods multicast traffic on all interfaces, then prunes unwanted branches
Builds shortest path trees from source to receivers
Uses a shared tree with no source-specific state
Operates in sparse mode by default, but allows dense mode per group
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Correct answer & explanation
PIM Sparse Mode: Uses explicit join messages to build a shared tree
PIM Sparse Mode uses explicit join to build a shared tree; Dense Mode floods initially then prunes; Source-Specific Mode uses shortest path trees from source; Bidirectional PIM uses a shared tree with no source-specific state.
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