Drag and drop each multicast tree type on the left to its matching description on the right.
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Tree rooted at the source, uses optimal path to each receiver
Shared tree rooted at the RP, used in PIM Sparse Mode
Shared tree that allows multicast traffic to flow in both directions
A tree rooted at the source of the multicast traffic
A tree rooted at the RP, shared by all sources for a given group
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Correct answer & explanation
SPT (Shortest Path Tree): Tree rooted at the source, uses optimal path to each receiver
SPT is the shortest path from source to receivers; RPT is a shared tree rooted at the RP; Bidirectional tree allows traffic to flow both ways; Source tree is a tree rooted at the source; Shared tree is a tree rooted at the RP.
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