Re: RPF check for Dense mode

From: Joe Chang (changjoe@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Feb 14 2007 - 13:21:55 ART

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> (1) This may be silly, but is RPF check necessary for Dense-mode flooding
too ?

Not a silly question at all, for me because it helps me think things
through. RPF is the loop-prevention mechanism. PIM , whether it be Dense or
Sparse mode, is the distribution mechanism. A Dense Mode network would still
need RPF to avoid loops.

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