LevelOne GTL-2691 - Manual (Page 739)

C HAPTER 21 | Multicast Routing
Configuring PIMv6 for IPv6
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3. Specify the static RP to use for a multicast group, or a range of groups
by using a subnet mask.
4. Click Apply.
Figure 476: Configuring a PIM6 Static Rendezvous Point
To display static rendezvous points:
1. Click Routing Protocol, PIM6, PIM6-SM.
2.
Select RP Address from the Step list.
3.
Select Show from the Action list.
Figure 477: Showing PIM6 Static Rendezvous Points
C ONFIGURING A PIM6
RP C ANDIDATE
Use the Routing Protocol > PIM6 > PIM6-SM (RP Candidate) page to
configure the switch to advertise itself as a Rendezvous Point (RP)
candidate to the bootstrap router (BSR).
CLI R EFERENCES
◆ "ipv6 pim rp-candidate" on page 1591
C OMMAND U SAGE
◆ When this router is configured as an RP candidate, it periodically sends
PIMv2 messages to the BSR advertising itself as a candidate RP for the
specified group addresses. The IP address of the designated VLAN is
sent as the candidate’s RP address. The BSR places information about
all of the candidate RPs in subsequent bootstrap messages. The BSR
uses the RP-election hash algorithm to select an active RP for each
group range. The election process is performed by the BSR only for its
own use. Each PIM6-SM router that receives the list of RP candidates