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PIM-SM (Sparse Mode)
Configuration Steps for PIM-SM

4. Optional: In the PIM router context, change one or more of the traffic

control settings in the following table.

Options Accessed in
Router PIM Context

Operation

rp-candidate group-prefix

Enter an address and mask to define an additional

< group-addr/group-mask >

multicast group or a range of groups.

rp-candidate hold-time

Tells the BSR how long it should expect the sending

< 30 - 255 >

Candidate-RP router to be operative. (Default: 150; 0 if
router is not a candidate)

rp-candidate priority < 0 - 255 > Changes the priority for the Candidate-RP router. When

multiple C-RPs are configured for the same multicast
group(s), the priority determines which router
becomes the RP for such groups. A smaller value
means a higher priority. (Default: 192)

[ no ] spt-threshold

Disable or enable the router’s ability to switch multicast

(page 4-42)

traffic flows to the shortest path tree. (Default:
enabled)

join-prune-interval < 5 - 65535 > Optional: Globally change the interval for the frequency
(page 4-30)

at which join and prune messages are forwarded on
the router’s VLAN interfaces. (Default: 60 seconds)

trap

Optional: Enable or disable PIM traps. (Default:

< neighbor-loss |

disabled.)

hardware-mrt-full |
software-mrt-full | all >
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