# Configuring PIM for IPv6 Multicast

Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) is a collection of multicast routing protocols that enable multicast routers to identify other multicast routers that can receive packets.

This chapter describes how to configure PIM for IPv6 multicast on the E Series router; it contains the following sections:

- Overview
- Platform Considerations
- References
- Before You Begin
- Enabling and Disabling PIM on a VR
- Enabling PIM on an Interface
- Setting a Priority to Determine the Designated Router
- Configuring the PIM Join/Prune Message Interval
- Configuring an RP Router for PIM Sparse Mode
- Configuring BSR and RP Candidates for PIM Sparse Mode
- Switching to an SPT for PIM Sparse Mode
- Configuring PIM Sparse Mode Remote Neighbors
- Using PIM Sparse Mode Join Filters
- Configuring PIM SSM
- Configuring the BFD Protocol for PIM
- Removing PIM
- Resetting PIM Counters and Mappings
- Monitoring PIM