Configuring PIM for IPv4 Multicast

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

This chapter describes how to configure PIM for IPv4 on E Series routers; it contains the following sections:

• Overview
• Platform Considerations
• References
• Before You Begin
• Enabling PIM on a VR
• 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 and PIM Sparse-Dense Mode
• Configuring BSR and RP Candidates for PIM Sparse Mode
• Migrating to BSR from Auto-RP
• Switching to an SPT for PIM Sparse Mode
• Creating Multicast VPNs
• Using PIM Sparse Mode Join Filters
• Configuring PIM SSM
• Configuring the BFD Protocol for PIM
• Removing PIM
• Resetting PIM Counters and Mappings
• Monitoring PIM