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:

• Understanding PIM for IPv4 Multicast
• PIM for IPv4 Multicast Platform Considerations
• PIM for IPv4 Multicast References
• Enabling PIM for IPv4 on a Virtual Router
• Disabling PIM for IPv4 on a Virtual Router
• Enabling PIM for IPv4 on an Interface
• Setting a Priority to Determine the Designated Router for IPv4
• Configuring the PIM for IPv4 Join/Prune Message Interval
• Configuring an RP Router for PIM Sparse Mode and PIM Sparse-Dense Mode for IPv4
• Configuring BSR and RP Candidates for PIM Sparse Mode for IPv4
• Migrating to BSR from Auto-RP
• Switching to an SPT for PIM Sparse Mode for IPv4
• Multicast VPNs Overview
• Configuring the Default MDT
• Configuring Data MDTs
• Example: Configuring Multicast VPNs
• Configuring PIM Sparse Mode Join Filters for IPv4
• Configuring PIM for IPv4 SSM
• BFD Protocol for PIM for IPv4 Overview
• Configuring the BFD Protocol for PIM for IPv4
• Removing PIM for IPv4
• Resetting PIM Counters and Mappings for IPv4