Pim Interface Settings - D-Link Xstack DGS-3600 Series User Manual

Register
Suppression Time
Click Apply to implement changes made.

PIM Interface Settings

To configure the settings for the PIM Protocol per IP interface, go to L3 Features > IP Multicast Routing Protocol > PIM >
PIM Interface Settings. This will give the user access to the following screen:
To configure an IP interface for PIM, click its corresponding Modify button which will lead you to the following screen:
The following fields can be set:
Parameter
Interface Name
IP Address
Designated Router
Hello Interval
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
This field is to be configured for the first hop router from the source. After this router sends
out a Register message to the RP, and the RP replies with a Register stop message, it will
wait for the time configured here to send out another register message to the RP. The user
may set a time between 3-255 with a default setting of 60 seconds.
NOTE: The Probe time value must be less than half of the Register
Suppression Time value. If not, the administrator will be presented with an
error message after clicking Apply.
Figure 8- 7 . PIM Interface Settings window
Figure 8- 8 . PIM Interface Settings – Edit window 0
Description
This read-only field denotes the IP interface selected to be configured for PIM.
This read-only field denotes the IP address of the IP interface selected to be configured for
PIM.
This read-only field denotes the IP address of the Designated Router of the distribution tree to
which this IP address belongs.
This field will set the interval time between the sending of Hello Packets from this IP interface
to neighboring routers one hop away. These Hello packets are used to discover other PIM
enabled routers and state their priority as the Designated Router (DR) on the PIM enabled
network. The user may state an interval time between 1 and 18724 seconds with a default
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