Assert; Understanding Bidir-Pim - HP A6600 Configuration Manual

Multicast packets are delivered along a path that might not be the shortest one.
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An increase in multicast traffic adds a great burden on the RP, increasing the risk of failure.
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To solve the issues, PIM-SM allows an RP or the DR at the receiver side to initiate the following SPT
switchover process:
The RP initiates an SPT switchover process.
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After receiving the first multicast packet, the RP sends an (S, G) join message hop by hop toward the
multicast source to establish an SPT between the DR at the source side and the RP. The subsequent
multicast data from the multicast source travels along the established SPT to the RP.
For more information about the SPT switchover initiated by the RP, see
The receiver-side DR initiates an SPT switchover process.
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After receiving the first multicast packet, the receiver-side DR initiates an SPT switchover process, as
follows:
• The receiver-side DR sends an (S, G) join message hop by hop toward the multicast source. When
the join message reaches the source-side DR, all the routers on the path have installed the (S, G)
entry in their forwarding table, and thus an SPT branch is established.
When the multicast packets travel to the router where the RPT and the SPT deviate, the router drops
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the multicast packets received from the RPT and sends an RP-bit prune message hop by hop to the
RP. After receiving this prune message, the RP sends a prune message toward the multicast source
(suppose only one receiver exists). Thus, SPT switchover is completed.
Multicast data is directly sent from the source to the receivers along the SPT.
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PIM-SM builds SPTs through SPT switchover more economically than PIM-DM does through the
flood-and-prune mechanism.

Assert

PIM-SM uses a similar assert mechanism as PIM-DM does. For more information, see "Assert."

Understanding BIDIR-PIM

In some many-to-many applications, such as multi-side video conference, there might be multiple receivers
interested in multiple multicast sources simultaneously. With PIM-DM or PIM-SM, each router along the
SPT must create an (S, G) entry for each multicast source, consuming a lot of system resources.
BIDIR-PIM addresses the problem. Derived from PIM-SM, BIDIR-PIM builds and maintains bidirectional
RPTs, each of which is rooted at an RP and connects multiple multicast sources with multiple receivers.
Traffic from the multicast sources is forwarded through the RPs to the receivers along the bidirectional
RPTs. Each router needs to maintain only one (*, G) multicast routing entry, saving system resources.
BIDIR-PIM is suitable for networks with dense multicast sources and dense receivers.
The working mechanism of BIDIR-PIM is summarized as follows:
Neighbor discovery
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RP discovery
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DF election
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Bidirectional RPT building
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"Multicast source registration."