Troubleshooting MLD ··················································································································································· 294
Configuring IPv6 PIM ·············································································································································· 296
Overview ······································································································································································· 296
IPv6 PIM-DM overview ········································································································································ 296
IPv6 PIM-SM overview ········································································································································ 299
IPv6 BIDIR-PIM overview ····································································································································· 305
IPv6 PIM-SSM overview ······································································································································ 310
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 312
Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM ············································································································································ 312
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 313
Enabling IPv6 PIM-DM ········································································································································ 313
Configuring IPv6 PIM-SM ············································································································································ 315
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 315
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM ········································································································································· 316
Configuring an RP ··············································································································································· 316
Configuring a BSR ··············································································································································· 319
Configuring switchover to SPT ··························································································································· 324
Configuring IPv6 BIDIR-PIM ········································································································································· 325
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 325
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM ········································································································································· 326
Enabling IPv6 BIDIR-PIM ····································································································································· 326
Configuring an RP ··············································································································································· 326
Configuring a BSR ··············································································································································· 328
Configuring IPv6 PIM-SSM ·········································································································································· 333
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 333
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM ········································································································································· 334
Configuration task list ········································································································································· 335
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 335
Setting the prune delay timer ····························································································································· 338
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