Configuring Administrative Scoping - HP MSR ASM Configuration Manual

Disabling BSM semantic fragmentation
Generally, a BSR periodically distributes the RP-set information in bootstrap messages within the
BIDIR-PIM domain. It encapsulates a BSM in an IP datagram and might split the datagram into fragments
if the message exceeds the MTU. In respect of such IP fragmentation, loss of a single IP fragment leads
to unavailability of the entire message.
Semantic fragmentation of BSMs can solve this issue. When a BSM exceeds the MTU, it is split to BSMFs.
After receiving a BSMF that contains the RP-set information of one group range, a non-BSR router
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updates corresponding RP-set information directly.
• If the RP-set information of one group range is carried in multiple BSMFs, a non-BSR router updates
corresponding RP-set information after receiving all these BSMFs.
Because the RP-set information contained in each segment is different, loss of some IP fragments will not
result in dropping of the entire message.
Generally, a BSR performs BSM semantic fragmentation according to the MTU of its BSR interface.
However, the semantic fragmentation of BSMs originated due to learning of a new PIM neighbor is
performed according to the MTU of the outgoing interface.
The function of BSM semantic fragmentation is enabled by default. Devices not supporting this function
might deem a fragment as an entire message, thus learning only part of the RP-set information. Therefore,
if such devices exist in the BIDIR-PIM domain, you need to disable the semantic fragmentation function on
the C-BSRs.
To disable the BSM semantic fragmentation function:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter public network PIM
view or VPN instance PIM
view.
3. Disable the BSM semantic
fragmentation function.

Configuring administrative scoping

When administrative scoping is disabled, a BIDIR-PIM domain has only one BSR. The BSR manages the
whole network. To manage your network more effectively and specifically, you can divide the BIDIR-PIM
domain into multiple admin-scoped zones. Each admin-scoped zone maintains a BSR, which serves a
specific multicast group range. The global-scoped zone also maintains a BSR, which serves all the rest
multicast groups.
Enabling administrative scoping
Before you configure an admin-scoped zone, you must enable administrative scoping first.
Perform the following configuration on all routers in the BIDIR-PIM domain.
To enable administrative scoping:
Step
1. Enter system view.
Command
system-view
pim [ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]
undo bsm-fragment enable
Command
system-view
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Remarks
N/A
N/A
By default, the BSM semantic
fragmentation function is enabled.
Remarks
N/A