Pim Candidate Bsr Settings - D-Link xStack DGS-3324SRi User Manual

xStack DGS/DXS-3300 Series Layer 3 Stackable Gigabit Ethernet Switch User Manual

PIM Candidate BSR Settings

The following windows are used to configure the Candidate Boot Strap Router settings for the switch and the priority of
the selected IP interface to become the Boot Strap Router (BSR) for the PIM enabled network. The Boot Strap Router
holds the information which determines which router on the network is to be elected as the RP for the multicast group and
then to gather and distribute RP information to other PIM-SM enabled routers. To view the Candidate BSR window, click
Configuration > Layer 3 IP Networking > IP Multicast Routing Protocol > PIM Protocol > PIM Candidate BSR
Settings.
The following fields can be set:
Parameter
Hash Mask Len
Bootstrap Period
Interface Name
To view the CBSR settings for an IP interface and set its BSR priority, click its hyperlinked name, which will lead you to
the following window.
The following fields can be viewed or set:
Figure 6- 171. PIM Candidate BSR Global Settings window
Description
Enter a hash mask length, which will be used with the IP address of the candidate RP
and the multicast group address, to calculate the hash algorithm used by the router to
determine which C-RP on the PIM-SM enabled network will be the RP. The user may
select a length between 0 –32 with a default setting of 30.
Enter a time period between 1-255 to determine the interval the Switch will send out
Boot Strap Messages (BSM) to the PIM enabled network. The default setting is 60
seconds.
To find an IP interface on the Switch, enter the interface name into the space provided
and click Find. If found, the Interface Name will appear alone in the PIM Candidate
BSR Settings window below.
Figure 6- 172. PIM Candidate BSR Settings – Edit
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