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The following fields can be set:
Parameter
Interface Name
IP Address
Designated Router
Hello Interval
Join/Prune Interval
Mode
State
DR priority
Click Apply to implement changes made.
xStack DES-3800 Series Layer 3 Stackable Fast Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 8- 62. PIM Interface Settings – Edit window
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 – 18724 seconds with a default
interval time of 30 seconds.
This field will set the interval time between the sending of Join/Prune packets stating which
multicast groups are to join the PIM enabled network and which are to be removed or
"pruned" from that group. The user may state an interval time between 1 – 18724 seconds
with a default interval time of 60 seconds.
Use the pull-down menu to select the type of PIM protocol to use, Sparse Mode (SM) or
Dense Mode (DM). The default setting is DM.
Use the pull-down menu to enable or disable PIM for this IP interface. The default is Disabled.
Enter the priority of this IP interface to become the Designated Router for the multiple access
network. The user may enter a DR priority between 0 and 4,294,967,294 with a default setting
of 1.
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