HP FlexNetwork 7500 Series Configuration Manual page 319

Figure 99 DF election
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IPv6 multicast packets from Route A. They also can forward the packets to downstream routers on
the local subnet. As a result, the RP (Router E) receives duplicate IPv6 multicast packets.
With the DF election mechanism, once receiving the RP information, Router B and Router C
multicast a DF election message to all IPv6 PIM routers on the subnet to initiate a DF election
process. The election message carries the RP's address, and the route preference and metric of the
unicast route to the RP. A DF is elected as follows:
The router with higher route preference becomes the DF.
1.
If the routers have the same route preference, the router with lower metric becomes the DF.
2.
If the routers have the same metric, the router with the higher IP address becomes the DF.
3.
Bidirectional RPT building
A bidirectional RPT comprises a receiver-side RPT and a source-side RPT. The receiver-side RPT is
rooted at the RP and takes the routers that directly connect to the receivers as leaves. The
source-side RPT is also rooted at the RP but takes the routers that directly connect to the IPv6
multicast sources as leaves. The processes for building these two RPTs are different.
Router E
RP
Router B
Ethernet
DF election message
IPv6 Multicast packets
Figure 99, without the DF election mechanism, both Router B and Router C can receive
Router D
Router C
Router A
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