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Chapter I Commands
ip pim bsr listen
To listen to and forward IPv4 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) bootstrap router (BSR) and
Candidate-RP messages, use the ip pim bsr listen command. To disable listening and forwarding, use
the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
listen
forward
Command Default
Disabled
Command Modes
Global configuration mode
VRF configuration mode
Supported User Roles
network-admin
vdc-admin
Command History Release
6.0(2)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
A router configured as either a candidate RP or a candidate BSR will automatically listen to and forward
all BSR protocol messages, unless an interface is configured with the domain border feature.
The ip pim bsr forward command is an alternative form of this command.
This command requires the LAN Base Services license.
Examples
This example shows how to listen to and forward BSR and Candidate-RP messages:
switch(config)# ip pim bsr listen forward
This example shows how to disable listening and forwarding:
switch(config)# no ip pim bsr listen forward
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ip pim bsr listen [forward]
no ip pim bsr [listen [forward]]
Specifies to listen to BSR and Candidate-RP messages.
(Optional) Specifies to forward BSR and Candidate-RP messages.
Modification
This command was introduced.
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