Configuring Pim For Ipv4 Multicast - Juniper JUNOSE 11.2.X MULTICAST ROUTING Configuration Manual

CHAPTER 3

Configuring PIM for IPv4 Multicast

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The Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol is a collection of multicast routing
protocols that enables multicast routers to identify other multicast routers to receive
packets.
This chapter describes how to configure PIM for IPv4 on E Series routers; it contains the
following sections:
Overview on page 78
Platform Considerations on page 84
References on page 84
Before You Begin on page 85
Enabling PIM on a VR on page 85
Disabling PIM on a VR on page 85
Enabling PIM on an Interface on page 86
Setting a Priority to Determine the Designated Router on page 86
Configuring the PIM Join/Prune Message Interval on page 87
Configuring an RP Router for PIM Sparse Mode and PIM Sparse-Dense Mode on page 88
Configuring BSR and RP Candidates for PIM Sparse Mode on page 90
Migrating to BSR from Auto-RP on page 91
Switching to an SPT for PIM Sparse Mode on page 92
Creating Multicast VPNs on page 92
Using PIM Sparse Mode Join Filters on page 103
Configuring PIM SSM on page 103
Configuring the BFD Protocol for PIM on page 104
Removing PIM on page 106
Resetting PIM Counters and Mappings on page 106
Monitoring PIM on page 107
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