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CHAPTER 3
Configuring PIM for IPv4 Multicast
Copyright © 2010, Juniper Networks, Inc.
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 80
Platform Considerations on page 86
References on page 86
Before You Begin on page 87
Enabling PIM on a VR on page 87
Disabling PIM on a VR on page 87
Enabling PIM on an Interface on page 88
Setting a Priority to Determine the Designated Router on page 88
Configuring the PIM Join/Prune Message Interval on page 89
Configuring an RP Router for PIM Sparse Mode and PIM Sparse-Dense Mode on page 90
Configuring BSR and RP Candidates for PIM Sparse Mode on page 92
Migrating to BSR from Auto-RP on page 93
Switching to an SPT for PIM Sparse Mode on page 94
Creating Multicast VPNs on page 94
Using PIM Sparse Mode Join Filters on page 105
Configuring PIM SSM on page 105
Configuring the BFD Protocol for PIM on page 106
Removing PIM on page 108
Resetting PIM Counters and Mappings on page 108
Monitoring PIM on page 109
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