Configuring Ipv6 Multicast Features; Ipv6 Pim Sparse; Pim Sparse Router Types - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

Configuring IPv6 Multicast Features

IPv6 PIM sparse

This chapter presents the multicast features available for IPv6 routers.
The BigIron RX supports IPv6 Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Sparse. IPv6 PIM Sparse
provides multicasting that is especially suitable for widely distributed multicast environments.
In an IPv6 PIM Sparse network, an IPv6 PIM Sparse router that is connected to a host that wants to
receive information for a multicast group must explicitly send a join request on behalf of the
receiver (host).
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PIM sparse router types

Routers that are configured with PIM Sparse interfaces also can be configured to fill one or more of
the following roles:
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Example IPv6 PIM Sparse domain
Port3/8
VE 1
IPv6 PIM Sparse
router A
Source for Group
fec0:1111::1
IPv6 PIM Sparse
router B
Port2/1 Port2/2
Rendezvous Point (RP) path
Shortest Path Tree (SPT) path
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This interface is also the
Bootstrap Router (BR) and
the Rendezvous Point (RP)
Port3/8
VE 1
IPv6 PIM Sparse
router C
Receiver for Group
ff02::200:2
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