3Com Switch 8800 Advanced Software V5 Configuration Guide

578 CHAPTER 42: PIM CONFIGURATION
Configuration
Prerequisites
Before configuring PIM-SM, complete the following task:
■ Configure any unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain are
interoperable at the network layer.
Before configuring PIM-SM, prepare the following data:
■ An ACL rule defining a legal BSR address range
■ Hash mask length for RP selection calculation
■ C-BSR priority
■ Bootstrap interval
■ Bootstrap timeout time
■ An ACL rule defining a legal C-RP address range and the range of multicast
groups to be served
■ C-RP-Adv interval
■ C-RP timeout time
■ The IP address of a static RP
■ An ACL rule for register message filtering
■ Register suppression timeout time
■ Probe time
■ Whether to disable RPT-to-SPT switchover
Task Remarks
“Enabling PIM-SM” on page 579 Required
“Configuring a BSR” on
page 579
“Performing basic C-BSR
configuration” on page 579
Optional
“Configuring a global-scope
C-BSR” on page 580
Optional
“Configuring an admin-scope
C-BSR” on page 581
Optional
“Configuring a BSR
admin-scope region
boundary” on page 581
Optional
“Configuring global C-BSR
parameters” on page 582
Optional
“PIM Configuration” on
page 563
“Configuring a C-RP” on
page 583
Optional
“Enabling auto-RP” on page
583
Optional
“Configuring C-RP timers” on
page 584
Optional
“Configuring a static RP” on
page 582
Optional
“PIM Configuration” on page 563 Optional
“Disabling RPT-to-SPT Switchover” on page 585 Required
“Configuring PIM Common Information” on page 587 Optional