Disabling bsm semantic fragmentation, Configuring administrative scoping – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual

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Step Command

Remarks

4.

Configure the BS timeout
timer.

c-bsr holdtime interval

Optional.
By default, the BS timeout timer is

determined by this formula: BS
timeout timer = BS period × 2 +

10. The default BS period is 60

seconds, so the default BS timeout
timer = 60 × 2 + 10 = 130

(seconds).

Disabling BSM semantic fragmentation

Generally, a BSR periodically distributes the RP-set information in bootstrap messages within the PIM-SM

domain. It encapsulates a BSM in an IP datagram and might split the datagram into fragments if the
message exceeds the maximum transmission unit (MTU). In respect of such IP fragmentation, loss of a

single IP fragment leads to unavailability of the entire message.
Semantic fragmentation of BSMs can solve this issue. When a BSM exceeds the MTU, it is split to multiple

bootstrap message fragments (BSMFs).

After receiving a BSMF that contains the RP-set information of one group range, a non-BSR router

updates corresponding RP-set information directly.

If the RP-set information of one group range is carried in multiple BSMFs, a non-BSR router updates
corresponding RP-set information after receiving all these BSMFs.

Because the RP-set information contained in each segment is different, loss of some IP fragments will not

result in dropping of the entire message.
Generally, a BSR performs BSM semantic fragmentation according to the MTU of its BSR interface.
However, the semantic fragmentation of BSMs originated due to learning of a new PIM neighbor is

performed according to the MTU of the outgoing interface.
The function of BSM semantic fragmentation is enabled by default. Devices not supporting this function

might deem a fragment as an entire message, thus learning only part of the RP-set information. Therefore,

if such devices exist in the PIM-SM domain, you need to disable the semantic fragmentation function on
the C-BSRs.
To disable BSM semantic fragmentation:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter public network PIM
view or VPN instance PIM

view.

pim [ vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ]

N/A

3.

Disable the BSM semantic

fragmentation function.

undo bsm-fragment enable

By default, the BSM semantic
fragmentation function is enabled.

Configuring administrative scoping

When administrative scoping is disabled, a PIM-SM domain has only one BSR. The BSR manages the

whole network. To manage your network more effectively and specifically, partition the PIM-SM domain

into multiple admin-scoped zones. Each admin-scoped zone maintains a BSR to provide services for a

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