Configuring c-rp timers globally, Configuring a bsr – H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches User Manual

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To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter public instance PIM view

or VPN instance PIM view

pim [ vpn-instance

vpn-instance-name ]

Enable auto-RP

auto-rp enable

Required

Disabled by default

Configuring C-RP timers globally

To enable the BSR to distribute the RP-set information within the PIM-SM domain, C-RPs must

periodically send C-RP-Adv messages to the BSR. The BSR learns the RP-set information from

the received messages, and encapsulates its own IP address together with the RP-set

information in its bootstrap messages. The BSR then floods the bootstrap messages to all PIM

routers (224.0.0.13) in the network.

Each C-RP encapsulates a timeout value in its C-RP-Adv messages. Upon receiving a

C_RP-Adv message, the BSR obtains this timeout value and starts a C-RP timeout timer. If the

BSR fails to hear a subsequent C-RP-Adv message from the C-RP within the timeout interval,

the BSR assumes the C-RP to have expired or become unreachable.

The C-RP timers need to be configured on C-RP routers.

Follow these steps to configure C-RP timers globally:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter public instance PIM view

or VPN instance PIM view

pim [ vpn-instance

vpn-instance-name ]

Configure the C-RP-Adv interval

c-rp advertisement-interval

interval

Optional

60 seconds by default

Configure C-RP timeout time

c-rp holdtime interval

Optional

150 seconds by default

For the configuration of other timers in PIM-SM, refer to

Configuring PIM Common Timers

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Configuring a BSR

A PIM-SM domain can have only one BSR, but must have at least one C-BSR. Any router can

be configured as a C-BSR. Elected from C-BSRs, the BSR is responsible for collecting and

advertising RP information in the PIM-SM domain.

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