Ip pim rp-candidate – LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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PIM Multicast Routing

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XAMPLE

In the following example, the first PIM-SM command just specifies the RP

address 192.168.1.1 to indicate that it will be used to service all multicast

groups. The second PIM-SM command includes the multicast groups to be

serviced by the RP.

Console(config)#ip pim rp-address 192.168.1.1

Console(config)#ip pim rp-address 192.168.2.1 group-prefix 224.9.0.0

255.255.0.0

Console(config)#end

Console#show ip pim rp mapping

PIM Group-to-RP Mappings

Groups : 224.0.0.0/4

RP address : 192.168.1.1/32

Info source : static

Uptime : 00:00:33

Expire : Never

Groups : 224.9.0.0/16

RP address : 192.168.2.1/32

Info source : static

Uptime : 00:00:21

Expire : Never

Console#

ip pim rp-candidate

This command configures the router to advertise itself as a Rendezvous

Point (RP) candidate to the bootstrap router (BSR). Use the no form to

remove this router as an RP candidate.

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ip pim rp-candidate interface vlan vlan-id

[group-prefix group-address mask]

[interval seconds] [priority value]

no ip pim rp-candidate interface vlan vlan-id

vlan-id - VLAN ID (Range: 1-4094)
group-address - An IP multicast group address. If a group address

is not specified, the RP is advertised for all multicast groups.
mask - Subnet mask that is used for the group address.
seconds - The interval at which this device advertises itself as an RP

candidate. (Range: 60-16383 seconds)
value - Priority used by the candidate RP in the election process.

The RP candidate with the largest priority is preferred. If the priority

values are the same, the candidate with the larger IP address is

elected to be the RP. Setting the priority to zero means that this

router is not eligible to server as the RP. (Range: 0-255)

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Address: 224.0.0.0/4, or the entire IPv4 multicast group family

Interval: 60 seconds

Priority: 0

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