Multicast (PIM-SIM)

This page allows you to configure PIM.

Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) is a protocol for routing IP packets efficiently to multicast groups that may span throughout the internet. PIM provides dynamic multicast support on the device. With dynamic multicast support, a host can join/leave a multicast group dynamically and there is no need to manually add/delete multicast routing entries on the device.

Note The device supports PIM version2 and PIM-SM mode with Rendezvous Point (RP) selection method as BSR (Bootstrap Router)

PIM-SM configuration

Enable PIM
Enable PIM to provide dynamic multicast support on the device.
PIM-enabled interface
Select the physical interfaces on which PIM service needs to be enabled. To enable PIM, at least one interface has to be selected.
Note
  • Only IPv4 bound interfaces can be selected.
  • Alias, PPPoE and cellular WAN interfaces are not supported.
  • RED and GRE interfaces are supported.
RP settings
Enable to configure static RP or candidate RP.
Table 1. Static RP
RIP IP Specify a unicast IP address for static RP. RPs can be added or deleted. Maximum eight RP IP addresses per RP are allowed.
Multicast group Specify multicast group IP address or network address separated by comma that will be served by given RP. Maximum eight multicast group addresses per RP are allowed. Use * in Multicast group list to serve all the multicast groups by the defined RP.
Table 2. Candidate RP
Candidate RP IP Select interface IP that will be used as RP IP, if the router is selected as candidate RP.
Multicast group list Specify multicast group IP address or network address separated by a comma that will be served by given RP. Maximum eight multicast group IP/network addresses are allowed. Use * in Multicast group list to serve all the multicast groups by the selected RP.
Candidate RP priority Specify the priority of the PIM router in the RP election process. Default: 1. Acceptable range: 1 to 255.
Timer Specify time in seconds after which at every specified time, RP candidate messages are generated. Default: 60 seconds. Acceptable range: 30 to 180 seconds.