ip pim sg-expiry-timer

To adjust the (S, G) expiry timer interval for Protocol Independent Multicast sparse mode (PIM-SM) (S, G) multicast routes, use the ip pim sg-expiry-timer command. To reset to the default values, use the no form of the command.

ip pim [ sparse ] sg-expiry-timer seconds [ sg-list route-map ]

no ip pim [ sparse ] sg-expiry-timer seconds [ sg-list route-map ]

Syntax Description

sparse
(Optional) Specifies sparse mode.
seconds
Expiry-timer interval. The range is from 181 to 57600 seconds.
sg-list route-map
(Optional) Specifies S,G values to which the timer applies. The route map name can be a maximum of 100 alphanumeric characters.

Command Default

The default expiry time is 180 seconds.
The timer applies to all (S, G) entries in the routing table.

Command Modes

VRF configuration mode

Command History

Release
Modification
5.0(3)N1(1)
This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

This command requires the LAN Base Services license.

Examples

This example shows how to configure the expiry interval to 300 seconds for all (S, G) entries:

switch(config)# vrf context Enterprise
switch(config-vrf)# ip pim sg-expiry-timer 300
switch(config-vrf)#
 

Related Commands

Command
Description
show ip pim context
Displays information about the PIM configuration.