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- IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
- Finding Feature Information
- Restrictions for IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
- Information About IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
- Bidirectional PIM
- How to Configure IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
- Configuring Bidirectional PIM and Displaying Bidirectional PIM Information
- Configuration Examples for IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
- Example: Configuring Bidirectional PIM and Displaying Bidirectional PIM Information
- Additional References
- Feature Information for IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
Finding Feature Information
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Information About IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
Bidirectional PIM
Bidirectional PIM allows multicast devices to keep reduced state information, as compared with unidirectional shared trees in PIM-SM. Bidirectional shared trees convey data from sources to the RPA and distribute them from the RPA to the receivers. Unlike PIM-SM, bidirectional PIM does not switch over to the source tree, and there is no register encapsulation of data from the source to the RP.
A single designated forwarder (DF) exists for each RPA on every link within a bidirectional PIM domain (including multiaccess and point-to-point links). The only exception is the RPL on which no DF exists. The DF is the device on the link with the best route to the RPA, which is determined by comparing MRIB-provided metrics. A DF for a given RPA forwards downstream traffic onto its link and forwards upstream traffic from its link toward the rendezvous point link (RPL). The DF performs this function for all bidirectional groups that map to the RPA. The DF on a link is also responsible for processing Join messages from downstream devices on the link as well as ensuring that packets are forwarded to local receivers discovered through a local membership mechanism such as MLD.
Bidirectional PIM offers advantages when there are many moderate or low-rate sources. However, the bidirectional shared trees may have worse delay characteristics than do the source trees built in PIM-SM (depending on the topology).
Only static configuration of bidirectional RPs is supported in IPv6.
How to Configure IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
Configuring Bidirectional PIM and Displaying Bidirectional PIM Information
DETAILED STEPS
Configuration Examples for IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
Example: Configuring Bidirectional PIM and Displaying Bidirectional PIM Information
The following example displays the DF-election states:
Device# show ipv6 pim df
Interface DF State Timer Metrics
Ethernet0/0 Winner 4s 8ms [120/2]
RP :200::1
Ethernet1/0 Lose 0s 0ms [inf/inf]
RP :200::1
The following example displays information on the RP:
Device# show ipv6 pim df
Interface DF State Timer Metrics
Ethernet0/0 None:RP LAN 0s 0ms [inf/inf]
RP :200::1
Ethernet1/0 Winner 7s 600ms [0/0]
RP :200::1
Ethernet2/0 Winner 9s 8ms [0/0]
RP :200::1
Additional References
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Feature Information for IPv6 Bidirectional PIM
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.
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| Table 1 | Feature Information for IPv6 Bidirectional PIM |
| Feature Name | Releases | Feature Information |
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IPv6 Bidirectional PIM |
12.2(25)SG 12.2(33)SRA 12.2(25)S 12.3(7)T 12.4 12.4(2)T Cisco IOS XE release 2.3 15.0(1)S |
Bidirectional PIM allows multicast routers to keep reduced state information. Bidirectional shared trees convey data from sources to the RP and distribute them from the RP to the receivers. The following commands were introduced or modified: debug ipv6 pim df-election, ipv6 pim rp-address, show ipv6 pim df, show ipv6 pim df winner. |
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