Dell PowerConnect M6220 Configuration Guide - Page 124
PIM-DM, when a sender starts sending data
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console#configure router ospf router-id 3.3.1.1 exit ip routing ip multicast ip igmp ip pimsm [NOTE: This router should be an RP.] ip pimsm rp-address 1.1.1.1 224.0.0.0 240.0.0.0 interface vlan 15 routing ip address 3.3.3.1 255.255.255.0 ip pimsm ip igmp ip ospf area 0 exit interface vlan 30 routing ip address 1.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 ip pimsm ip igmp ip ospf area 0 exit exit PIM-DM PIM-DM protocol is a simple, protocol-independent multicast routing protocol. It uses existing unicast routing table and join/prune/graft mechanism to build a tree. PIM-DM creates source-based shortestpath distribution trees making use of Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF). PIM-DM cannot be used to build a shared distribution tree, as PIM-SM can. PIM-DM assumes that when a sender starts sending data, all downstream routers and hosts want to receive a multicast datagram. PIM-DM initially floods multicast traffic throughout the network. Routers that do not have any downstream neighbors send back Prune messages that instruct the upstream router to remove that multicast route from its forwarding table. In addition to the Prune messages, PIM-DM makes use of two more messages: Graft and Assert. Graft messages are used whenever a new host wants to join the group. Assert messages are used to shut off duplicate flows onto the same multi-access network. To minimize the repeated flooding of datagrams and subsequent pruning associated with a particular source-group (S,G) pair, PIM-DM uses a State Refresh message. This message is sent by the router(s) directly connected to the source and is propagated throughout the network. When received by a router on its RPF interface, the State Refresh message causes an existing prune state to be refreshed. State Refresh messages are generated periodically by the router directly attached to the source. PIM-DM is appropriate for: 1. OSPF configuration is added as a unicast protocol for illustration purposes; static unicast routing could also be configured. 124 Multicast
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