CHAPTER 7
Configuring PIM 121
Finding Feature Information 121
Prerequisites for PIM 121
Restrictions for PIM 122
PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability 122
Restrictions for Configuring PIM Stub Routing 123
Restrictions for Configuring Auto-RP and BSR 123
Restrictions for Auto-RP Enhancement 125
Information About PIM 125
Protocol Independent Multicast Overview 125
PIM Dense Mode 125
PIM Sparse Mode 126
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) 126
Sparse-Dense Mode 127
PIM Versions 127
PIM Stub Routing 128
IGMP Helper 129
Rendezvous Points 129
Auto-RP 130
The Role of Auto-RP in a PIM Network 131
Multicast Boundaries 131
Sparse-Dense Mode for Auto-RP 132
Auto-RP Benefits 133
Benefits of Auto-RP in a PIM Network 133
PIMv2 Bootstrap Router 133
PIM Domain Border 134
Multicast Forwarding 134
Multicast Distribution Source Tree 134
Multicast Distribution Shared Tree 135
Source Tree Advantage 136
Shared Tree Advantage 136
PIM Shared Tree and Source Tree 137
Reverse Path Forwarding 138
RPF Check 139
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