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NOTE:
If no special networking requirements are raised, use the default settings.
Configuring PIM common timers globally
Ste
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter PIM view.
pim N/A
3. Configure the hello interval.
timer hello interval
Optional.
30 seconds by default.
4. Configure the join/prune
interval.
timer join-prune interval
Optional.
60 seconds by default.
5. Configure the join/prune
timeout time.
holdtime join-prune interval
Optional.
210 seconds by default.
6. Configure assert timeout time.
holdtime assert interval
Optional.
180 seconds by default.
7. Configure the multicast source
lifetime.
source-lifetime interval
Optional.
210 seconds by default.
Configuring PIM common timers on an interface
Ste
Command Remarks
1. Enter system view.
system-view N/A
2. Enter interface view.
interface interface-type
interface-number
N/A
3. Configure the hello interval.
pim timer hello interval
Optional.
30 seconds by default.
4. Configure the maximum delay
between hello messages.
pim triggered-hello-delay interval
Optional.
5 seconds by default.
5. Configure the join/prune
interval.
pim timer join-prune interval
Optional.
60 seconds by default.
6. Configure the join/prune
timeout time.
pim holdtime join-prune interval
Optional.
210 seconds by default.
7. Configure assert timeout time.
pim holdtime assert interval
Optional.
180 seconds by default.
Configuring join/prune message sizes
A large size of a join/prune message might result in loss of a larger amount of information if a message
is lost. You can set a small value for the size of each join/prune message to reduce the impact in case of
the loss of a message.