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Relationship among IPv6 PIM protocols
In an IPv6 PIM network, IPv6 PIM-DM cannot work with IPv6 PIM-SM or IPv6 PIM-SSM. However, IPv6
PIM-SM and IPv6 PIM-SSM can work together. When they work together, which one is chosen for a
receiver trying to join a group depends, as shown in Figure 90.
Figure 90 Relationship a
mong IPv6 PIM protocols
For more information about MLD SSM mapping, see "Configuring MLD."
Protocols and standards
• RFC 3973, Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Mode(PIM-DM):Protocol Specification(Revised)
• RFC 4601, Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
• RFC 3956, Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
• RFC 5059, Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
• RFC 4607, Source-Specific Multicast for IP
• draft-ietf-ssm-overview-05, An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM
IPv6 PIM-DM configuration task list
Task Remarks
Enabling IPv6 PIM-DM Required
Enabling state-refresh capability Optional
Configuring state refresh parameters Optional
Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM graft retry period Optional
Configuring IPv6 PIM common features Optional
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