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Configuring the Switch Using the Console Interface
Figure 6-48. PIM-DM Interface Configuration
Enter the name of the IP interface for which PIM-DM is to be
configured in the
Interface Name:[ ]
field. This must be a
previously defined IP interface.
See
Setting up IP Interfaces
,
Chapter 6
of this manual for more information.
Note:
The Protocol Independent Multicast – Dense Mode
(PIM-DM) protocol should be used in networks with a low
delay (low latency) and high bandwidth as PIM-DM is
optimized to guarantee delivery of multicast packets, not
to reduce overhead.
The
Hello Interval:[30 ]
field allows an entry of between 1 and
65535 seconds and determines the interval between sending
Hello packets to other routers on the network. The Hello
messages are used by the router to determine if it is the root
router on the delivery tree or not. If the router does not receive
a Hello message within the Hello Interval, it will begin
