Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 PIM Configuration
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maintains (S, G) entries for a period of time, namely the multicast source lifetime,
before deleting the (S, G) entries.
I. Configuring PIM common timers globally
Follow these steps to configure PIM common timers globally:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter PIM view
pim
—
Configure the hello
interval
timer hello
interval
Optional
30 seconds by default
Configure assert timeout
time
holdtime assert interval
Optional
180 seconds by default
Configure the join/prune
interval
timer join-prune interval
Optional
60 seconds by default
Configure the join/prune
timeout time
holdtime join-prune
interval
Optional
210 seconds by default
Configure the multicast
source lifetime
source-lifetime interval
Optional
210 seconds by default
II. Configuring PIM common timers on an interface
Follow these steps to configure PIM common timers on an interface:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter Ethernet port view
interface interface-type
interface-number
—
Configure the hello
interval
pim timer hello
interval
Optional
30 seconds by default
Configure the maximum
delay between hello
messages
pim
triggered-hello-delay
interval
Optional
5 seconds by default
Configure assert timeout
time
pim holdtime assert
interval
Optional
180 seconds by default
Configure the join/prune
interval
pim timer join-prune
interval
Optional
60 seconds by default
Configure the join/prune
timeout time
pim holdtime join-prune
interval
Optional
210 seconds by default