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Determine the BS timeout timer.
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM
You must enable IPv6 PIM-SM before enabling IPv6 BIDIR-PIM because IPv6 BIDIR-PIM is implemented on
the basis of IPv6 PIM-SM. To deploy an IPv6 BIDIR-PIM domain, enable IPv6 PIM-SM on all non-border
interfaces of the domain.
IMPORTANT:
All interfaces on a device must operate in the same IPv6 PIM mode.
To enable IPv6 PIM-SM:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enable IPv6 multicast routing.
multicast ipv6 routing-enable
Disabled by default.
3.
Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
N/A
4.
Enable IPv6 PIM-SM.
pim ipv6 sm
Disabled by default.
Enabling IPv6 BIDIR-PIM
Perform this configuration on all routers in the IPv6 BIDIR-PIM domain.
To enable IPv6 BIDIR-PIM:
Step Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter IPv6 PIM view.
pim ipv6
N/A
3.
Enable IPv6 BIDIR-PIM.
bidir-pim enable
Disabled by default.
Configuring an RP
An RP can be manually configured or dynamically elected through the BSR mechanism. For a large IPv6
PIM network, static RP configuration is a tedious job. Generally, static RP configuration is just a backup
means for the dynamic RP election mechanism to enhance the robustness and operation manageability
of a multicast network.
When both IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 BIDIR-PIM run on the IPv6 PIM network, do not use the same RP to
serve IPv6 PIM-SM and IPv6 BIDIR-PIM. Otherwise, exceptions might occur to the IPv6 PIM routing table.
Configuring a static RP
If only one dynamic RP exists in a network, manually configuring a static RP can avoid communication
interruption due to single-point failures and avoid frequent message exchange between C-RPs and the
BSR.