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Chapter 28 Configuring IPv4 Multicast Layer 3 Switching
Configuring IPv4 Multicast Layer 3 Switching
To enable IP PIM on a Layer 3 interface, perform this task:
This example shows how to enable PIM on an interface using the default mode (
sparse-dense-mode
):
Router(config-if)#
ip pim
Router(config-if)#
This example shows how to enable PIM sparse mode on an interface:
Router(config-if)#
ip pim sparse-mode
Router(config-if)#
Enabling IP Multicast Layer 3 Switching Globally
To enable hardware switching of multicast routes globally on your system, perform this task:
This example shows how to globally enable hardware switching of multicast routes:
Router(config)#
mls ip multicast
Router(config)#
Enabling IP Multicast Layer 3 Switching on Layer 3 Interfaces
IP multicast Layer 3 switching is enabled by default on the Layer 3 interface when you enable PIM on
the interface. Perform this task only if you disabled IP multicast Layer 3 switching on the interface and
you want to reenable it.
PIM can be enabled on any Layer 3 interface, including VLAN interfaces.
Note
You must enable PIM on all participating Layer 3 interfaces before IP multicast Layer 3 switching will
function. For information on configuring PIM on Layer 3 interfaces, see the
“Enabling IPv4 PIM on
Layer 3 Interfaces” section on page 28-10
.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Router(config)#
interface
{{
vlan
vlan_ID
} |
{
type
1
slot/port
}}
1.
type
=
ethernet
,
fastethernet
,
gigabitethernet
, or
tengigabitethernet
Selects an interface to configure.
Step 2
Router(config-if)#
ip pim
{
dense-mode
|
sparse-mode
|
sparse-dense-mode
}
Enables IP PIM on a Layer 3 interface.
Router(config-if)#
no ip pim
[
dense-mode
|
sparse-mode
|
sparse-dense-mode
]
Disables IP PIM on a Layer 3 interface.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
Router(config)#
mls ip multicast
Globally enables hardware switching of multicast routes.
Step 2
Router#
show mls ip multicast
Displays MLS IP multicast configuration.