Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 4 PIM Configuration
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Task
Remarks
Configuring a Multicast Data Filter
Optional
Configuring the Hello Interval
Optional
Configuring PIM Neighbors
Optional
Configuring Multicast Source Lifetime
Optional
Clearing the Related PIM Entries
Optional
4.4.1 Configuring a Multicast Data Filter
No matter in a PIM-DM domain or a PIM-SM domain, routers can check passing-by
multicast data based on the configured filtering rules and determine whether to
continue forwarding the multicast data. In other words, PIM routers can act as multicast
data filters. These filters can help implement traffic control on one hand, and control the
information available to receivers downstream to enhance data security on the other
hand.
Follow these steps to configure a multicast data filter:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter PIM view
pim
—
Configure a multicast
group filter
source-policy acl-number
Optional
No multicast data filter by
default
Caution:
z
If you have configured a basic ACL, the switch filters all the received multicast
packets based on the multicast source address, and discards packets that fail
source address match.
z
If you have configured an advanced ACL, the switch filters all the received multicast
packets based on the multicast source address and group address, and discards
packets that fail source and group address match.
4.4.2 Configuring the Hello Interval
In a PIM domain, a PIM router discovers PIM neighbors and maintains PIM neighboring
relationships with other routers by periodically sending hello messages.