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Configuring the SSM group range
When a PIM-SM enabled interface receives a multicast packet, it checks whether the multicast group
address of the packet is in the SSM group range. If the multicast group address is in this range, the
PIM mode for this packet is PIM-SSM. If the multicast group address is not in this range, the PIM
mode is PIM-SM.
Configuration restrictions and guidelines
When you configure the SSM group range, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
•
Configure the same SSM group range on all routers in the entire PIM-SSM domain. Otherwise,
multicast information cannot be delivered through the SSM model.
•
When a member of a multicast group in the SSM group range sends an IGMPv1 or IGMPv2
report message, the device does not trigger a (*, G) join.
Configuration procedure
To configure an SSM group range:
Step
Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enter PIM view.
pim
N/A
3.
Configure the SSM group
range.
ssm-policy ipv4-acl-number
By default, the SSM group range
is 232.0.0.0/8.
Configuring common PIM features
Configuration task list
Tasks at a glance
Configuring a multicast source policy
Configuring a PIM hello policy
Configuring PIM hello message options
Setting the maximum size of each join or prune message
Enabling SNMP notifications for PIM
Enabling NBMA mode for ADVPN tunnel interfaces
Configuration prerequisites
Before you configure common PIM features, complete the following tasks:
•
Configure a unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain can interoperate at the
network layer.