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Relationship among IPv6 PIM protocols
In an IPv6 PIM network, IPv6 PIM-DM cannot work with IPv6 PIM-SM, IPv6 BIDIR-PIM, or IPv6 PIM-SSM.
However, IPv6 PIM-SM, IPv6 BIDIR-PIM, and IPv6 PIM-SSM can work together. When they work together,
which one is chosen for a receiver trying to join a group depends, as shown in
.
For more information about MLD SSM mapping, see "Configuring MLD."
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Relationship among IPv6 PIM protocols
Protocols and standards
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RFC 3973,
Protocol Independent Multicast-Dense Mode(PIM-DM):Protocol Specification(Revised)
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RFC 4601,
Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM): Protocol Specification (Revised)
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RFC 3956,
Embedding the Rendezvous Point (RP) Address in an IPv6 Multicast Address
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RFC 5015,
Bidirectional Protocol Independent Multicast (BIDIR-PIM)
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RFC 5059,
Bootstrap Router (BSR) Mechanism for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM)
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RFC 4607,
Source-Specific Multicast for IP
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draft-ietf-ssm-overview-05,
An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM
This section describes how to configure IPv6 PIM-DM.
IPv6 PIM-DM configuration task list
Task
Remarks
Required.
A receiver joins IPv6 multicast group G.
G is in the IPv6
SSM group range?
IPv6 BIDIR-PIM runs for G.
IPv6 BIDIR-PIM is enabled?
G has an IPv6 BIDIR-PIM
RP?
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
IPv6 PIM-SSM runs for G.
An MLD-SSM mapping is
configured for G?
IPv6 PIM-SM runs for G.
An IPv6 multicast source is
specified?
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes