xStack® DGS-3120 Series Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Ethernet Switch Web UI Reference Guide
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PIM Interface Settings
This window is used to configure the settings for the PIM protocol per IP interface.
To view the following window, click L3 Features > IP Multicast Routing Protocol > PIM > PIM for IPv4 > PIM
Interface Settings, as shown below:
Figure 5-107 PIM Interface Settings window
Click the Edit button to re-configure the specific entry.
After clicking the Edit button, the following page with be displayed.
Figure 5-108 PIM Interface Settings – Edit window
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter Description
Hello Interval (1-18724)
This field will set the interval time between the sending of Hello Packets from this IP
interface to neighboring routers one hop away. These Hello packets are used to
discover other PIM enabled routers and state their priority as the Designated Router
(DR) on the PIM enabled network. The user may enter an interval time between 1 and
18724 seconds with a default interval time of 30 seconds.
Join/Prune Interval (1-
18724)
This field will set the interval time between the sending of Join/Prune packets stating
which multicast groups are to join the PIM enabled network and which are to be
removed or “pruned” from that group. The user may enter an interval time between 1
and 18724 seconds with a default interval time of 60 seconds.
DR Priority (0-
4294967294)
Enter the priority of this IP interface to become the Designated Router for the multiple
access network. The user may enter a DR priority between 0 and 4,294,967,294 with a
Mode Use the drop-down menu to select the type of PIM protocol to use, Sparse Mode (SM),
Dense Mode (DM), or Sparse-Dense Mode (SM-DM). The default setting is DM.
State
Use the drop-down menu to enable or disable PIM for this IP interface. The default is
Click the <<Back button to return to the previous window.
Click the Apply button to accept the changes made.
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