16.1.4 IPv4 PIM-SM Setting

Points to note

IPv4 PIM-SM (sparse mode) needs to be set on interfaces running IPv4 multicast routing. The settings for IPv4 PIM-SM (sparse mode) are specified in interface configuration mode. For example, the following diagram shows an example of PIM-SM configuration where IP addressof the interfaces is 192.168.20.1/24.

Figure 16-1: PIM-SM configuration sample

Command examples

1. (config)# interface vlan 20

   Set VLAN.

2. (config-if)# ip address 192.168.20.1 255.255.255.0

   Sets the IP address.

3. (config-if)# ip pim sparse-mode

   Specifies operation as an IPv4 PIM-SM.