16.1.6 Setting IPv4 PIM-SM BSR candidates

Points to note

When the Switch is used as a BSR candidate, configure the loopback interface or VLAN interface that is to be set as a BSR candidate with IP address. Then, configure BSR candidate in global configuration mode. The following shows the setting when loopback interface is specified as a BSR candidate.

Command examples

1. (config)# interface loopback 0

   (config-if)# ip address 192.168.1.1

   (config-if)# exit

   Sets IP address for the loopback interface.

2. (config)# ip pim bsr-candidate loopback 0

   Configure a loopback interface for BSR candidates.