Reference Guide

PIM Dense-Mode | 705
Figure 36-3. Requesting Multicast Traffic in a PIM-DM Network
Configure PIM-DM
Configuring PIM-DM is a two-step process:
1. Enable multicast routing using the command
ip multicast-routing from CONFIGURATION mode.
2. Enable PIM-DM on an interface. Refer to Enable PIM-DM.
Related Configuration Tasks
• Clear the PIM TIB using the command clear ip pim tib from EXEC Privilege mode.
• Debug PIM-DM by displaying control activity (packets, events, timers, etc.) using the command
debug ip pim from EXEC Privilege mode.
Enable PIM-DM
To enable PIM-DM:
Step Task Command Command Mode
1 Enable multicast routing on the system. ip multicast-routing CONFIGURATION
2
Enable PIM-Dense Mode on each interface that will
participate in PIM-DM, as shown in Figure 36-4.
ip pim dense-mode INTERFACE
PIM-DM 0
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Source
Receiver
R1
R2
R3
R4
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roup Address: 239.192.0.1
Graft
Receiver