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Chapter 44 Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Using Auto-RP and a BSR, page 44-33 (required for non-Cisco PIMv2 devices to interoperate with
Cisco PIM v1 devices))
Monitoring the RP Mapping Information, page 44-33 (optional)
Troubleshooting PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability Problems, page 44-34 (optional)
Default Multicast Routing Configuration
Tabl e 44-2 shows the default multicast routing configuration.
Multicast Routing Configuration Guidelines
To avoid misconfiguring multicast routing on your switch, review the information in these sections:
PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability, page 44-10
Auto-RP and BSR Configuration Guidelines, page 44-11

PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability

The Cisco PIMv2 implementation provides interoperability and transition between Version 1 and
Ver sio n 2, although there might be some minor problems.
You can upgrade to PIMv2 incrementally. PIM Versions 1 and 2 can be configured on different routers
and multilayer switches within one network. Internally, all routers and multilayer switches on a shared
media network must run the same PIM version. Therefore, if a PIMv2 device detects a PIMv1 device,
the Version 2 device downgrades itself to Version 1 until all Version 1 devices have been shut down or
upgraded.
PIMv2 uses the BSR to discover and announce RP-set information for each group prefix to all the routers
and multilayer switches in a PIM domain. PIMv1, together with the Auto-RP feature, can perform the
same tasks as the PIMv2 BSR. However, Auto-RP is a standalone protocol, separate from PIMv1, and is
Tab l e 44-2 Default Multicast Routing Configuration
Feature Default Setting
Multicast routing Disabled on all interfaces.
PIM version Version 2.
PIM mode No mode is defined.
PIM stub routing None configured.
PIM RP address None configured.
PIM domain border Disabled.
PIM multicast boundary None.
Candidate BSRs Disabled.
Candidate RPs Disabled.
Shortest-path tree threshold rate 0 kb/s.
PIM router query message interval 30 seconds.