Flags in Multicast

From: yungli2008@gmail.com
Date: Mon Oct 20 2008 - 12:49:55 ARST


Hi experts
Would you please anyone guide me to clarify the flags field in multicast?

my doubt is what is exactly the "flags" field saying?

here a simple example
Router# show ip mroute
IP Multicast Routing Table
Flags: D - Dense, S - Sparse, B - Bidir Group, s - SSM Group, C - Connected,
       L - Local, P - Pruned, R - RP-bit set, F - Register flag,
       T - SPT-bit set, J - Join SPT, M - MSDP created entry,
       X - Proxy Join Timer Running, A - Candidate for MSDP Advertisement,
       U - URD, I - Received Source Specific Host Report,
       Z - Multicast Tunnel, z - MDT-data group sender,
       Y - Joined MDT-data group, y - Sending to MDT-data group
Outgoing interface flags: H - Hardware switched, A - Assert winner
 Timers: Uptime/Expires
 Interface state: Interface, Next-Hop or VCD, State/Mode

(*, 224.0.1.40), 00:07:04/00:02:49, RP 2.2.2.2, flags: SJPL
  Incoming interface: FastEthernet0/0, RPF nbr 10.0.12.2
  Outgoing interface list: Null

the flags field is "flags:SJPL"
S- Sparse
J- Join SPT
P- Pruned
L- Local

What can I understand from this field?
Can anyone give some wonderful explanation for this?

regards
Li

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