Re: Bidirectional PIM scenario

From: Hobbs (deadheadblues@gmail.com)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2009 - 02:24:48 ARST


I don't have bidir PIM enabled yet. My point is that traffic is flowing up
and down the tree WITHOUT bidir PIM. I need advice on how to set up a
secnario where bidir PIM can function (where PIM-SM can't). I hope I am
making it clear. My scenario works, I just didn't think it would...

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:56 PM, NET HE <he_net@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hobbs,
>
> Based on the information of "show ip mroute", your bidirectional PIM is not
> working. If bidirectional PIM is working, there is supposed to have a B
> beside flags:, and you will see bidir-upstream interface, etc. Or you can
> use show ip mroute bidirectional to verify.
>
> Have you configured R3 (RP) as bidir RP?
>
> Best Regards,
> Net (Xin) He
>
>
> > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:50:33 -0700
> > From: deadheadblues@gmail.com
> > To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> > Subject: Bidirectional PIM scenario
>
> >
> > hello,
> >
> > I am trying to learn more about bidirectional PIM but no matter what type
> of
> > lab topology I come up with, multicast works anyway. Anyone know a good
> > topology I can configure where multicast would fail unless you enable
> bidir
> > pim?
> >
> > The topology I use right now has this (copied from doccd config guide)
> >
> > R1 (Receiver) ---- R2 ---- R3 (RP) ----- R4 ----- R5 ----- R6 (Sender)
> > |
> > |
> > R7----- R8 (Receiver)
> >
> > If you cant see the topology correctly R4 is where the split to R7
> happens.
> > R1 and R8 are receivers
> > R3 is the RP
> > R6 is the sender.
> > All interfaces are PIM-SM, Autorp listener everywhere
> >
> > Even with this setup, R4 will accept (S,G) incoming from R5, forward it
> to
> > R3, then accept (*,G) on that same interface from R3 to forward it out
> > R7/R8. I always thought this could not happen. I have disabled the
> > SPT-switchover (ip pim spt-threshold infinity).
> >
> > R4#sho ip mroute 225.0.0.1 | begin \(\*
> > (*, 225.0.0.1), 00:12:10/00:03:08, RP 3.3.3.3, flags: S
> > Incoming interface: Serial1/0, RPF nbr 192.168.34.3
> > Outgoing interface list:
> > Serial1/1, Forward/Sparse, 00:12:10/00:03:08
> >
> > (192.168.56.6, 225.0.0.1), 00:00:22/00:03:21, flags: T
> > Incoming interface: Serial1/2, RPF nbr 192.168.45.5
> > Outgoing interface list:
> > Serial1/0, Forward/Sparse, 00:00:22/00:03:09, A
> > Serial1/1, Forward/Sparse, 00:00:22/00:03:08
> >
> > On R4:
> >
> > s1/0 = R3
> > s1/1 = R7
> > s1/2 = R5
> >
> > thanks,
> >
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