Re: PIM Birdir

No -- It is Bi-Directional PIM. It is sort of like PIM sparse-mode
but there are several important differences. I recommend you read up.

On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 4:07 PM, Bobola Oke <okebobola_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey guys, what's PIM bidir? Is that PIM sparse-dense mode?
>
> On 2/5/10, Joe Astorino <jastorino_at_ipexpert.com> wrote:
>> How would the source or even the closest non-RP router to the source
>> know there were no receivers? : )
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 1:19 PM, Hans None <acsyao_at_hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> All,
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>>> In Pim bidir all sources for any group will forward traffic up to RP even
>>> though there is no receiver at all? Is this a waste of bandwidth?
>>>
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>>> Hans
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