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Chapter 12 Configuring Multicast Routing
PIM
Rendezvous Points
When you configure PIM, you must choose one or more routers to operate as the RP. An RP is a single,
common root of a shared distribution tree and is statically configured on each router. First hop routers
use the RP to send register packets on behalf of the source multicast hosts.
You can configure a single RP to serve more than one group. If a specific group is not specified, the RP
for the group is applied to the entire IP multicast group range (224.0.0.0/4).
You can configure more than one RP, but you cannot have more than one entry with the same RP.
Fields
• Generate IOS compatible register messages—Check this check box if your RP is a Cisco IOS router.
The security appliance software accepts register messages with the checksum on the PIM header and
only the next 4 bytes rather than using the Cisco IOS software method—accepting register messages
with the checksum on the entire PIM message for all PIM message types.
• Rendezvous Points—Displays the RPs configured on the security appliance.
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Rendezvous Point—Displays the IP address of the RP.
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Multicast Groups—Displays the multicast groups associated with the RP. Displays “--All
Groups--” if the RP is associated with all multicast groups on the interface.
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Bi-directional—Displays “Yes” if the specified multicast groups are to operate in bidirectional
mode. Displays “No” if the specified groups are to operate in sparse mode.
• Add—Opens the Add/Edit Rendezvous Point dialog box. Use this button to add a new RP entry.
• Edit—Opens the Add/Edit Rendezvous Point dialog box. Use this button to change an existing RP
entry.
• Delete—Removes the selected RP entry from the Rendezvous Point table.
Modes
The following table shows the modes in which this feature is available:
Add/Edit Rendezvous Point
The Add Rendezvous Point dialog box lets you add a new entry to the Rendezvous Point table. The Edit
Rendezvous Point dialog box lets you change an existing RP entry.
Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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Firewall Mode Security Context
Routed Transparent Single
Multiple
Context System
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