Variable definitions

Field Description
Mode Displays the PIM mode on the switch. Ethernet Routing Switch 5000 Series Software supports only sparse mode.
Enable Enables or disables PIM globally.
JoinPruneInterval

Specifies how long (in seconds) the PIM router waits between sending join/prune messages to its upstream neighbors.

The range is 1–18724, and the default is 60 seconds.

RegisterSuppTimer

Specifies how long (in seconds) the DR suppresses sending register messages to the RP after the DR receives a register-stop message from the RP.

The range is 5–65535, and the default is 60 seconds.

UniRouteChgTimeOut

Specifies how often (in seconds) the switch polls the routing table manager (RTM) for unicast routing information updates to be used by PIM.

The range is 2–65535, and the default is 5 seconds.


Attention

Lowering this value increases how often the switch polls the RTM. This can affect the performance of the switch, especially when a high volume of traffic is flowing through the switch.

DiscardDataTimeOut After the router forwards the first source packet to the RP, this value specifies how long (in seconds) the router discards subsequent source data while waiting for a join from the RP. An IPMC discard record is created and deleted after the timer expires or after a join is received.
The range is 5–65535, and the default is 60 seconds.
CRPADVTimeOut

Specifies how often (in seconds) routers that are configured as candidate RPs send candidate rendezvous point (C-RP) advertisement messages. After this timer expires, the C-RP sends an advertisement message to the elected BSR.

The range is 5–26214, and the default is 60 seconds.

BootStrapPeriod

Specifies the interval (in seconds) that the elected BSR waits between originating bootstrap messages.

The range is 5–32757, and the default is 60 seconds.

StaticRP Enables or disables the static RP feature. Static RP permits communication with routers from other vendors that do not use the BSR mechanism.
By default, static RP is disabled.
FwdCacheTimeOut

Specifies the PIM forward cache expiry value in seconds. This value is used in aging PIM mroutes in seconds.

The range is 10–86400, and the default is 210.