Displaying the current BSR

Use the following procedure to display the current BSR information to review the configuration.

Procedure steps

  1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

  2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click PIM.

  3. In the work area, click the Current BSR tab to view the current BSR information.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Current BSR tab.

Field Description
Address Specifies the IP address of the current BSR for the local PIM domain.
FragmentTag Specifies a randomly generated number that distinguishes fragments belonging to different bootstrap messages. Fragments belonging to the same bootstrap message carry the same Fragment Tag.
HashMask Specifies the mask used in the hash function to map a group to one of the C-RPs from the RP set. With the hash mask, a small number of consecutive groups can always hash to the same RP.
Priority Specifies the priority of the current BSR. The candidate BSR (C-BSR) with the highest BSR priority, and address (referred to as the preferred BSR) is elected as the BSR for the domain.
BootStrapTimer Specifies the interval (in seconds) that the elected BSR waits between originating bootstrap messages.