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The value represents the number of times per second at which the designated router sends
assert messages. The upper limit is 10,000 assert messages per second.
11. In the General Timers section, enter a value (in seconds) for the interval between sending
join or prune messages in the Join/Prune Interval text box.
12. In the General Timers section, enter a value for the random delay join or prune interval (in
seconds) in the Random Delay Join/Prune Interval text box. This value represents the
maximum interval between the time when the Reverse Path Forwarding neighbor changes
and when a join/prune message is sent.
13. In the General Timers section, enter a value for the join/prune suppression interval (in
seconds) in the Join/Prune Suppression Interval text box.
This value represents the mean interval between receiving a join/prune message with a
higher hold time and allowing duplicate join/prune messages to be sent again.
Note
The join/prune suppression interval should be set at 1.25 times the join/prune interval.
14. In the Assert Ranks section, in the appropriate text box, enter a value for the routing
protocol(s) you are using.Assert Rank values are used to compare protocols and determine
which router forwards multicast packets on a multiaccess LAN. Assert messages include
these values when more than one router can forwarding the multicast packets.
Note
Assert rank values must be the same for all routers on a multiaccess LAN that are
running the same protocol.
15. Click Apply.
16. To make your changes permanent, click Save.
Configuring Sparse-Mode PIM
1. Click PIM under Configuration > Routing Configuration in the tree view.
2. In the PIM Instance Mode field, click On for sparse.
3. Click Apply.
4. In the Interfaces section, click On for each interface on which to run PIM.
Note
The number of interfaces on which you can run PIM is unlimited.
5. Click Apply.