ip pim mode

Configure the mode of this interface globally. After you change from one mode to another, an information message appears to remind you that traffic does not stop immediately.

Syntax

Command Parameters

<ssm|sparse>
Specifies the mode. Configures Source Specific Multicast (SSM) to optimize PIM-SM by simplifying the many-to-many model (servers-to-receivers).

Default

The default is sparse.

Command Mode

Global Configuration