Configuring the state refresh feature
About the state refresh feature
State refresh capability—Enables the IPv6 PIM device that is directly connected to the source to periodically send state refresh messages. It also enables other PIM devices to refresh pruned state timers after receiving the state refresh messages. Use this feature to prevent the pruned interfaces from resuming multicast forwarding.
State refresh interval—Determines the interval at which a device sends state refresh messages.
Wait time before accepting a new state refresh message—A device might receive duplicate state refresh messages within a short time. To prevent this situation, you can adjust the amount of time that the device must wait to accept a new state refresh message. If the device receives a new state refresh message before the timer expires, it discards the message. If the device receives a new state refresh message after the timer expires, it accepts the message, refreshes its own IPv6 PIM-DM state, and resets the waiting timer.
Hop limit value of state refresh messages—The hop limit value of a state refresh message decrements by 1 whenever it passes a device before it is forwarded to the downstream node. The state refresh message is not forwarded when the hop limit comes down to 0. A state refresh message with a large hop limit value might cycle on a small network. To control the propagation scope of state refresh messages, configure an appropriate hop limit value based on the network size on the device directly connected with the IPv6 multicast source.
Restrictions and guidelines
Perform this task on all devices in the IPv6 PIM-DM domain.
Procedure
Enter system view.
system-view
Enter interface view.
interface interface-type interface-number
Enable the state refresh feature.
ipv6 pim state-refresh-capable
By default, the state refresh feature is enabled.
Return to system view.
quit
Enter IPv6 PIM view.
ipv6 pim [ vpn-instance vpn-instance-name ]
Set the state refresh interval.
state-refresh-interval interval
The default setting is 60 seconds.
Set the amount of time that the device must wait to accept a new state refresh message.
state-refresh-rate-limit time
The default setting is 30 seconds.
Set the hop limit value of state refresh messages.
state-refresh-hoplimit hoplimit-value
The default setting is 255.