IPv6 PIM-SM overview ········································································································································ 277
IPv6 BIDIR-PIM overview ····································································································································· 284
IPv6 PIM-SSM overview ······································································································································ 289
IPv6 PIM support for VPNs ································································································································· 291
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 291
Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM ············································································································································ 291
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 292
Enabling IPv6 PIM-DM ········································································································································ 292
Configuring IPv6 PIM-SM ············································································································································ 294
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 294
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM ········································································································································· 294
Configuring an RP ··············································································································································· 295
Configuring a BSR ··············································································································································· 297
Configuring switchover to SPT ··························································································································· 300
Configuring IPv6 BIDIR-PIM ········································································································································· 301
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 301
Enabling IPv6 BIDIR-PIM ····································································································································· 301
Configuring an RP ··············································································································································· 302
Configuring a BSR ··············································································································································· 303
Configuring IPv6 PIM-SSM ·········································································································································· 306
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 306
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM ········································································································································· 306
Configuration task list ········································································································································· 307
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 307
Enabling BFD for IPv6 PIM ································································································································· 312
IPv6 PIM configuration examples ······························································································································· 313
Troubleshooting IPv6 PIM ············································································································································ 333
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