[Xorp-users] pimsm-RP placement

Pavlin Radoslavov pavlin@icir.org
Mon, 06 Feb 2006 10:38:55 -0800


> May I place multicast clients behind the pimsm RP (rendezvous point) 
> or should the RP be a separate router (with no multicast clients
> connected directly) ?

Either setup is correct.
For simplicity, I'd recommend to go with the "[routerB=RP]" setup.

Pavlin

> ie. is it a valid configuration?
> 
> [hostA]---[routerA]---[routerB=RP]---[hostB]
> 
> where
>   rouerA, routerB are pimsm routers and routerB is the RP
>   hostA, hostB are multicast clients.
> 
> Or shall I put the RP to a separate device to which no multicast
> client is connected directly:
> 
> [hostA]---[routerA]---[routerC=RP]---[routerB]---[hostB]
> 
> where
>   rouerA, routerB, routerC are pimsm routers and routerC is the RP
>   hostA, hostB are multicast clients.
> 
> Thank you for any advice.
> Hajnalka
> 
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