NAME
pimd - PIMv2-SM multicast routing daemon
SYNOPSIS
pimd [options]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the pimd program. This manual page
was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original
program does not have a manual page.
pimd provides implementation of Protocol Independent Multicast v2
protocol which is used in todays Internet for routing multicast
traffic. PIM is widely deployed because it is main multicast routing
protocol used in Cisco routers.
The Protocol Independent Multicast--Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) architecture:
* maintains the traditional IP multicast service model of receiver-
initiated membership;
* uses explicit joins that propagate hop-by-hop from members’ directly
connected routers toward the distribution tree.
* builds a shared multicast distribution tree centered at a Rendezvous
Point, and then builds source-specific trees for those sources whose
data traffic warrants it.
* is not dependent on a specific unicast routing protocol; and
* uses soft-state mechanisms to adapt to underlying network conditions
and group dynamics.
The robustness, flexibility, and scaling properties of this
architecture make it well suited to large heterogeneous internetworks.
OPTIONS
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
options starting with two dashes (‘-’). A summary of options is
included below. For more informations see project documentation.
-h, --help
show brief information about usage
-c FILE
pimd will use FILE as configuration file instead of
/etc/pimd.conf
-d LEVEL[,LEVEL]
add LEVEL to debugging. If you use -d pimd will not fork.
SEE ALSO
/usr/share/doc/pimd
Directory with further reading.
http://netweb.usc.edu/pim/
http://netweb.usc.edu/pim/pimd/
Project web pages.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Antonín Král <A.Kral@sh.cvut.cz>, for
the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
March 27, 2003