PIM Next Hop Table

The PIM Next-Hop Table contains the next-hops information of IP multicast packets. The PIM Next-Hop Table contains an entry for each outgoing interface listed in the multicast routing table running PIM, and whose state is pruned.

 The PIM Next Hop Table displays the following fields:

• Group — Specifies the next-hop multicast group IP address.

• Source — Specifies the source IP address of the multicast packet.

• Source Mask — Masks all or part of the source IP address.

• IfIndex — Identifies the outgoing port.

• Next Hop Address — The IP address of the next-hop.

• Prune Reason — Indicates the reason the downstream interface was pruned. The possible values are:

• Prune — Indicates that the downstream interface was pruned in response to a prune message.

• Assert — Indicates that the downstream interface was pruned due to PIM assert processing.

• Other

To view the PIM Next Hop Table:

1. On the Menu Bar, click IPM.

2. On the IPM menu, point to PIM and click Next Hop Table. The PIM Next Hop Table is displayed.