IP Multicast Volume Organization

Manual Version

20080808-C-1.00

Product Version

Release 6300 series

Organization

The IP Multicast Volume is organized as follows:

Features

Description

Multicast Overview

This document describes the main concepts in multicast:

l      Introduction to Multicast

l      Multicast Models

l      Multicast Architecture

l      Multicast Packets Forwarding Mechanism

l      Multi-Instance Multicast

Multicast Routing and Forwarding

Multicast routing and forwarding refer to some policies that filter RPF routing information for IP multicast support. This document describes:

l      Multicast routing and forwarding overview

l      Multicast routing and forwarding configuration

IGMP

Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is a protocol in the TCP/IP suite responsible for management of IP multicast members. This document describes:

l      IGMP overview

l      Configuring basic functions of IGMP

l      Configuring IGMP performance parameters

PIM

PIM leverages the unicast routing table created by any unicast routing protocol to provide routing information for IP multicast. This document describes:

l      Configuring PIM-DM

l      Configuring PIM-SM

l      Configuring PIM-SSM

l      Configuring PIM Common Features

MSDP

Multicast source discovery protocol (MSDP) describes interconnection mechanism of multiple PIM-SM domains. It is used is to discover multicast source information in other PIM-SM domains. This document describes:

l      MSDP configuration

l      Configuring an MSDP Peer Connection

l      Configuring SA Messages Related Parameters

MBGP

As a multicast extension of MP-BGP, MBGP enables BGP to provide routing information for multicast applications. This document describes:

l      Configuring MBGP Basic Functions

l      Configuring MBGP Route Attributes

l      Configuring a Large Scale MBGP Network

Multicast VPN

l      Multicast VPN overview

l      How MD-VPN works

l      Configuring MD VPN

IGMP Snooping

Running at the data link layer, IGMP Snooping is a multicast control mechanism on the Layer 2 Ethernet switch and it is used for multicast group management and control. This document describes:

l      Configuring Basic Functions of IGMP Snooping

l      Configuring IGMP Snooping Port Functions

l      Configuring IGMP Snooping Querier

l      Configuring IGMP Snooping Policy

Multicast VLAN

Multicast VLAN configuration

IPv6 Multicast Routing and Forwarding

IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding refer to some policies that filter RPF routing information for IPv6 multicast support. This document describes:

l      IPv6 Multicast routing and forwarding overview

l      IPv6 Multicast routing and forwarding configuration

MLD

MLD is used by an IPv6 router or a Ethernet Switch to discover the presence of multicast listeners on directly-attached subnets. This document describes:

l      Configuring Basic Functions of MLD

l      Adjusting MLD Performance

IPv6 PIM

IPv6 PIM discovers multicast source and delivers information to the receivers. This document describes:

l      Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM

l      Configuring IPv6 PIM-SM

l      Configuring IPv6 PIM-SSM

l      Configuring IPv6 PIM Common Features

IPv6 MBGP

As an IPv6 multicast extension of MP-BGP, IPv6 MBGP enables BGP to provide routing information for IPv6 multicast applications. This document describes:

l      Configuring IPv6 MBGP Basic Functions

l      Configuring IPv6 MBGP Route Attributes

l      Configuring a Large Scale IPv6 MBGP Network

MLD Snooping

Multicast Listener Discovery Snooping (MLD Snooping) is an IPv6 multicast constraining mechanism that runs on Layer 2 devices to manage and control IPv6 multicast groups. This document describes:

l      Configuring Basic Functions of MLD Snooping

l      Configuring MLD Snooping Port Functions

l      Configuring MLD Snooping Querier

l      Configuring MLD Snooping Policy

IPv6 Multicast VLAN

IPv6 Multicast VLAN configuration

 

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