IP Multicast Volume Organization

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

l      Configuring IGMP SSM Mapping

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

l      Configuring Sub-VLAN-Based Multicast VLAN

l      Configuring Port-Based Multicast VLAN

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

l      Configuring MLD SSM Mapping

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

l      Configuring Sub-VLAN-Based IPv6 Multicast VLAN

l      Configuring Port-Based IPv6 Multicast VLAN