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Configuring MBGP
The term "router" in this chapter refers to both routers and Layer 3 switches.
This chapter covers configuration tasks related to multiprotocol BGP for IP multicast only. For more
information about BGP, see Layer 3—IP Routing Configuration Guide.
MBGP overview
BGP-4 can carry routing information for IPv4 only. IETF defined multiprotocol BGP extensions to carry
routing information for multiple network layer protocols.
For a network, the multicast topology might be different from the unicast topology. To meet the
requirement, the multiprotocol BGP extensions enable BGP to carry the unicast Network Layer
Reachability Information (NLRI) and multicast NLRI separately, and the multicast NLRI performs reverse
path forwarding (RPF) exclusively. In this way, route selection for a destination through the unicast routing
table and through the multicast routing table will have different results, ensuring normal unicast and
multicast routing. For more information about RPF, see "Configuring multicast routing and forwarding."
Multi-protocol BGP is defined in RFC 2858 (Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4).
Multi-protocol BGP for IP multicast is referred to as Multicast BGP (MBGP) for short.
Protocols and standards
• RFC 2858, Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP-4
• RFC 3392, Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
• draft-ietf-idmr-bgp-mcast-attr-00, BGP Attributes for Multicast Tree Construction
• RFC 4271, A Border Gateway Protocol 4 (BGP-4)
• RFC 5291, Outbound Route Filtering Capability for BGP-4
• RFC 5292, Address-Prefix-Based Outbound Route Filter for BGP-4
MBGP configuration task list
Task Remarks
Configuring basic MBGP Required.
Controlling route
advertisement and
reception
Configuring MBGP route redistribution Required.
Configure default route redistribution into MBGP Optional.
Configuring MBGP route summarization Optional.
Advertising a default route to an IPv4 MBGP peer or peer group Optional.
Configuring outbound MBGP route filtering Optional.
Configuring inbound MBGP route filtering Optional.