Document Outline

• Title Page
• Preface
  • Audience
  • Conventions
    • Command conventions
    • GUI conventions
    • Symbols
    • Network topology icons
    • Port numbering in examples
  • Obtaining documentation
  • Technical support
  • Documentation feedback
• Contents
• Multicast overview
  • Introduction to multicast
    • Information transmission techniques
      • Unicast
      • Broadcast
      • Multicast
    • Multicast features
    • Common notations in multicast
    • Multicast benefits and applications
      • Multicast benefits
      • Multicast applications
  • Multicast models
    • ASM model
    • SFM model
    • SSM model
  • Multicast architecture
    • Multicast addresses
      • IP multicast addresses
      • Ethernet multicast MAC addresses
    • Multicast protocols
      • Layer 3 multicast protocols
      • Layer 2 multicast protocols
  • Multicast packet forwarding mechanism
  • Multicast support for VPNs
    • Introduction to VPN instances
    • Multicast application in VPNs
• Configuring IGMP snooping
  • Overview
    • Basic IGMP snooping concepts
      • IGMP snooping related ports
      • Aging timers for dynamic ports in IGMP snooping
    • How IGMP snooping works
      • General query
      • IGMP report
      • Leave message
    • Protocols and standards
  • IGMP snooping configuration task list
  • Configuring basic IGMP snooping functions
    • Enabling IGMP snooping
    • Specifying the IGMP snooping version
    • Setting the maximum number of IGMP snooping forwarding entries
    • Configuring parameters for IGMP queries and responses
      • Configuring parameters for IGMP queries and responses globally
      • Configuring parameters for IGMP queries and responses in a VLAN
  • Configuring IGMP snooping port functions
    • Setting aging timers for dynamic ports
      • Setting the aging timers for dynamic ports globally
      • Setting the aging timers for the dynamic ports in a VLAN
    • Configuring static ports
    • Enabling IGMP snooping fast-leave processing
      • Enabling IGMP snooping fast-leave processing globally
      • Enabling IGMP snooping fast-leave processing on a port
  • Configuring IGMP snooping policies
    • Configuring a multicast group filter
      • Configuring a multicast group filter globally
      • Configuring a multicast group filter on a port
    • Configuring multicast source port filtering
      • Configuring multicast source port filtering globally
      • Configuring multicast source port filtering on a port
    • Enabling dropping unknown multicast data
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Enabling IGMP report suppression
    • Setting the maximum number of multicast groups on a port
    • Enabling the multicast group replacement function
  • Displaying and maintaining IGMP snooping
  • IGMP snooping configuration examples
    • Group policy configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • Static port configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting IGMP snooping
    • Layer 2 multicast forwarding cannot function
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • Multicast group filter does not work
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
• Configuring multicast routing and forwarding
  • Overview
    • RPF check mechanism
      • RPF check process
      • RPF check implementation in multicast
    • Static multicast routes
      • Changing an RPF route
      • Creating an RPF route
  • Configuration task list
  • Enabling IP multicast routing
  • Configuring multicast routing and forwarding
    • Configuring static multicast routes
    • Configuring the RPF route selection rule
    • Configuring multicast load splitting
    • Configuring a multicast forwarding boundary
    • Configuring static multicast MAC address entries
  • Displaying and maintaining multicast routing and forwarding
  • Configuration examples
    • Changing an RPF route
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • Creating an RPF route
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting multicast routing and forwarding
    • Static multicast route failure
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
• Configuring IGMP
  • Overview
    • IGMPv1 overview
    • IGMPv2 enhancements
      • Querier election mechanism
      • "Leave group" mechanism
    • IGMPv3 enhancements
      • Enhancements in control capability of hosts
      • Enhancements in query and report capabilities
    • IGMP support for VPNs
    • Protocols and standards
  • IGMP configuration task list
  • Configuring basic IGMP functions
    • Enabling IGMP
    • Specifying the IGMP version
    • Configuring an interface as a static member interface
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Configuring a multicast group filter
  • Adjusting IGMP performance
    • Enabling IGMP fast-leave processing
  • Displaying and maintaining IGMP
  • IGMP configuration examples
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
    • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting IGMP
    • No membership information on the receiver-side router
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • Inconsistent membership information on the routers on the same subnet
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
• Configuring PIM
  • Overview
    • PIM-DM overview
      • Neighbor discovery
      • SPT building
      • Graft
      • Assert
    • PIM-SM overview
      • Neighbor discovery
      • DR election
      • RP discovery
      • RPT building
      • Multicast source registration
      • Switchover to SPT
      • Assert
    • Administrative scoping overview
      • Administrative scoping mechanism
      • Relationship between admin-scoped zones and the global-scoped zone
    • PIM-SSM overview
      • Neighbor discovery
      • DR election
      • SPT building
    • PIM support for VPNs
    • Protocols and standards
  • Configuring PIM-DM
    • PIM-DM configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Enabling PIM-DM
    • Enabling the state refresh feature
    • Configuring state refresh parameters
    • Configuring PIM-DM graft retry timer
  • Configuring PIM-SM
    • PIM-SM configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Enabling PIM-SM
    • Configuring an RP
      • Configuring a static RP
      • Configuring a C-RP
    • Configuring a BSR
      • Configuring a C-BSR
      • Configuring a PIM domain border
      • Disabling the BSM semantic fragmentation function
    • Configuring multicast source registration
    • Configuring switchover to SPT
  • Configuring PIM-SSM
    • PIM-SSM configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Enabling PIM-SM
    • Configuring the SSM group range
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring common PIM features
    • Configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Configuring a multicast data filter
    • Configuring a hello message filter
    • Configuring PIM hello message options
      • Configuring hello message options globally
      • Configuring hello message options on an interface
    • Configuring common PIM timers
      • Configuring common PIM timers globally
      • Configuring common PIM timers on an interface
    • Setting the maximum size of each join or prune message
    • Enabling BFD for PIM
  • Displaying and maintaining PIM
  • PIM configuration examples
    • PIM-DM configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • PIM-SM non-scoped zone configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • PIM-SM admin-scoped zone configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • PIM-SSM configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting PIM
    • A multicast distribution tree cannot be correctly built
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • Multicast data is abnormally terminated on an intermediate router
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • An RP cannot join an SPT in PIM-SM
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • An RPT cannot be built or multicast source registration fails in PIM-SM
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
• Configuring MLD snooping
  • Overview
    • Basic MLD snooping concepts
      • MLD snooping related ports
      • Aging timers for dynamic ports in MLD snooping
    • How MLD snooping works
      • General query
      • MLD report
      • Done message
    • Protocols and standards
  • MLD snooping configuration task list
  • Configuring basic MLD snooping functions
    • Enabling MLD snooping
    • Specifying the MLD snooping version
    • Setting the maximum number of MLD snooping forwarding entries
    • Configuring parameters for MLD queries and responses
      • Configuring parameters for MLD queries and responses globally
      • Configuring parameters for MLD queries and responses in a VLAN
  • Configuring MLD snooping port functions
    • Setting aging timers for dynamic ports
      • Setting the aging timers for dynamic ports globally
      • Setting the aging timers for the dynamic ports in a VLAN
    • Configuring static ports
      • Configuration procedure
    • Enabling MLD snooping fast-leave processing
  • Configuring MLD snooping policies
    • Configuring an IPv6 multicast group filter
      • Configuring an IPv6 multicast group filter globally
      • Configuring an IPv6 multicast group filter on a port
    • Configuring IPv6 multicast source port filtering
      • Configuring IPv6 multicast source port filtering globally
      • Configuring IPv6 multicast source port filtering on a port
    • Enabling dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Enabling MLD report suppression
    • Setting the maximum number of IPv6 multicast groups on a port
    • Enabling the IPv6 multicast group replacement function
  • Displaying and maintaining MLD snooping
  • MLD snooping configuration examples
    • IPv6 group policy configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • Static port configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting MLD snooping
    • Layer 2 multicast forwarding cannot function
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • IPv6 multicast group filter does not work
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
• Configuring IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding
  • Overview
    • RPF check mechanism
      • RPF check process
      • RPF check implementation in IPv6 multicast
  • Configuration task list
  • Enabling IPv6 multicast routing
  • Configuring IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding
    • Configuring the RPF route selection rule
    • Configuring IPv6 multicast load splitting
    • Configuring an IPv6 multicast forwarding boundary
    • Configuring IPv6 static multicast MAC address entries
  • Displaying and maintaining IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding
• Configuring MLD
  • Overview
    • How MLDv1 works
      • Electing the MLD querier
      • Joining an IPv6 multicast group
      • Leaving an IPv6 multicast group
    • MLDv2 enhancements
      • Enhancements in control capability of hosts
      • Enhancement in MLD state
    • MLD support for VPNs
    • Protocols and standards
  • MLD configuration task list
  • Configuring basic MLD functions
    • Enabling MLD
    • Specifying the MLD version
    • Configuring an interface as a static member interface
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
    • Configuring an IPv6 multicast group filter
  • Adjusting MLD performance
    • Enabling MLD fast-leave processing
  • Displaying and maintaining MLD
  • MLD configuration examples
    • Network requirements
    • Configuration procedure
    • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting MLD
    • No member information exists on the receiver-side router
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • Inconsistent membership information on the routers on the same subnet
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
• Configuring IPv6 PIM
  • PIM overview
    • IPv6 PIM-DM overview
      • Neighbor discovery
      • SPT building
      • Graft
      • Assert
    • IPv6 PIM-SM overview
      • Neighbor discovery
      • DR election
      • RP discovery
      • Embedded RP
      • RPT building
      • IPv6 multicast source registration
      • Switchover to SPT
      • Assert
    • IPv6 administrative scoping overview
      • IPv6 administrative scoping mechanism
      • Relationship between IPv6 admin-scoped zones and the IPv6 global-scoped zone
    • IPv6 PIM-SSM overview
      • Neighbor discovery
      • DR election
      • SPT building
    • IPv6 PIM support for VPNs
    • Protocols and standards
  • Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM
    • IPv6 PIM-DM configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Enabling IPv6 PIM-DM
    • Enabling the state refresh feature
    • Configuring state refresh parameters
    • Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM graft retry timer
  • Configuring IPv6 PIM-SM
    • IPv6 PIM-SM configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM
    • Configuring an RP
      • Configuring a static RP
      • Configuring a C-RP
    • Configuring a BSR
      • Configuring a C-BSR
      • Configuring an IPv6 PIM domain border
      • Disabling the BSM semantic fragmentation function
    • Configuring IPv6 multicast source registration
    • Configuring switchover to SPT
  • Configuring IPv6 PIM-SSM
    • IPv6 PIM-SSM configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM
    • Configuring the IPv6 SSM group range
      • Configuration guidelines
      • Configuration procedure
  • Configuring common IPv6 PIM features
    • Configuration task list
    • Configuration prerequisites
    • Configuring an IPv6 multicast data filter
    • Configuring a hello message filter
    • Configuring IPv6 PIM hello message options
      • Configuring hello message options globally
      • Configuring hello message options on an interface
    • Configuring common IPv6 PIM timers
      • Configuring common IPv6 PIM timers globally
      • Configuring common IPv6 PIM timers on an interface
    • Setting the maximum size of each join or prune message
    • Enabling BFD for IPv6 PIM
  • Displaying and maintaining IPv6 PIM
  • IPv6 PIM configuration examples
    • IPv6 PIM-DM configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • IPv6 PIM-SM non-scoped zone configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • IPv6 PIM-SM admin-scoped zone configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
    • IPv6 PIM-SSM configuration example
      • Network requirements
      • Configuration procedure
      • Verifying the configuration
  • Troubleshooting IPv6 PIM
    • A multicast distribution tree cannot be correctly built
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • IPv6 multicast data is abnormally terminated on an intermediate router
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • An RP cannot join an SPT in IPv6 PIM-SM
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution
    • An RPT cannot be built or IPv6 multicast source registration fails in IPv6 PIM-SM
      • Symptom
      • Analysis
      • Solution