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Chapter 32 Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Configuring IP Multicast Routing
This example shows how to configure the address of the RP to 147.106.6.22 for multicast
group 225.2.2.2 only:
Switch(config)# access-list 1 permit 225.2.2.2 0.0.0.0
Switch(config)# ip pim rp-address 147.106.6.22 1
Configuring Auto-RP
Auto-RP uses IP multicast to automate the distribution of group-to-RP mappings to all Cisco routers and
multilayer switches in a PIM network. It has these benefits:
•
It is easy to use multiple RPs within a network to serve different group ranges.
•
It provides load splitting among different RPs and arrangement of RPs according to the location of
group participants.
•
It avoids inconsistent, manual RP configurations on every router and multilayer switch in a PIM
network, which can cause connectivity problems.
Note
If you configure PIM in sparse mode or sparse-dense mode and do not configure Auto-RP, you must
manually configure an RP as described in the
“Manually Assigning an RP to Multicast Groups” section
on page 32-11
.
Note
If routed interfaces are configured in sparse mode, Auto-RP can still be used if all devices are configured
with a manual RP address for the Auto-RP groups.
These sections describe how to configure Auto-RP:
•
Setting up Auto-RP in a New Internetwork, page 32-13
(optional)
•
Adding Auto-RP to an Existing Sparse-Mode Cloud, page 32-13
(optional)
•
Preventing Join Messages to False RPs, page 32-15
(optional)
•
Filtering Incoming RP Announcement Messages, page 32-16
(optional)
For overview information, see the
“Auto-RP” section on page 32-5
.
Setting up Auto-RP in a New Internetwork
If you are setting up Auto-RP in a new internetwork, you do not need a default RP because you configure
all the interfaces for sparse-dense mode. Follow the process described in the
“Adding Auto-RP to an
Existing Sparse-Mode Cloud” section on page 32-13
. However, omit Step 3 if you want to configure a
PIM router as the RP for the local group.
Adding Auto-RP to an Existing Sparse-Mode Cloud
This section contains some suggestions for the initial deployment of Auto-RP into an existing
sparse-mode cloud to minimize disruption of the existing multicast infrastructure.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to deploy Auto-RP in an existing sparse-mode
cloud. This procedure is optional.