
Contents
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
March 2011
vii
Multicast Address Boundaries ................................................................................. 4-5
Concurrent Multicast Addresses .............................................................................. 4-6
Configuring Multicast Address Boundaries .................................................................... 4-7
Basic Multicast Address Boundary Configuration ................................................... 4-7
Creating a Multicast Address Boundary .................................................................. 4-7
Deleting a Multicast Address Boundary .................................................................. 4-7
Verifying the Multicast Address Boundary Configuration ............................................. 4-8
Application Example for Configuring Multicast Address Boundaries ........................... 4-8
Chapter 5
Configuring DVMRP
................................................................................................... 5-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 5-1
DVMRP Specifications ................................................................................................... 5-2
DVMRP Defaults ............................................................................................................ 5-2
Quick Steps for Configuring DVMRP ............................................................................ 5-3
DVMRP Overview .......................................................................................................... 5-4
Reverse Path Multicasting ........................................................................................ 5-4
Neighbor Discovery ................................................................................................. 5-5
Multicast Source Location, Route Report Messages, and Metrics .......................... 5-6
Dependent Downstream Routers and Poison Reverse ............................................. 5-6
Pruning Multicast Traffic Delivery .......................................................................... 5-7
Grafting Branches Back onto the Multicast Delivery Tree ...................................... 5-7
DVMRP Tunnels ...................................................................................................... 5-8
Configuring DVMRP ...................................................................................................... 5-9
Enabling DVMRP on the Switch ............................................................................. 5-9
Loading DVMRP into Memory ......................................................................... 5-9
Enabling DVMRP on a Specific Interface ...................................................... 5-10
Viewing DVMRP Status and Parameters for a Specific Interface .................. 5-11
Globally Enabling DVMRP on the Switch ..................................................... 5-11
Checking the Current Global DVMRP Status ................................................. 5-11
Automatic Loading and Enabling of DVMRP Following a System Boot ...... 5-12
Neighbor Communications .................................................................................... 5-12
Routes ..................................................................................................................... 5-13
Pruning ................................................................................................................... 5-14
More About Prunes .......................................................................................... 5-14
Grafting .................................................................................................................. 5-16
Tunnels ................................................................................................................... 5-16
Verifying the DVMRP Configuration ........................................................................... 5-17
Chapter 6
Configuring PIM
.......................................................................................................... 6-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 6-1
PIM Specifications .......................................................................................................... 6-3
PIM Defaults ................................................................................................................... 6-4
Quick Steps for Configuring PIM-DM ........................................................................... 6-6
PIM Overview ................................................................................................................. 6-8