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Chapter 32 Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Configuring IP Multicast Routing
These sections describe how to configure IP multicast routing:
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Default Multicast Routing Configuration, page 32-8
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Multicast Routing Configuration Guidelines, page 32-8
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Configuring Basic Multicast Routing, page 32-10
(required)
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Configuring a Rendezvous Point, page 32-11
(required if the interface is in sparse-dense mode, and
you want to treat the group as a sparse group)
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Using Auto-RP and a BSR, page 32-21
(required for non-Cisco PIMv2 devices to interoperate with
Cisco PIM v1 devices))
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Monitoring the RP Mapping Information, page 32-22
(optional)
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Troubleshooting PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability Problems, page 32-22
(optional)
Default Multicast Routing Configuration
Table 32-2
shows the default multicast routing configuration.
Multicast Routing Configuration Guidelines
To avoid misconfiguring multicast routing on your switch, review the information in these sections:
•
PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability, page 32-8
•
Auto-RP and BSR Configuration Guidelines, page 32-9
PIMv1 and PIMv2 Interoperability
The Cisco PIMv2 implementation provides interoperability and transition between Version 1 and
Version 2, although there might be some minor problems.
Table 32-2 Default Multicast Routing Configuration
Feature
Default Setting
Multicast routing
Disabled on all interfaces.
PIM version
Version 2.
PIM mode
No mode is defined.
PIM RP address
None configured.
PIM domain border
Disabled.
PIM multicast boundary
None.
Candidate BSRs
Disabled.
Candidate RPs
Disabled.
Shortest-path tree threshold rate
0 kbps.
PIM router query message interval
30 seconds.