5.9 Configuring Local MT
By configuring local multicast topology (MT), you can create a proper routing table for multicast
traffic when multicast and an MPLS TE tunnel are configured on a network.
Applicable Environment
When multicast and an MPLS TE tunnel are configured and the TE tunnel is configured with
IGP Shortcut, the outbound interface of the route calculated by an IGP is not a physical interface
but a TE tunnel interface. The router uses the TE tunnel interface to send multicast Join messages
through a unicast route to the multicast source address. The router through which the TE tunnel
passes, however, cannot detect the multicast Join messages. As a result, multicast forwarding
entries will not be created.
To resolve this problem, enable local MT. After local MT is enabled, if the outbound interface
of the calculated route is a TE tunnel interface of the IGP Shortcut type, the route management
(RM) module creates a separate MIGP routing table for the multicast protocol, calculates the
physical outbound interface for the route, and adds the physical interface to the MIGP routing
table for multicast forwarding.
Configuring filtering conditions for local MT controls the number of routing entries in an MIGP
routing table and speeds up the MIGP routing table lookup.
Pre-configuration Tasks
Before configuring local MT, complete the following tasks:
l
Configuring IP addresses for interfaces to ensure that neighboring routers are reachable at
the network layer
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Configuring Basic OSPF Functions
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Configuring a TE tunnel for the OSPF process
Data Preparation
To configure local MT, you need the following data.
No.
Data
1
(Optional) Filtering list used to filter MIGP routing information
Procedure
Step 1
Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Step 2
Run:
ospf
[
process-id
]
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