CHAPTER 4
Configuring Multicast Offload on the Satellite nV System 103
Need for Multicast Offload 103
Scope and Prerequisites 104
Multicast Offload Terminology 106
Overview of Multicast Offload 106
Behavior of Multicast Offload During Satellite Topology Events 108
Difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 (over BVI) core support 108
Uplink/Core Isolation Tracker 108
Multicast Offload Scalability 109
Multicast Offload Use Case Scenario 109
Restrictions for Multicast Offload 110
Configuring Satellite nV Multicast Offload 111
CHAPTER 5
Configuring the Satellite nV Optical Shelf System 113
Prerequisites of nV Optical System 113
Overview of the Satellite nV Optical Shelf System 114
Configuring the Satellite Optical Shelf Identity and Connection Parameters 115
Provisioning an Optical Application 117
Configuring a Client Port 121
Provisioning a Chassis for Optical Shelf 122
CHAPTER 6
Configuring the Performance Monitoring Thresholds for the Satellite nV Optical System 125
Displaying the Performance Monitoring Parameters of a Controller 125
Configuring the Thresholds for Optics Performance Monitoring Parameters 127
Configuring the Thresholds for ODU Performance Monitoring Parameters 127
Configuring the Thresholds for OTU Performance Monitoring Parameters 129
Configuring the Thresholds for Ethernet Performance Monitoring Parameters 130
CHAPTER 7
Configuring the nV Edge System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router 133
Prerequisites for Configuration 134
Overview of Cisco ASR 9000 nV Edge Architecture 134
Inter-Rack Links on Cisco ASR 9000 Series nV Edge System 136
Failure Detection in Cisco ASR 9000 Series nV Edge System 137
Scenarios for High Availability 137
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