Overview of ECMP Multicast Load Splitting 317
ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source Address Using the S-Hash
Algorithm 317
ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source and Group Address Using the Basic
S-G-Hash Algorithm 317
Predictability As a By-Product of Using the S-Hash and Basic S-G-Hash
Algorithms 317
Polarization As a By-Product of Using the S-Hash and Basic S-G-Hash
Algorithms 318
ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source Group and Next-Hop Address 319
Effect of ECMP Multicast Load Splitting on PIM Neighbor Query and Hello Messages
for RPF Path Selection 320
Effect of ECMP Multicast Loading Splitting on Assert Processing in PIM-DM and DF
Election in Bidir-PIM 320
Effect of ECMP Multicast Load Splitting on the PIM Assert Process in PIM-SM and
PIM-SSM 322
ECMP Multicast Load Splitting and Reconvergence When Unicast Routing
Changes 323
Use of BGP with ECMP Multicast Load Splitting 323
Use of ECMP Multicast Load Splitting with Static Mroutes 323
Alternative Methods of Load Splitting IP Multicast Traffic 324
How to Load Split IP Multicast Traffic over ECMP 324
Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting 324
Prerequisites for IP Multicast Load Splitting - ECMP 325
Restrictions 325
Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source Address 325
Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source and Group Address 328
Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source Group and Next-Hop
Address 329
Configuration Examples for Load Splitting IP Multicast Traffic over ECMP 331
Example Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source Address 331
Example Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source and Group
Address 332
Example Enabling ECMP Multicast Load Splitting Based on Source Group and Next-Hop
Address 332
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