Cisco CRS Series - Information about Implementing Multicast Routing

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You must be familiar with IPv4 and IPv6 multicast routing configuration tasks and concepts.
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Unicast routing must be operational.
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To enable multicast VPN, you must configure a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instance.
Information About Implementing Multicast Routing
Key Protocols and Features Supported in the Cisco IOS XR Software Multicast
Routing Implementation
Table 2: Supported Features for IPv4 and IPv6 on Cisco CRS Routers
IPv6 SupportIPv4 SupportFeature
Yes (MLD v1/2)Yes (IGMP v1/2/3)Dynamic host registration
Yes (MLD v2)Yes (IGMP v3)Explicit tracking of hosts, groups,
and channels
YesYesPIM-SM
1
YesYesPIM-SSM
2
YesYesPIM-Bidir
3
NoYesAuto-RP
Yes
4
YesMulticast VPN
YesYesBSR
5
NoYesMSDP
6
YesYesBGP
7
YesYesMulticast NSF
8
NoYesOOR handling
9
1
Protocol Independent Multicast in sparse mode
2
Protocol Independent Multicast in Source-Specific Multicast
3
Protocol Independent Multicast Bidirectional
4
IPv6 support on Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only
5
PIM bootstrap router
6
Multicast Source Discovery Protocol
Cisco IOS XR Multicast Configuration Guide for the Cisco CRS Router, Release 5.2.x
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Implementing Multicast Routing on Cisco IOS XR Software
Information About Implementing Multicast Routing