lxviii BigIron RX Series Configuration Guide
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IP service, security, and Layer 4 enhancements
IPv6 Embedded RP Embedded RP allows the router to learn RP
information using the multicast group
destination address instead of the statically
configured RP.
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IPv6 PIM SM IPv6 PIM SM provides the Multicast IP Sparse
Mode protocol for routing multicast packets to
multicast groups. It is designed to efficiently
establish distribution trees across wide area
networks where multicast groups are thinly
populated across a large region.
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TABLE 18 IP service, security, and Layer 4 enhancements
Enhancement Description See...
Root Guard This is a security feature that allows a port to
run STP but not allow the connected device to
become the Root.
Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:“Configuring
Spanning Tree Protocol”
Section:“STP root guard”
BPDU Guard BPDU Guard is an extension to the port fast
feature. If a port is in port fast mode of
operation and a BDPU is received, the port is
put into the disabled mode.
Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:“Configuring
Spanning Tree Protocol”
Section:“Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP) BPDU guard”
Port Security MAC Violation Limit This feature provides protection against
physical link instability. It allows a user to
configure it to keep a port in a down state in
cases where the port has experienced some
number of state transitions within a configured
amount of time.
Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:“Using the MAC Port
Security Feature and
Transparent Port Flooding”
Section:“Restricting
interface access”
IPv6 DHCP Gateway You can allow a DHCP client to send a message
to a DHCP server by using a DHCP relay agent.
Book: BigIron RX Series
Configuration Guide
Chapter:“Inspecting and
Tracking DHCP Packets”
Section:“DHCP relay agent
information (DHCP option
82)”
TABLE 17 IP multicast enhancements (Continued)
Enhancement Description See...
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