Huawei quidway s7700 - Typical Configuration Solution; Controlling Multicast Forwarding

1.4.3 Typical Configuration Solution
CAUTION
Customize configuration solutions according to the actual network conditions and service
requirements. The configuration solution in this section functions only as a reference.
The network environments are classified into two types, which are suitable for different
configuration solutions. For details, refer to the Quidway S7700 Smart Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - Multicast.
NOTE
Ensure that IPv6 unicast routes work normally in the network before configuring IP multicast.
Small-Scale Network
A small-scale network, such as a test network, is suitable to implement multicast data
transmission in a Local Area Network (LAN), and does not interconnect with the Internet.
Perform the following configurations:
1. Enable multicast on all switches in the network.
2. Enable PIM-DM (IPv6) on all switch interfaces.
3. Enable MLD on switch interfaces connected to hosts.
Large-Scale Network
A large-scale network is suitable to transmit multicast services on an ISP network, and
interconnects with the Internet.
Perform the following configurations:
1. Enable multicast on all switches in the network.
2. Enable PIM-SM (IPv6) on all switch interfaces.
3. Enable MLD on switch interfaces connected to hosts.
4. Configure an RP. You can configure an embedded RP, a static RP, or a BSR-RP.
1.4.4 Controlling Multicast Forwarding
IP multicast guides the forwarding of multicast packets by using the multicast routing table and
forwarding table. You can adjust the transmission path of multicast data by configuring the RPF
routing policy, and limit multicast forwarding by configuring the forwarding policy and the
capacity of the forwarding table.
For details, refer to the chapter 14 IPv6 Multicast Routing Management in the Quidway
S7700 Smart Routing Switch Configuration Guide - Multicast.
Quidway S7700 Smart Routing Switch
Configuration Guide - Multicast 1 IP Multicast Configuration Guide
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