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OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide March 2015 page 8-1
8 Configuring a Multicast
Border Router
The OmniSwitch support of interoperability between Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) and Distance
Vector Multicast Routing Protocol (DVMRP) is based on rules defined in RFC 2715 and multicast border
router (MBR) functionality defined in the PIM-SM specification (RFC 4601). The supported MBR func-
tionality allows receivers and sources within PIM and DVMRP domains to communicate and satisfy RFC
2715 rules.
In This Chapter
This chapter provides information about how to configure the OmniSwitch as a Multicast Border Router to
provide interoperability between PIM and DVMRP domains. CLI commands are used in the configuration
examples; for more details about the syntax of commands, see the OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 CLI Refer-
ence Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
• “OmniSwitch MBR Specifications” on page 8-2.
• “Quick Steps for Configuring an OmniSwitch MBR” on page 8-2.
• “Multicast Border Router Overview” on page 8-3.
• “Configuring a Multicast Border Router” on page 8-4.
• “Verifying the MBR Configuration” on page 8-8.
For more information about PIM, see Chapter 7, “Configuring PIM.”.
For more information about DVMRP, see Chapter 6, “Configuring DVMRP.”