Multicast Topology Configuration

Configure a topology for each router-address family combination ina VRF. You can apply protocols separately to each topology.

The following table lists the [BGP/OSPF/OSPFv3 protocol] multicast topology configuration commands for S- and K-Series devices.

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Multicast Topology Configuration Table

Task Command
In router config-protocol mode, enter the address family configuration mode for the address-family to which this topology will apply.

Also enter the multicast or unicast sub-address family for this topology.

To exit address family mode, use the exit command.

To delete an address family, and the topology, use the no form of this command.

address-family {ipv4 | ipv6} [multicast | unicast]
Configure static routing in the multicast topology in router configuration mode.

To remove a static route from the router configuration, use the no form of this command.

[ip | ipv6] mroute

The following configuration example creates an IPv4 multicast topology named v4multi:

address-family ipv4 multicast
topology v4multi
exit

Create an instance of OSPF and join to the multicast topology:

router ospf 1
address-family ipv4 multicast
exit
exit

With this configuration, OSPF instance 1 is joined with both the "unicast" or base topology and the multicast topology v4multi, meaning that OSPF will contribute routes to both route tables. In order to have OSPF instance 1 joined only with the multicast topology, it is necessary to enter the "no address-family ipv4 unicast" command in OSPF configuration mode:

router ospf 1
router-id 192.168.200.1
address-family ipv4 multicast
exit
log-adjacency
no address-family ipv4 unicast
exit