Considerations when you connect an IP Multicast over Fabric Connect network to a PIM network

IP Multicast over Fabric Connect does not integrate PIM functionality. Apply the following considerations when you connect to a PIM network:
  • You must configure static IGMP receivers on the BEB access interface that faces the PIM network when the sender is on the SPBM access network and the receiver is on the PIM network.

    Note

    Note

    The PIM router must have a configuration option to accept streams with non-local sources or the router drops the packets. The switch does not support a configuration option to accept streams with non-local sources.

    You must configure static IGMP receivers on the PIM interface that face the IP Multicast over Fabric Connect network when the sender is on the PIM network and the receiver is on the SPBM access network.

    Note

    Note

    For security reasons and to limit unnecessary multicast streams from being injected into the SPBM domain, you should configure ACLs on the BEB facing the PIM network.