IP Multicast

Table 1. IP Multicast Maximums

Attribute

Product

Maximum number supported

IGMP/MLD interfaces (IPv4/IPv6)

5320 Series

4,000/2,000

5420 Series

4,000/2,000

5520 Series

4,059

5720 Series

4,059

7520 Series

4,059

7720 Series

4,059

PIM interfaces (IPv4/IPv6)

5320 Series

16 active

5420 Series

16 active

5520 Series

128 active

5720 Series

128 active

7520 Series

128 active

7720 Series

128 active

PIM Neighbors (IPv4/IPv6)  (GRT Only)

5320 Series

16

5420 Series

16

5520 Series

128

5720 Series

128

7520 Series

128

7720 Series

128

PIM-SSM static channels (IPv4/IPv6)

5320 Series

512

5420 Series

512

5520 Series

4,000

5720 Series

4,000

7520 Series

4,000

7720 Series

4,000

Multicast receivers/IGMP joins (IPv4/IPv6) (per switch)

5320 Series

6,000

5420 Series

6,000

5520 Series

6,000

5720 Series

6,000

7520 Series

6,000

7720 Series

6,000

Total multicast routes (S,G,V) (IPv4/IPv6) (per switch)

5320 Series

48-port models: 4,000

16- and 24-port models: 2,000

5420 Series

4,000

5520 Series

4,000

5720 Series

6,000

7520 Series

6,000

7720 Series

6,000

Total multicast routes (S,G,V) (IPv4) on an SPB-PIM Gateway configured switch

5320 Series

n/a

5420 Series

n/a

5520 Series

4,000

5720 Series

n/a

7520 Series

3,000

7720 Series

3,000

Static multicast routes (S,G,V) (IPv4/IPv6)

5320 Series

48-port models: 4,000

16- and 24-port models: 2,000

5420 Series

4,000

5520 Series

4,000

5720 Series

6,000

7520 Series

4,000

7720 Series

4,000

Multicast enabled Layer 2 VSN (IPv4)

5320 Series

48-port models: 500

16- and 24-port models: 250

5420 Series

500

5520 Series

2,000

5720 Series

2,000

7520 Series

2,000

7720 Series

2,000

Multicast enabled Layer 3 VSN (IPv4)

5320 Series

48-port models: 64

16- and 24-port models: 1

5420 Series

64

5520 Series

256 including mgmt VRF and GRT

5720 Series

256

7520 Series

256

7720 Series

256

SPB-PIM Gateway controller S,Gs (source announcements) with MSDP (IPv4)

5320 Series

n/a

5420 Series

n/a

5520 Series

6,000

5720 Series

n/a

7520 Series

6,000

7720 Series

6,000

SPB-PIM Gateway controllers per SPB fabric (IPv4)

5320 Series

n/a

5420 Series

n/a

5520 Series

5

5720 Series

n/a

7520 Series

5

7720 Series

5

SPB-PIM Gateway nodes per SPB fabric (IPv4)

5320 Series

n/a

5420 Series

n/a

5520 Series

64

5720 Series

n/a

7520 Series

64

7720 Series

64

SPB-PIM Gateway interfaces per BEB (IPv4)

5320 Series

n/a

5420 Series

n/a

5520 Series

64

5720 Series

n/a

7520 Series

64

7720 Series

64

PIM neighbors per SPB-PIM Gateway node (IPv4)

5320 Series

n/a

5420 Series

n/a

5520 Series

64

5720 Series

n/a

7520 Series

64

7720 Series

64