IP Multicast

Table 1. IP Multicast Maximums

Attribute

Product

Maximum number supported

Combination of VLANs + number of IPv4 senders + IPv6 senders (non-SPBM mode)

5520 Series

8,192

VSP 4450 Series

4,059

VSP 4900 Series

8,192

VSP 7200 Series

8,192

VSP 7400 Series

8,192

VSP 8000 Series

8,192

XA1400 Series

n/a

Combination of Layer 2 VSNs + number of IPv4 senders + number of IPv6 senders (SPBM mode)

5520 Series

8,192

VSP 4450 Series

4,059

VSP 4900 Series

8,192

VSP 7200 Series

8,192

VSP 7400 Series

8,192

VSP 8000 Series

8,192

XA1400 Series

n/a

IGMP/MLD interfaces (IPv4/IPv6)

5520 Series

4,059

VSP 4450 Series

4,059

VSP 4900 Series

4,059

VSP 7200 Series

4,059

VSP 7400 Series

4,059

VSP 8000 Series

4,059

XA1400 Series

n/a

PIM interfaces (IPv4/IPv6)

5520 Series

128 Active

VSP 4450 Series

128 Active

VSP 4900 Series

128 Active

VSP 7200 Series

128 Active

VSP 7400 Series

128 Active

VSP 8000 Series

128 Active

XA1400 Series

n/a

PIM Neighbors (IPv4/IPv6)  (GRT Only)

5520 Series

128

VSP 4450 Series

128

VSP 4900 Series

128

VSP 7200 Series

128

VSP 7400 Series

128

VSP 8000 Series

128

XA1400 Series

n/a

PIM-SSM static channels (IPv4/IPv6)

5520 Series

4,000

VSP 4450 Series

512

VSP 4900 Series

4,000

VSP 7200 Series

4,000

VSP 7400 Series

4,000

VSP 8000 Series

4,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

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

5520 Series

6,000

VSP 4450 Series

1,000

VSP 4900 Series

6,000

VSP 7200 Series

6,000

VSP 7400 Series

6,000

VSP 8000 Series

6,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

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

5520 Series

4,000

VSP 4450 Series

1,000

VSP 4900 Series

6,000

VSP 7200 Series

6,000

VSP 7400 Series

6,000

VSP 8000 Series

6,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

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

5520 Series

4,000

VSP 4450 Series

1,000

VSP 4900 Series

3,000

VSP 7200 Series

3,000

VSP 7400 Series

3,000

VSP 8000 Series

3,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

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

5520 Series

4,000

VSP 4450 Series

512

VSP 4900 Series

4,000

VSP 7200 Series

4,000

VSP 7400 Series

4,000

VSP 8000 Series

4,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

Multicast enabled Layer 2 VSN (IPv4)

5520 Series

2,000

VSP 4450 Series

1,000

VSP 4900 Series

2,000

VSP 7200 Series

2,000

VSP 7400 Series

2,000

VSP 8000 Series

2,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

Multicast enabled Layer 3 VSN (IPv4)

5520 Series

256 including mgmt VRF and GRT

VSP 4450 Series

128 including mgmt VRF and GRT

VSP 4900 Series

256 including mgmt VRF and GRT

VSP 7200 Series

256 including mgmt VRF and GRT

VSP 7400 Series

256 including mgmt VRF and GRT

VSP 8000 Series

256 including mgmt VRF and GRT

XA1400 Series

n/a

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

5520 Series

6,000

VSP 4450 Series

6,000

VSP 4900 Series

6,000

VSP 7200 Series

6,000

VSP 7400 Series

6,000

VSP 8000 Series

6,000

XA1400 Series

n/a

SPB-PIM Gateway controllers per SPB fabric (IPv4)

5520 Series

5

VSP 4450 Series

5

VSP 4900 Series

5

VSP 7200 Series

5

VSP 7400 Series

5

VSP 8000 Series

5

XA1400 Series

n/a

SPB-PIM Gateway nodes per SPB fabric (IPv4)

5520 Series

64

VSP 4450 Series

64

VSP 4900 Series

64

VSP 7200 Series

64

VSP 7400 Series

64

VSP 8000 Series

64

XA1400 Series

n/a

SPB-PIM Gateway interfaces per BEB (IPv4)

5520 Series

64

VSP 4450 Series

64

VSP 4900 Series

64

VSP 7200 Series

64

VSP 7400 Series

64

VSP 8000 Series

64

XA1400 Series

n/a

PIM neighbors per SPB-PIM Gateway node (IPv4)

5520 Series

64

VSP 4450 Series

64

VSP 4900 Series

64

VSP 7200 Series

64

VSP 7400 Series

64

VSP 8000 Series

64

XA1400 Series

n/a