Introduction To IP Multicast PDF

Introduction to IP Multicast
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RST-1261 Introduction to IP Multicast RST-2261 Deploying IP Multicast RST-2262 Multicast Security RST-2263 Multicast Network Management RST-3261 Advanced IP Multicast RST-3262 IP Multicast Architecture & Troubleshooting for the Catalyst 6500 TECRST-1008 Enterprise IP Multicast
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Session Goal
To provide you with a thorough understanding of the concepts, mechanics and protocols used to build IP Multicast networks
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Agenda
Why Multicast? Multicast Fundamentals PIM Protocols RP choices Multicast at Layer 2 Interdomain IP Multicast Latest Additions
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Why Multicast?
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Unicast vs. Multicast
Unicast
Server Router Number of streams!
Multicast
Server Router
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Unicast vs. Multicast

TCP Unicast but NOT Multicast
TCP is connection orientated protocol Requires 3 way Handshake Reliable due to sequence numbers + Ack Flow control
UDP Unicast and Multicast

Connectionless Unreliable (application layer awareness)
Unicast Protocols
ARP not applicable HSRP etc are not applicable
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Multicast Disadvantages
Multicast Is UDP Based!!!
Best Effort Delivery: Drops are to be expected. Multicast applications Delivery
should not expect reliable delivery of data and should be designed accordingly. Reliable Multicast is still an area for much research. Expect to see more developments in this area. PGM offers reliability!
No Congestion Avoidance: Lack of TCP windowing and slow-start Avoidance

mechanisms can result in network congestion. If possible, Multicast applications should attempt to detect and avoid congestion conditions.
Duplicates: Some multicast protocol mechanisms (e.g. Asserts, Registers Duplicates

and SPT Transitions) result in the occasional generation of duplicate packets. Multicast applications should be designed to expect occasional duplicate packets.
Out of Order Delivery : Some protocol mechanisms may also result in out
of order delivery of packets.
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Multicast Advantages
Enhanced Efficiency: Controls network traffic and reduces server and CPU Efficiency
loads
Optimized Performance: Eliminates traffic redundancy Performance Distributed Applications: Makes multipoint applications possible Applications
Multicast Unicast 0.8 Traffic 0.4 Mbps 0.2 0 1 20 40 60 80 100 # Clients
Example: Audio Streaming All clients listening to the same 8 Kbps audio
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Multicast Adoption Past, Present, and Future

Multicast (1986-2005)
Corporate Communication
HP, IBM, Intel, Ford, BMW, Dupont
Surveillance
Law Enforcement and Federal
MXU & Content Providers

Fastweb, B2, Yahoo, BBC, CNN
IPv6 Multicast
NTT, Sony, Panasonic,
E Learning
150 Universities in US, Hawaii, Oregon, USC, UCLA, Berkley
Multicast VPN
C&W, MCI, AT&T, TI, FT, DT, NTT
Financials
NASDAQ, NYSE, LIFE, Morgan, GS, Prudential
Early Adopters
NASA, DOD, Cisco, Microsoft, Sprint
Research Community MBONE
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Multicast Fundamentals
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Multicast Components
Cisco End-to-End Architecture
ISP A
ISP B
MSDP
RP
Multicast Source X
DR
Multicast Source Y
RP
ISP B
IGMP Snooping PIM snooping

DR
ISP A
MBGP
IGMP
PIM-SM Bidir PIM PIM-SSM MVPN
DR
Campus Multicast
End Stations (hosts-to-routers):
IGMP
Interdomain Multicast
Multicast routing across domains
MBGP
Switches (Layer 2 Optimization):

IGMP Snooping PIM snooping
Multicast Source Discovery

MSDP with PIM-SM
Routers (Multicast Forwarding Protocol):

PIM Sparse Mode or Bidirectional PIM
Source Specific Multicast

PIM-SSM
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IP Multicast Group Concept

Sender & Receiver Group Member 3
1. You must be a member of a group to receive its data 2. If you send to a group address, all members receive it 3. You do not have to be a member of a group to send to a group
Sender
D Non Group Member E
Group Member 1 Receiver
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Multicast Addressing
IPv4 Header
Version
Time to Live
ver be an ne ess c r dress p Ad e Add t Grou Sourc lticas D Mu Class

IHL Type of Service Total Length Identification Flags Fragment Offset Protocol Header Checksum
Source Source Destination Destination
Source Address 1.0.0.0 - 223.255.255.255 (Class A, B, C)
Destination Address 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 (Class D) Multicast Group

Options
Address Range
Padding
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Multicast Group Address range

224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 (Class
D)
Reserved Link-Local Addresses

224.0.0.0 224.0.0.255 Transmitted with TTL = 1 Examples:
224.0.0.1 224.0.0.2 224.0.0.5 224.0.0.13 224.0.0.22 All systems on this subnet All routers on this subnet OSPF routers PIMv2 Routers IGMPv3
Other Reserved Addresses

224.0.1.0 224.0.1.255 Not local in scope (Transmitted with TTL > 1) Examples:
224.0.1.1 224.0.1.32 224.0.1.78
NTP Network Time Protocol Mtrace routers Tibco Multicast1

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Administratively Scoped Addresses 239.0.0.0 239.255.255.255 Private address space Similar to RFC1918 unicast addresses Not used for global Internet traffic Used to limit scope of multicast traffic Same addresses may be in use at different locations for different multicast sessions
Examples
Site-local scope: 239.255.0.0/16 Organization-local scope: 239.192.0.0/14
SSM (Source Specific Multicast) Range 232.0.0.0 232.255.255.255 Primarily targeted for Internet style Broadcast
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IP Multicast MAC Address Mapping
(FDDI and Ethernet)
32 Bits 1110 5 Bits Lost 28 Bits
239.255.0.1 01-00-5e-7f-00-01
25 Bits 48 Bits 23 Bits
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IP Multicast MAC Address Mapping
(FDDI & Ethernet)
Be Aware of the 32:1 Address Overlap

32 - IP Multicast Addresses 224.1.1.1 224.129.1.1 225.1.1.1 225.129.1.1 . . . 238.1.1.1 238.129.1.1 239.1.1.1 239.129.1.1
1 - Multicast MAC Address (FDDI and Ethernet)
0x0100.5E01.0101
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Madcap in MS Server
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How are Multicast Addresses Assigned?

Static Global Group Address Assignment
Temporary method to meet immediate needs Group range: 233.0.0.0 233.255.255.255
Your AS number is inserted in middle two octets Remaining low-order octet used for group assignment
Defined in RFC 2770

GLOP Addressing in 233/8
Manual Address Allocation by the Admin !!

Is still the most common practice
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Host-Router Signaling: IGMP

How hosts tell routers about group membership Routers solicit group membership from directly connected hosts RFC 1112 specifies version 1 of IGMP
Supported on Windows 95
RFC 2236 specifies version 2 of IGMP

Supported on latest service pack for Windows and most UNIX systems
RFC 3376 specifies version 3 of IGMP

Supported in Window XP and various UNIX systems
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Joining a Group
H1 H2 224.1.1.1 H3
Report
Host sends IGMP Report to join group

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Maintaining a Group
224.1.1.1 H1 224.1.1.1 H2 224.1.1.1 H3
X
Suppressed Report
X
Suppressed Query
Router sends periodic Queries to 224.0.0.1 One member per group per subnet reports Other members suppress reports
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Leaving a Group (IGMPv2)
H1 H2 224.1.1.1 Leave to #1 224.0.0.2 Group Specific Query to 224.1.1.1 #2 H3
1. 2. 3. 4.
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Host-Router Signaling: IGMPv3

RFC 3376
Adds Include/Exclude Source Lists Enables hosts to listen only to a specified subset of the hosts sending to the group Requires new IPMulticastListen API
New IGMPv3 stack required in the O/S.
Apps must be rewritten to use IGMPv3 Include/Exclude features
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Host-Router Signaling: IGMPv3

New Membership Report address
224.0.0.22 (IGMPv3 Routers)
All IGMPv3 Hosts send reports to this address
Instead of the target group address as in IGMPv1/v2
All IGMPv3 Routers listen to this address Hosts do not listen or respond to this address
No Report Suppression
All Hosts on wire respond to Queries
Hosts complete IGMP state sent in single response
Response Interval may be tuned over broad range

Useful when large numbers of hosts reside on subnet
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IGMPv3Joining a Group
1.1.1.10 H1
v3 Report (224.0.0.22)
1.1.1.11 H2
Group: 224.1.1.1 Exclude: <empty>
1.1.1.12 H3
1.1.1.1 rtr-a
Joining member sends IGMPv3 Report to 224.0.0.22 immediately upon joining

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IGMPv3Joining specific Source(s)

1.1.1.10 H1
v3 Report (224.0.0.22)
1.1.1.11 H2
Group: 224.1.1.1 Include: 10.0.0.1
1.1.1.12 H3
1.1.1.1 rtr-a
IGMPv3 Report contains desired source(s) in the Include list. Only Included source(s) are joined.
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IGMPv3Maintaining State
1.1.1.10 H1
v3 Report (224.0.0.22) v3 Report (224.0.0.22)
1.1.1.11 H2
1.1.1.12 H3
v3 Report (224.0.0.22)
1.1.1.1
Query
Router sends periodic queries All IGMPv3 members respond

Reports contain multiple Group state records
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Multicast L3 Forwarding
Multicast Routing is backwards from Unicast Routing

Unicast Routing is concerned about where the packet is going. Multicast Routing is concerned about where the packet came from.
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Unicast vs. Multicast Forwarding

Unicast Forwarding
Destination IP address directly indicates where to forward packet. Forwarding is hop-by-hop.
Unicast routing table determines interface and nexthop router to forward packet.
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Unicast vs. Multicast Forwarding

Multicast Forwarding
Destination IP address (group) doesnt directly indicate where to forward packet. Forwarding is connection-oriented.
Receivers must first be connected to the source before traffic begins to flow.
Connection messages (PIM Joins) follow unicast routing table toward multicast source. Build Multicast Distribution Trees that determine where to forward packets. Distribution Trees rebuilt dynamically in case of network topology changes.
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Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF)

The RPF Calculation
The multicast source address is checked against the unicast routing table. This determines the interface and upstream router in the direction of the source to which PIM Joins are sent. This interface becomes the Incoming or RPF interface.
A router forwards a multicast datagram only if received on the RPF interface.
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RPF Calculation
Based on Source Address. Best path to source found in Unicast Route Table. Determines where to send Join. Joins continue towards Source to build multicast tree. Multicast data flows down Unicast Route Table tree. Network Interface
10.1.0.0/24 E0
SRC
10.1.1.1
Join C B
Join E0 E E2 R1 E1
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RPF Calculation
Based on Source Address. Best path to source found in Unicast Route Table. Determines where to send Join. Joins continue towards Source to build multicast tree. Multicast data flows down tree. Repeat for other receivers.
SRC
10.1.1.1
A Join
C B Join R2 D E0 E E2 R1 E1
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RPF Calculation
What if we have equal-cost paths?
We cant use both.
SRC A 10.1.1.1
Tie-Breaker
Use highest Next-Hop IP address.
D 1.1.1.1 E0
Join E1 F E2 R1
E 1.1.2.1
Unicast Route Table Network Intfc Nxt H - op 10.1.0.0/24 E0 1.1.1.1 10.1.0.0/24 E1 1.1.2.1
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Multicast Distribution Trees
Shortest Path or Source Distribution Tree

Source 1 Notation: (S, G) S = Source G = Group Source 2
A B D F
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Shortest Path or Source Distribution Tree

Source 1 Notation: (S, G) S = Source G = Group Source 2
A B D F
Receiver 1
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Shared Distribution Tree

Notation: (*, G) * = All Sources G = Group
D (RP)
(RP)
PIM Rendezvous Point Shared Tree
Receiver 1
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Shared Distribution Tree

Source 1 Notation: (*, G) * = All Sources G = Group Source 2
A B D (RP) F
(RP)
PIM Rendezvous Point Shared Tree Source Tree
Receiver 1
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Characteristics of Distribution Trees
Source or Shortest Path trees
Uses more memory O(S x G) but you get optimal paths from source to all receivers; minimizes delay
Shared trees
Uses less memory O(G) but you may get suboptimal paths from source to all receivers; may introduce extra delay
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Multicast Tree creation

PIM Join/Prune Control Messages
Used to create/remove Distribution Trees
Shortest Path trees

PIM control messages are sent toward the Source
Shared trees
PIM control messages are sent toward RP
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Multicast Distribution Tree creation
Shared Tree Example
D (RP)
(RP)
PIM Rendezvous Point PIM control message
Receiver 1
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PIM Protocol Variants
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Major deployed PIM variants

PIM ASM
Sparse mode / RP / SPT / Shared Tree
PIM SSM
Source Specific Multicast, no RP, SPT only
PIM BiDir
BiDirectional PIM, no SPT, Shared tree only
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PIM-SM Shared Tree Join
RP
(*, G) Join Shared Tree Receiver
(*, G) State created only along the Shared Tree.
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PIM-SM Sender Registration
Source
RP
Traffic Flow Shared Tree Source Tree (S, G) Register (S, G) Join
(S, G) State created only along the Source Tree.
(unicast)
Receiver
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Source
RP
Traffic Flow Shared Tree Source Tree (S, G) Register (S, G) Register-Stop
(S, G) traffic begins arriving at the RP via the Source tree. RP sends a Register-Stop back to the first-hop router to stop the Register process.
(unicast) (unicast)
Receiver
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Source
RP
Traffic Flow Shared Tree Source Tree Receiver
Source traffic flows natively along SPT to RP. From RP, traffic flows down the Shared Tree to Receivers.
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PIM-SM SPT Switchover
Source
RP
Traffic Flow Shared Tree Source Tree (S, G) Join
Last-hop router joins the Source Tree. Additional (S, G) State is created along new part of the Source Tree. Receiver
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Source
RP
Traffic Flow Shared Tree Source Tree (S, G)RP-bit Prune
Traffic begins flowing down the new branch of the Source Tree. Receiver Additional (S, G) State is created along along the Shared Tree to prune off (S, G) traffic.
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Source
RP
(S, G) Traffic flow is now pruned off of the Shared Tree and is flowing to the Receiver via the Source Tree.
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Source
RP
Traffic Flow Shared Tree Source Tree (S, G) Prune
(S, G) traffic flow is no longer needed by the RP so it Prunes the flow of (S, G) traffic. Receiver
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Source
RP
(S, G) Traffic flow is now only flowing to the Receiver via a single branch of the Source Tree.
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PIM-SM FFF
The default behavior of PIM-SM is that routers with directly connected members will join the Shortest Path Tree as soon as they detect a new multicast source.
PIM-SM Frequently Forgotten Fact
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PIM-SMEvaluation
Effective for Sparse or Dense distribution of multicast receivers Advantages:
Traffic only sent down joined branches Can switch to optimal source-trees for high traffic sources dynamically Unicast routing protocol-independent Basis for inter-domain multicast routing
When used with MBGP, MSDP and/or SSM
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Source Specific Multicast

Assume a One-to-Many Multicast Model. Example: Video/Audio broadcasts, Stock Market data Why does PIM-SM need a Shared Tree? So that hosts and 1st hop routers can learn who the active source is for the group. What if this was already known? Hosts could use IGMPv3 to signal exactly which (S,G) SPT to join. The Shared Tree & RP wouldnt be necessary. Different sources could share the same Group address and not interfere with each other. Result: Source Specific Multicast (SSM) RFC 3569 An Overview of Source-Specific Multicast (SSM)
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PIM Source Specific Mode

Source
Receiver learns of source, group/port Receiver sends IGMPv3 (S,G) Join First-hop send PIM s,g join directly toward Source
A (S, G) Join
Out-of-band Source Directory Example: Web Server
D IGMPv3 (S, G) Join Receiver 1
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PIM Source Specific Mode

Source
Result: Shortest Path Tree rooted at the Source, with NO Shared Tree.
Receiver 1
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PIM-SSM - Evaluation
Ideal for applications with one source sending to many receivers Solves multicast address allocation problems.
Flows differentiated by both source and group. Not just by group. Content providers can use same group ranges. Since each (S,G) flow is unique.
Helps prevent certain DoS attacks

Bogus source traffic: Cant consume network bandwidth. Not received by host application.
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Many-to-Any State Problem

Creates huge amounts of (S,G) state
State maintenance workloads skyrocket
High OIL fanouts make the problem worse
Router performance begins to suffer
Using Shared-Trees only.

Provides some (S,G) state reduction
Results in (S,G) state only along SPT to RP Frequently still too much (S,G) state Need a solution that only uses (*,G) state
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Bidirectional PIMOverview
RP Receiver
Sender/ Receiver
Shared Tree Receiver

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Bidirectional PIMOverview
RP Receiver
Sender/ Receiver
Source Traffic forwarded bidirectionally using (*,G) state. Shared Tree Source Traffic Receiver
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Bidir PIMEvaluation
Ideal for Many to Many applications Drastically reduces network mroute state.
Eliminates ALL (S,G) state in the network.
SPTs between sources to RP eliminated. Source traffic flows both up and down Shared Tree.
Allows Many-to-Any applications to scale.

Permits virtually an unlimited number of sources.
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RP choices
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How does the network know about the RP ?
Static configuration AutoRP BSR MSDP Anycast
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Static RPs
Hard-coded RP address
When used, must be configured on every router All routers must have the same RP address RP fail-over not possible
Exception: If Anycast RPs are used.
Command
ip pim rp-address <address> [group-list <acl>] [override]
Optional group list specifies group range

Default: Range = 224.0.0.0/4 (Includes Auto-RP Groups!!!!) Groups!!!!
Override keyword overrides Auto-RP information

Default: Auto-RP learned info takes precedence
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Auto-RPFrom 10,000 Feet
Announce
A
Announce
B
Announce
Announce
Announce
MA
MA
RP-Announcements multicast to the Cisco Announce (224.0.1.39) group

Announce
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C-RP 1.1.1.1
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Auto-RPFrom 10,000 Feet
Dis cov ery
Dis cov ery
MA A
Dis cov ery
Disc ove ry
Disc ove ry
MA B
Disc ove ry Disc ove ry
Dis cov ery
C-RP 1.1.1.1
C-RP 2.2.2.2
RP-Discoveries multicast to the Cisco Discovery (224.0.1.40) group

Discovery
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BSR Overview
A single Bootstrap Router (BSR) is elected
Multiple Candidate BSRs (C-BSR) can be configured
Provides backup in case currently elected BSR fails
C-RPs send C-RP announcements to the BSR

C-RP announcements are sent via unicast BSR stores ALL C-RP announcements in the RP-set
BSR periodically sends BSR messages to all routers

BSR Messages contain entire RP-set and IP address of BSR Messages are flooded hop-by-hop throughout the network away from the BSR
All routers select the RP from the RP-set

All routers use the same selection algorithm; select same RP
BSR cannot be used with Admin-Scoping

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BSR From 10,000 Feet

BSR Election Process
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Msg
BSR Msg
BSR
BSR
BSR
Msg
C-BSR D
Msg
Msg
C-BSR A
Msg
BSR BSR Msg
Msg
C-BSR F
Msg BSR Msg
BSR
Msg
BSR
BSR
B
BSR Msgs
BSR
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BSR Msgs Flooded Hop-by-Hop

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Highest Priority C-BSR is elected as BSR
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BSR
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Msg BSR Msg
BSR
A
BSR Msg
BSR
D
BSR Msg
C-RP
BSR Msgs
B E
C-RP
BSR Msgs containing RP-set Flooded Hop-by-Hop

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Multicast at Layer 2
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L2 Multicast Frame Switching Problem: Layer 2 Flooding of Multicast Frames

Typical L2 switches treat multicast traffic as unknown or broadcast and must flood the frame to every port Static entries can sometimes be set to specify which ports should receive which group(s) of multicast traffic Dynamic configuration of these entries would cut down on user administration
PIM
Multicast M
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L2 Multicast Frame Switching
IGMPv1-v2 Snooping
Switches become IGMP aware IGMP packets intercepted by the NMP or by special hardware ASICs Requires special hardware to maintain throughput Switch must examine contents of IGMP messages to determine which ports want what traffic IGMP membership reports IGMP leave messages Impact on low-end Layer-2 switches: Must process ALL Layer 2 multicast packets Admin. load increases with multicast traffic load Generally results in switch Meltdown !!!
PIM
IGMP
IGMP
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L2 Multicast Frame Switching

Impact of IGMPv3 on IGMP Snooping
IGMPv3 Reports sent to separate group (224.0.0.22) Switches listen to just this group. Only IGMP traffic no data traffic. Substantially reduces load on switch CPU. Permits low-end switches to implement IGMPv3 Snooping No Report Suppression in IGMPv3 Enables individual member tracking
IGMPv3 supports Source-specific Includes/Excludes

Permits (S,G) state to be maintained by switch Currently not implemented by any switches. May be necessary for full IGMPv3 functionality
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SummaryFrame Switches
IGMP snooping
Switches with Layer 3 aware Hardware/ASICs
High-throughput performance maintained Increases cost of switches
Switches without Layer 3 aware Hardware/ASICs

Suffer serious performance degradation or even Meltdown! Meltdown
Shouldnt be a problem when IGMPv3 is implemented
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Interdomain IP Multicast
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MBGP Overview
MBGP: Multiprotocol BGP
Defined in RFC 2858 (extensions to BGP) Can carry different types of routes
Unicast Multicast
Both routes carried in same BGP session Does not propagate multicast state info Same path selection and validation rules
AS-Path, LocalPref, MED,
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MBGP Overview
Separate BGP tables maintained Unicast Routing Information Base (URIB) Multicast Routing Information Base (MRIB) URIB Contains unicast prefixes for unicast forwarding Populated with BGP unicast NLRI
AFI = 1, Sub-AFI = 1
MRIB Contains unicast prefixes for RPF checking Populated with BGP multicast NLRI
AFI = 1, Sub-AFI = 2
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MBGP allows divergent paths and policies
Same IP address holds dual significance
Unicast routing information Multicast RPF information

For same IPv4 address two different NLRI with different next-hops Can therefore support both congruent and incongruent topologies
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MSDP
Based on RFC 3618 Works with PIM-SM only
RPs knows about all sources in their domain
Sources cause a PIM Register to the RP Tell RPs in other domains of its sources
Via MSDP SA (Source Active) messages
RPs know about receivers in a domain

Receivers cause a (*, G) Join to the RP RP can join the source tree in the peer domain
Via normal PIM (S, G) joins
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MSDP Overview
MSDP Example
MSDP Peers
Domain E
RP Join (*, 224.2.2.2)
r
Domain C
RP
Domain B
RP RP
Domain D
RP
Domain A
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MSDP Overview
MSDP Example
MSDP Peers Source Active Messages SA SA
Domain E
RP
Domain C
RP
Domain B SA
RP SA
SA
SA
RP
SA SA Message 192.1.1.1, 224.2.2.2 RP
SA Message 192.1.1.1, 224.2.2.2
Domain D
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Domain A
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MSDP Example
MSDP Peers
Domain E
RP
r
Domain C
RP
Jo i (S, 224 n .2.2.2)
Domain B
RP
RP
Domain D
RP
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MSDP Overview
MSDP Example
MSDP Peers Multicast Traffic
Domain E
RP
r
Domain C
RP
Domain B
RP RP
Domain D
RP
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MSDP Overview
MSDP Example
Domain E
RP
Domain C
RP
Join .2) (S, 224.2.2
Domain B
RP RP
Domain D
RP
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Domain A
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MSDP Example
Domain E
RP
r
Domain C
RP
Domain B
RP RP
Domain D
RP
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Anycast RP Overview
Uses single defined RP address
Two or more routers have same RP address RP address defined as a Loopback Interface. Loopback address advertised as a Host route. Senders & Receivers Join/Register with closest RP Closest RP determined from the unicast routing table. Can never fall back to Dense mode. Because RP is statically defined.
MSDP session(s) run between all RPs

Informs RPs of sources in other parts of network RPs join SPT to active sources as necessary
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Anycast RP Overview
Src
RP1
Src
RP2
MSDP
SA SA
Rec
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Src
RP1
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RP2 B 10.1.1.1
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Latest Additions
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Multicast VPN Customer Requirement

MPLS VPN customers want to run multicast within their VPNs Multicast deployment is expanding MPLS VPNs do not support multicast today Multicast options in MPLS VPNs today
GRE tunnels from CE to CE
CE CE
Does NOT Scale !!!!

CE
CE
CE
MPLS Core
CE
CE
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Multicast VPN (MVPN)

Allows an ISP to provide its MPLS VPN customers the ability to transport their Multicast traffic across MPLS packet-based core networks Requires IPmc enabled in the core MPLS still used to support unicast A scalable architecture solution for MPLS networks based on native multicast deployment in the core Uses draft-rosen-vpn-mcast encapsulation and signaling to build MVPN Multicast VPN (MVPN)
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Multicast VPN Terminology used

VPN: Virtual Private Network
Although different VPN models exist, the discussion here is for MPLS based VPNs
MVPN: Multicast VPN

A VPN that supports multicast natively
VRF: VPN Routing and Forwarding

per-site forwarding tables
MVRF: Multicast VRF

A VRF that supports unicast and multicast tables
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Multicast VPN Terminology used

MDT: Multicast Distribution Tree
A multicast tree, built in the core network between PE and P routers that distributes multicast traffic between sites
Default-MDT:
Default MDT group used for control traffic and flooding channel for dense mode and low bandwidth groups.
Data-MDT:
MDT group created on demand for MVPN (S,G) pairs, usually high bandwidth traffic
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Multicast VPN (MVPN) Concept & Fundamentals

Receiver 4
Join high bandwidth source
CE
A
New York New York
CE
B1
San San Francisco Francisco
CE
B2
Receiver 1
CE
E
A B
PE PE
E
PE Default MDT
For low Bandwidth & control traffic only. Los Los Angeles Angeles
MPLS VPN Core
Customer CE devices joins the MPLS Core through providers PE devices The MPLS Core forms a Default MDT for a given Customer
CE
Data MDT
D C
For High Bandwidth traffic only.
PE PE
Receiver 3
CE
D
Dallas Dallas
A High-bandwidth source for that customer starts sending traffic Interested receivers 1 & 2 join that High Bandwidth source Data-MDT is formed for this High-Bandwidth source
CE
High bandwidth multicast source

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PGM: Specifications
RFC 3208 : Pragmatic Generic Multicast
(PGM) Reliable Transport Protocol Specification (experimental) Defines an industry standard protocol for scalable, reliable multicast PGM guarantees that a receiver in the group either receives all data packets from transmissions and repairs, or is able to detect unrecoverable data packet loss (just like TCP, but for IP multicast !)
draft-ietf-rmt-bb-pgmcc: PGM congestion control (PGM-CC)

Provides TCP compatible flow control (eg: RED) based on slowest receiver (with minimum rate). Without CC, source app. controls rate.
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PGM: Components
Server
PGM (Server/Source) Stack
Network
Optional PGM functions
DLR: Designated Local Repairer Network Element = Router Assist
Host
PGM (Host/Receiver) Stack
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PGM: Network Functions

PGM Network Element A PGM Network Element is an IP multicast router with PGM router assist.
Can be deployed on specific routers in the path when needed. Provides NAK supression (inhibits NAK implosion) Provides constrained retransmission (only those receivers that need retransmission will receive it)
DLR: Designated Local Repairer:

Can be host or special network element Buffers data from source and provides for retransmissions for all receiver hosts below it in the distribution tree.
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PGM Router Assist

NAK elimination and constrained retransmission (1)
S00
N20
N21
NCF (Multicast) NAK (Unicast)

N10 N11
R12 R11
N00
N01
TSI/SQN Retransmission -1 OIF State Packet Lost

R05
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X X
R00
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R02
R03
R04
Suppresses NAK
PGM Router Assist

S00
N20
N21
TSI/SQN Retransmission -1 OIF State

R12

N10 N11
R11
N00
N01
R00
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PGM Router Assist

S00
N20
N21

N10 N11
R12 R11
N00
N01
R00
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PGM Router Assist

S00
TSI/SQN Retransmission -1 OIF State TSI/SQN Retransmission -1 OIF State

R12
N20
N21
Retransmission NAK (Unicast)
N10
N11
R11
N00
N01
R00
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R02
R03
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IPv4 versus IPv6 Multicast

IP Service
Address Range
IPv4 Solution
32-bit, class D Protocol Independent All IGPs,and BGP4+ PIM-DM, PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, PIM-bidir IGMPv1, v2, v3 Boundary/Border MSDP across Independent PIM Domains
IPv6 Solution
128-bit (112-bit Group) Protocol Independent All IGPs,and BGP4+ with v6 mcast SAFI PIM-SM, PIM-SSM, PIM-bidir MLDv1, v2 Scope Identifier Single RP within Globally Shared Domains
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Routing
Forwarding Group Management Domain Control Inter-domain Solutions

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128 bits
8 FF 4 4 0 Interface-ID Flags Scope
1111 1111
Flags P T scope
F 8 bits
Flags =
T or Lifetime, 0 if permanent, 1 if temporary P proposed for unicast-based assignments Others are undefined and must be zero 1 = interface-local 2 = link 4 = admin-local 5 = site 8 = organization E = global
8 bits
Scope =
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IPv6 Layer 2 Multicast Addressing Mapping

IPv6 Multicast Address
112 Bits 8 FF 4 4 80 High-Order 32 Low-Order Flags Scope
80 Bits Lost
33-33-xx-xx-xx-xx
48 Bits
Ethernet MAC Address
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Unicast-based Multicast addresses

8 FF 4 4 8 8 Plen 64 Network-Prefix 32 Group-ID Flags Scope Rsvd
RFC 3306 Unicast-based Multicast Addresses

Similar to IPv4 GLOP Addressing Solves IPv6 global address allocation problem. Flags = 00PT
P = 1, T = 1 => Unicast-based Multicast address
Example:
Content Providers Unicast Prefix
1234:5678:9abc::/64 1234:5678:9abc
Multicast Address
FF36:0030:1234:5678:9abc::0001 1234:5678:9abc
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IP Routing for Multicast

RPF based on reachability to v6 source same as with v4 multicast RPF still protocol independent:
Static routes, mroutes Unicast RIB: BGP, ISIS, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, etc Multi-protocol BGP (mBGP) - support for v6 mcast sub-address family - provide translate function for non-supporting peers
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IPv6 Multicast Forwarding

PIM-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM)
draft-ietf-pim-sm-v2-new-11.txt,
PIM-Source Specific Mode (PIM-SSM)

RFC3569 SSM overview (v6 SSM needs MLDv2) unicast prefix based multicast addresses ff30::/12 SSM range is ff3X::/32
Current allocation is from ff3X::/96
PIM-bidirectional Mode (PIM-bidir)

draft-ietf-pim-bidir-07.txt
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RP mapping mechanisms for IPv6 PIM-SM
Static RP assignment BSR Auto-RP no current plans Embedded RP
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Embedded RP Addressing RFC3956

8 FF 4 4 4 4 8 Plen 64 Network-Prefix 32 Group-ID Flags Scope Rsvd RPadr
Proposed new multicast address type

Uses Unicast-Based Multicast addresses (RFC 3306)
RP Address is embedded in multicast address. Flag bits = 0RPT

R = 1, P = 1, T = 1 => Embedded RP Address
Network-Prefix::RPadr = RP address For each Unicast prefix you own, you now also own:
16 RPs for each of the 16 Multicast Scopes (256 total) with 2^32 multicast groups assigned to each RP (2^40 total)
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Embedded RP Addressing Example

Multicast Address with Embedded RP address
8 FF 4 4 4 4 8 Plen 64 Network-Prefix 32 Group-ID Flags Scope Rsvd RPadr
FF76:0130:1234:5678:9abc::4321 1234:5678:9abc
1234:5678:9abc::1
Resulting RP address
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Multicast Listener Discover MLD

MLD is equivalent to IGMP in IPv4 MLD messages are transported over ICMPv6 Version number confusion:
MLDv1 corresponds to IGMPv2
RFC 2710
MLDv2 corresponds to IGMPv3, needed for SSM

RFC 3810
MLD snooping
draft-ietf-magma-snoop-12.txt
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Now you know

Why Multicast? Multicast Fundamentals PIM Protocols RP choices Multicast at Layer 2 Interdomain IP Multicast Latest Additions IPv6, PGM and MVPN
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More Information
White Papers Web and Mailers Cisco Press
CCO Multicast page: http://www.cisco.com/go/ipmulticast Customer Support Mailing List: tac@cisco.com

RTFB = Read the Fine Book
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Recommended Reading
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Available on site at the Cisco Company Store
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Introduction to IP Multicast

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IP Multicast at Networkers 2006

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Unicast vs. Multicast

Unicast vs. Multicast

UDP Unicast and Multicast

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No Congestion Avoidance: Lack of TCP windowing and slow-start Avoidance

Duplicates: Some multicast protocol mechanisms (e.g. Asserts, Registers Duplicates

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Multicast Adoption Past, Present, and Future

MXU & Content Providers

Research Community MBONE

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IGMP Snooping PIM snooping

PIM-SM Bidir PIM PIM-SSM MVPN

Switches (Layer 2 Optimization):

Multicast Source Discovery

Routers (Multicast Forwarding Protocol):

Source Specific Multicast

IP Multicast Group Concept

D Non Group Member E

Group Member 1 Receiver

Group Member 2 Receiver

ver be an ne ess c r dress p Ad e Add t Grou Sourc lticas D Mu Class

Source Source Destination Destination

Source Address 1.0.0.0 - 223.255.255.255 (Class A, B, C)

Destination Address 224.0.0.0 - 239.255.255.255 (Class D) Multicast Group

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Multicast Group Address range

Reserved Link-Local Addresses

Other Reserved Addresses

NTP Network Time Protocol Mtrace routers Tibco Multicast1

Site-local scope: 239.255.0.0/16 Organization-local scope: 239.192.0.0/14

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Be Aware of the 32:1 Address Overlap

1 - Multicast MAC Address (FDDI and Ethernet)

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How are Multicast Addresses Assigned?

Defined in RFC 2770

Manual Address Allocation by the Admin !!

Host-Router Signaling: IGMP

RFC 2236 specifies version 2 of IGMP

RFC 3376 specifies version 3 of IGMP

Host-Router Signaling: IGMP

Host sends IGMP Report to join group

Host-Router Signaling: IGMP

Host-Router Signaling: IGMP

Host-Router Signaling: IGMPv3

Apps must be rewritten to use IGMPv3 Include/Exclude features

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Host-Router Signaling: IGMPv3

Response Interval may be tuned over broad range

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