Configuring a P2MP LSP to Carry Multicast Traffic

An NG MVPN uses P2MP LSPs to carry multicast traffic. Only mLDP P2MP LSPs are supported.

Context

Currently, only mLDP P2MP tunnels can be used to carry multicast traffic. The mLDP P2MP tunnels are easy to configure. They are usually applied to networks that do not require control over destination nodes or high service quality. In addition, they do not require signaling packets to be periodically sent, reducing network pressure.

Perform the following steps on different PEs.

Procedure

  • Perform the following steps on a PE to be configured as a sender PE:
    1. Run system-view

      The system view is displayed.

    2. Run multicast mvpn mvpn-id

      An MVPN ID is configured.

    3. Run ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name

      The VPN instance view is displayed.

    4. Run ipv4-family

      The VPN instance IPv4 address family view is displayed.

    5. Run route-distinguisher route-distinguisher

      The RD of the VPN instance IPv4 address family is configured.

    6. Run vpn-target vpn-target1 &<1-8> [ both | export-extcommunity | import-extcommunity ]

      The VPN-Target extended community attributes are configured for the VPN instance IPv4 address family. The VPN instance can receive and process VPNv4 routes.

    7. Run multicast routing-enable

      Multicast routing is enabled for the VPN instance IPv4 address family.

    8. Run mvpn

      The VPN instance IPv4 address family MVPN view is displayed.

    9. Run sender-enable

      The PE is configured as a sender PE.

    10. Run c-multicast signaling bgp

      BGP is configured as the signaling protocol for transmitting C-multicast routes.

    11. Run auto-discovery inter-as

      The inter-AS auto-discovery function is enabled.

    12. Run ipmsi-tunnel

      The MVPN I-PMSI view is displayed.

    13. Run mldp (MVPN I-PMSI view)

      mLDP is used to establish an I-PMSI tunnel.

    14. Run commit

      The configuration is committed.

  • Perform the following steps on a PE to be configured as a receiver PE:
    1. Run system-view

      The system view is displayed.

    2. Run multicast mvpn mvpn-id

      An MVPN ID is configured.

    3. Run ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name

      The VPN instance view is displayed.

    4. Run ipv4-family

      The VPN instance IPv4 address family view is displayed.

    5. Run route-distinguisher route-distinguisher

      The RD of the VPN instance IPv4 address family is configured.

    6. Run vpn-target vpn-target1 &<1-8> [ both | export-extcommunity | import-extcommunity ]

      The VPN-Target extended community attributes are configured for the VPN instance IPv4 address family. The VPN instance can receive and process VPNv4 routes.

    7. Run multicast routing-enable

      Multicast routing is enabled for VPN instance IPv4 address family.

    8. Run mvpn

      The VPN instance IPv4 address family MVPN view is displayed.

    9. Run c-multicast signaling bgp

      BGP is configured as the signaling protocol for transmitting C-multicast routes.

    10. Run auto-discovery inter-as

      The inter-AS auto-discovery function is enabled.

    11. Run commit

      The configuration is committed.

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