Configuring a P2MP LSP to Carry Multicast Traffic

An IPv6 NG MVPN uses P2MP LSPs to carry multicast traffic. You can configure either RSVP-TE P2MP or mLDP P2MP LSPs.

Context

P2MP LSPs that carry multicast traffic can be either RSVP-TE P2MP or mLDP P2MP LSPs. Table 1 lists the differences between RSVP-TE P2MP LSPs and mLDP P2MP LSPs.

**Table 1** Differences between RSVP-TE P2MP LSPs and mLDP P2MP LSPs
Compared Aspect	mLDP P2MP LSP	RSVP-TE P2MP LSP
Main features	mLDP P2MP LSPs do not support bandwidth reservation and cannot ensure service quality during network congestion. mLDP P2MP LSPs are easier to configure than RSVP-TE P2MP LSPs.	RSVP-TE P2MP LSPs support bandwidth reservation and can ensure service quality during network congestion.
Application scenario	Networks that do not require control over destination nodes Use mLDP P2MP LSPs to carry multicast traffic if high service quality is not required.	Networks that require control over destination nodes Use RSVP-TE P2MP LSPs to carry multicast traffic if high service quality is required.
Signaling	Signaling packets do not need to be periodically sent, reducing network load.	Signaling packets need to be periodically sent to maintain the tunnel. If a large number of leaf nodes exist, network congestion is likely to occur.

Select the type of tunnel as needed.

If P2MP LSP that carry multicast traffic is RSVP-TE P2MP LSP, you need to configure a tunnel policy to bind a VPN service to specified RSVP-TE P2MP LSP.

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 ipv6 mvpn mvpn-id
  An MVPN ID is configured.
3. Run ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name
  The VPN instance view is displayed.
4. Run ipv6-family
  The VPN instance IPv6 address family view is displayed.
5. Run multicast ipv6 routing-enable
  Multicast routing is enabled in for VPN instance IPv6 address family.
6. Run mvpn
  The VPN instance IPv6 address family MVPN view is displayed.
7. Run sender-enable
  The PE is configured as a sender PE.
8. Run c-multicast signaling bgp
  BGP is configured as the signaling protocol for transmitting C-multicast routes.
9. (Optional) Run vpn-target (VPN instance IPv6 address family MVPN view)
  An MVPN target is configured for the VPN instance MVPN address family.
10. (Optional) Configure the PIM-SM RPT setup mode:
  - If you want PIM-SM RPTs to be set up across the public network, run the rpt-spt mode command.
  - If you want PIM-SM RPTs to be set up not across the public network, run the spt-only mode command.
11. Run ipmsi-tunnel
  The MVPN I-PMSI view is displayed.
12. Configure an I-PMSI tunnel establishment mode.
  - To use mLDP to establish an I-PMSI tunnel, run the mldp (IPv6 MVPN I-PMSI view) command.
  - To use RSVP-TE to establish an I-PMSI tunnel, run the following steps:
    1. Run the mpls te (IPv6 MVPN I-PMSI view) command to use RSVP-TE to establish an I-PMSI tunnel.
    2. Run the p2mp-template (IPv6 I-PMSI MPLS TE view) p2mp-template-name command to specify the tunnel template to be referenced by an RSVP-TE P2MP LSP.
      
      If the tunnel template specified in the p2mp-template (IPv6 I-PMSI MPLS TE view) command does not exist, no RSVP-TE P2MP tunnels can be established. To create a tunnel template, run the mpls te p2mp-template command.
13. 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 ipv6 mvpn mvpn-id
  An MVPN ID is configured.
3. Run ip vpn-instance vpn-instance-name
  The VPN instance view is displayed.
4. Run ipv6-family
  The VPN instance IPv6 address family view is displayed.
5. Run multicast ipv6 routing-enable
  Multicast routing is enabled in for VPN instance IPv6 address family.
6. Run mvpn
  The VPN instance IPv6 address family MVPN view is displayed.
7. (Optional) Run vpn-target (VPN instance IPv6 address family MVPN view)
  An MVPN target is configured for the VPN instance MVPN address family.
8. Run c-multicast signaling bgp
  BGP is configured as the signaling protocol for transmitting C-multicast routes.
9. (Optional) Run vrf-route-import compatible draft
  The VRF Route Import extended community carried in BGP Update messages is configured to use the format defined in related standards.
  
  If a non-Huawei device uses the packet encapsulation format defined in an IETF draft, run the vrf-route-import compatible draft command to enable a Huawei device to use the packet encapsulation format defined in the draft so that the Huawei and non-Huawei devices can communicate.
10. (Optional) Configure the PIM-SM RPT setup mode:
  - If you want PIM-SM RPTs to be set up across the public network, run the rpt-spt mode command.
  - If you want PIM-SM RPTs to be set up not across the public network, run the spt-only mode command.
11. Run commit
  The configuration is committed.