Chapter 9. Scaling IP Multicast Routing

The preceding two chapters explained the present state of IP multicast routing protocols and the basics of configuring Cisco IOS Software for multicast routing. As with unicast protocols, however, you must take additional measures as your multicast domain grows to maintain stability, scalability, and controllability. This chapter examines some of the techniques and protocols available to you to accomplish those objectives.

Multicast Scoping

A primary consideration when working with large-scale multicast domains is controlling the scope of the domain. You have read the discussion of the subject in Chapter 7, “Introduction to IP Multicast Routing,” and you know that there are two methods of scoping multicast ...

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