Cisco Catalyst 3560-X Software Configuration Manual page 1282

Configuring IP Multicast Routing
Configuring Auto-RP
Auto-RP uses IP multicast to automate the distribution of group-to-RP mappings to all Cisco routers and
multilayer switches in a PIM network. It has these benefits:
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Follow these guidelines when configuring Auto-RP:
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These sections describe how to configure Auto-RP:
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For overview information, see the
Setting up Auto-RP in a New Internetwork
If you are setting up Auto-RP in a new internetwork, you do not need a default RP because you configure
all the interfaces for sparse-dense mode. Follow the process described in the
Existing Sparse-Mode Cloud" section on page
PIM router as the RP for the local group.
Adding Auto-RP to an Existing Sparse-Mode Cloud
This section contains some suggestions for the initial deployment of Auto-RP into an existing
sparse-mode cloud to minimize disruption of the existing multicast infrastructure.
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It is easy to use multiple RPs within a network to serve different group ranges.
It provides load splitting among different RPs and arrangement of RPs according to the location of
group participants.
It avoids inconsistent, manual RP configurations on every router and multilayer switch in a PIM
network, which can cause connectivity problems.
If you configure PIM in sparse mode or sparse-dense mode and do not configure Auto-RP, you must
manually configure an RP as described in the
section on page 1-24.
If routed interfaces are configured in sparse mode, Auto-RP can still be used if all devices are
configured with a manual RP address for the Auto-RP groups.
If routed interfaces are configured in sparse mode and you enter the ip pim autorp listener global
configuration command, Auto-RP can still be used even if all devices are not configured with a
manual RP address for the Auto-RP groups.
Setting up Auto-RP in a New Internetwork, page 1-26
Adding Auto-RP to an Existing Sparse-Mode Cloud, page 1-26
Preventing Join Messages to False RPs, page 1-28
Filtering Incoming RP Announcement Messages, page 1-28
"Manually Assigning an RP to Multicast Groups"
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"Auto-RP" section on page
1-26. However, omit Step 3 if you want to configure a
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"Adding Auto-RP to an
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