Configuration task list ·················································································································································· 120
Enabling IPv6 multicast routing ··································································································································· 120
Network requirements ········································································································································· 124
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 124
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 126
Troubleshooting ···························································································································································· 126
Configuring MLD ····················································································································································· 128
Overview ······································································································································································· 128
How MLDv1 works ·············································································································································· 128
MLDv2 enhancements ········································································································································· 130
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 131
MLD configuration task list ·········································································································································· 131
Configuring basic MLD functions ······························································································································· 131
Enabling MLD ······················································································································································ 131
Specifying the MLD version ································································································································ 132
Adjusting MLD performance ······································································································································· 133
Displaying and maintaining MLD ······························································································································· 134
MLD configuration examples ······································································································································ 134
Network requirements ········································································································································· 134
Configuration procedure ···································································································································· 135
Verifying the configuration ································································································································· 136
Troubleshooting MLD ··················································································································································· 136
Configuring IPv6 PIM ·············································································································································· 138
PIM overview ································································································································································ 138
IPv6 PIM-DM overview ········································································································································ 138
IPv6 PIM-SM overview ········································································································································ 141
Protocols and standards ····································································································································· 148
Configuring IPv6 PIM-DM ············································································································································ 148
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 149
Enabling IPv6 PIM-DM ········································································································································ 149
Configuring IPv6 PIM-SM ············································································································································ 151
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 151
Enabling IPv6 PIM-SM ········································································································································· 151
Configuring an RP ··············································································································································· 152
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