Chapter 43 Configuring Msdp; Msdp Operation - Cisco ME 3400 Software Configuration Manual

Understanding MSDP

MSDP Operation

Figure 43-1
mechanism to register a source with the RP of a domain. When MSDP is configured, this sequence
occurs.
When a source sends its first multicast packet, the first-hop router (designated router or RP) directly
connected to the source sends a PIM register message to the RP. The RP uses the register message to
register the active source and to forward the multicast packet down the shared tree in the local domain.
With MSDP configured, the RP also forwards a source-active (SA) message to all MSDP peers. The SA
message identifies the source, the group the source is sending to, and the address of the RP or the
originator ID (the IP address of the interface used as the RP address), if configured.
Each MSDP peer receives and forwards the SA message away from the originating RP to achieve peer
reverse-path flooding (RPF). The MSDP device examines the BGP or MBGP routing table to discover
which peer is the next hop toward the originating RP of the SA message. Such a peer is called an RPF
peer (reverse-path forwarding peer). The MSDP device forwards the message to all MSDP peers other
than the RPF peer. For information on how to configure an MSDP peer when BGP and MBGP are not
supported, see the
Figure 43-1
If the MSDP peer receives the same SA message from a non-RPF peer toward the originating RP, it drops
the message. Otherwise, it forwards the message to all its MSDP peers.
The RP for a domain receives the SA message from an MSDP peer. If the RP has any join requests for
the group the SA message describes and if the (*,G) entry exists with a nonempty outgoing interface list,
the domain is interested in the group, and the RP triggers an (S,G) join toward the source. After the (S,G)
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shows MSDP operating between two MSDP peers. PIM uses MSDP as the standard
"Configuring a Default MSDP Peer" section on page
MSDP Running Between RP Peers
RP + MSDP peer
MSDP SA
Register
Multicast
PIM
Source
DR
PIM sparse-mode
domain
MSDP SA
TCP connection
BGP
MSDP peer
(S,G) Join
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MSDP peer
Peer RPF flooding
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