Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) R. Aggarwal
Request for Comments: 6514 Juniper Networks
Category: Standards Track E. Rosen
ISSN: 2070-1721 Cisco Systems, Inc.
T. Morin
France Telecom - Orange
Y. Rekhter
Juniper Networks
February 2012
BGP Encodings and Procedures for Multicast in MPLS/BGP IP VPNs
Abstract
This document describes the BGP encodings and procedures for
exchanging the information elements required by Multicast in MPLS/BGP
IP VPNs, as specified in RFC 6513.
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Aggarwal, et al. Standards Track [Page 1]RFC 6514 BGP Encodings and Procedures for MVPNs February 2012Table of Contents
1. Introduction ....................................................4
2. Specification of Requirements ...................................4
3. Terminology .....................................................4
4. MCAST-VPN NLRI ..................................................5
4.1. Intra-AS I-PMSI A-D Route ...................................6
4.2. Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Route ...................................7
4.3. S-PMSI A-D Route ............................................7
4.4. Leaf A-D Route ..............................................8
4.5. Source Active A-D Route .....................................9
4.6. C-Multicast Route ..........................................10
5. PMSI Tunnel Attribute ..........................................10
6. Source AS Extended Community ...................................13
7. VRF Route Import Extended Community ............................14
8. PE Distinguisher Labels Attribute ..............................15
9. MVPN Auto-Discovery/Binding ....................................16
9.1. MVPN Auto-Discovery/Binding - Intra-AS Operations ..........16
9.1.1. Originating Intra-AS I-PMSI A-D Routes .................16
9.1.2. Receiving Intra-AS I-PMSI A-D Routes ...................19
9.2. MVPN Auto-Discovery/Binding - Inter-AS Operations ..........20
9.2.1. Originating Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Routes .................22
9.2.2. When Not to Originate Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Routes .......23
9.2.3. Propagating Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Routes .................23
9.2.3.1. Propagating Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Routes - Overview ..23
9.2.3.2. Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Route Received via EBGP ........24
9.2.3.2.1. Originating Leaf A-D Route into EBGP ...........25
9.2.3.3. Leaf A-D Route Received via EBGP ...................26
9.2.3.4. Inter-AS I-PMSI A-D Route Received via IBGP ........27
9.2.3.4.1. Originating Leaf A-D Route into IBGP ...........28
9.2.3.5. Leaf A-D Route Received via IBGP ...................29
9.2.3.6. Optimizing Bandwidth by IP Filtering on ASBRs ......30
10. Non-Congruent Unicast and Multicast Connectivity ..............30
11. Exchange of C-Multicast Routing Information among PEs .........32
11.1. Originating C-Multicast Routes by a PE ....................32
11.1.1. Originating Routes: PIM as the C-Multicast Protocol ...32
11.1.1.1. Originating Source Tree Join C-Multicast Route ....33
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