# Configuring ANCP

This chapter describes how to configure Access Node Control Protocol (ANCP), also known as Layer 2 Control (L2C), for IP multicast on an E Series router; it contains the following sections:

- Overview
- Platform Considerations
- References
- Configuring ANCP
- Configuring ANCP Interfaces
- Configuring ANCP Neighbors
- Configuring Topology Discovery
- Configuring ANCP for QoS Adaptive Mode
- Triggering ANCP Line Configuration
- Adjusting the Data Rate Reported by ANCP for DSL Lines
- Configuring Transactional Multicast for IGMP
- Triggering ANCP OAM
- Monitoring ANCP