Configuring IPv6 Multicast

IPv6 multicast enables a device to send packets to a group of hosts rather than to a list of individual hosts. This chapter describes how to configure IPv6 multicast on the E Series router; it contains the following sections:

• IPv6 Multicast Overview
• IPv6 Multicast Platform Considerations
• IPv6 Multicast References
• Before You Begin
• Switch Fabric Bandwidth Configuration
• Configuring IPv6 Multicast Attributes
• IPv6 Multicast Bandwidth Map Overview
• Autosense Mechanism Overview
• Adaptive Mode Mechanism Overview
• Example: Configuring an IPv6 Multicast Bandwidth Map
• Multicast QoS Adjustment for IPv6
• IPv6 Hardware Multicast Packet Replication Overview
• IPv6 Hardware Multicast Packet Replication Considerations
• Configuring IPv6 Hardware Multicast Packet Replication
• Interface-Level Multicast Traffic Configuration for IPv6
• Port-Level Multicast Traffic Configuration for IPv6
• Deleting IPv6 Multicast Forwarding Entries
• BGP Multicasting