IP Multicast, Volume II: Advanced Multicast Concepts and Large-Scale Multicast Design

Features

• Practical coverage of IP multicast networking in data center, service provider, campus, wireless, and enterprise environments
• Easy-to-follow configuration guides for specific multicast implementations, from basic to advanced
• A definitive guide to advanced IP multicast theory
• Expert advice on selecting the right multicast technology or deployment for each scenario
• Detailed explanations of cross Internet and large overlay multicast operations

Design, operate, and troubleshoot advanced Cisco IP multicast in enterprise, data center, and service provider networks

IP Multicast, Volume II thoroughly covers advanced IP multicast designs and protocols specific to Cisco routers and switches. It offers a pragmatic discussion of common features, deployment models, and field practices for advanced Cisco IP multicast networks, culminating with commands and methodologies for implementation and advanced troubleshooting.

After fully discussing inter-domain routing and Internet multicast, the authors thoroughly explain multicast scalability, transport diversification, and multicast MPLS VPNs. They share in-depth insights into multicast for the data center, a full chapter of best-practice design solutions, and a start-to-finish troubleshooting methodology designed for complex environments.

Reflecting the authors’ extensive experience with service provider and enterprise networks, IP Multicast, Volume II will be indispensable to IP multicast engineers, architects, operations technicians, consultants, security professionals, and collaboration specialists. Network managers and administrators will find its case studies and feature explanations especially valuable.

• Understand the fundamental requirements for inter-domain multicast
• Design control planes for identifying source and receiver, as well as the downstream control plane
• Support multicast transport where cloud service providers don’t support native multicast
• Use multicast VPNs to logically separate traffic on the same physical infrastructure
• Explore the unique nuances of multicast in the data center
• Implement Virtual Port Channel (vPC), Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN), and Cisco’s Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)
• Design multicast solutions for specific industries or applications
• Walk through examples of best-practice multicast deployments
• Master an advanced methodology for troubleshooting large IP multicast networks
  

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Multicast Design Solutions

Table of Contents

Introduction xiv
Chapter 1 Interdomain Routing and Internet Multicast 1
    Introduction to Interdomain Multicast 1
    What Is a Multicast Domain? A Refresher 6
        PIM Domain Design Types 14
        Forwarding Between Domains 19
        Autonomous System Borders and Multicast BGP 22
        Domain Borders and Configured Multicast Boundaries 32
    Multicast Source Discovery Protocol 38
        Understanding Source Actives (SA) and MSDP Mechanics 47
        Configuring and Verifying MSDP 50
        Basic MSDP Deployment Use Case 56
    Intradomain versus Interdomain Design Models 62
        Intra-AS Multidomain Design 62
        Inter-AS and Internet Design 72
        Protecting Domain Borders and Interdomain Resources 82
        Interdomain Multicast Without Active Source Learning 88
    Summary 97
    References 97
Chapter 2 Multicast Scalability and Transport Diversification 99
    Why Is Multicast Not Enabled Natively in a Public Cloud Environment? 99
        Enterprise Adoption of Cloud Services 99
        Cloud Connectivity to an Enterprise 101
        Virtual Services in a Cloud 103
        Service Reflection Feature 105
        Multicast Traffic Engineering 117
        Enabling Multicast to the CSP Use Case 1 132
        Enabling Multicast to the CSP Use Case 2 134
    Summary 135
Chapter 3 Multicast MPLS VPNs 137
    Multicast in an MPLS VPN Network 138
        Multicast Distribution Tree (MDT) 139
        Default MDT 139
        Data MDT 142
        Default MDT in Action 148
        Multicast LDP (MLDP) 160
        FEC Elements 161
    In-Band Signaling Operation 162
    Out-of-Band (Overlay) Signaling Operation 163
    Default MDT MLDP 164
        Default MDT MLDP Root High Availability 164
        MLDP in Action 165
    Profiles 181
        Migrating Between Profiles 185
        Provider (P) Multicast Transport 186
        PE—CE Multicast Routing 186
        CE—CE Multicast Routing 187
        PE—PE Ingress Replication 187
        Multicast Extranet VPNs 192
    IPv6 MVPN 202
    Bit Index Explicit Replication (BIER) 202
    Summary 205
    References 206
Chapter 4 Multicast in Data Center Environments 207
    Multicast in a VPC Environment 207
        Multicast Flow over a VPC 208
    VXLAN 211
    VTEP 211
        VXLAN Flood and Learn 213
        VXLAN with EVPN 216
        Host-to-Host Multicast Communication in VXLAN 224
    Multicast in ACI Data Center Networks 227
        ACI Fabrics and Overlay Elements 229
        Layer 2 IGMP Snooping in ACI 231
        Layer 3 Multicast in ACI 232
    Summary 235
Chapter 5 Multicast Design Solutions 237
    Multicast-Enabled Clinical Networks 238
        Accommodating Medical Device Communications Through Multicast 240
    Multicast Considerations for Wireless Networks 246
    Multicast in Multitenant Data Centers 254
        ACI Multitenant Multicast 258
    Multicast and Software-Defined Networking 260
        LISP Map Resolver (MR)/Map Server (MS) 263
        LISP PETRs/PITRs 264
        LISP and Multicast 265
    Multicast in Utility Networks 267
        PMU 268
        Radio over IP Design 269
    Multicast-Enabled Markets 269
        Multicast Design in a Market Data Environment 271
        FSP Multicast Design 273
        Brokerage Multicast Design 273
    Service Provider Multicast 274
        Service Provider PIM-Type Selection and RP Placement 275
        IPTV Delivery over Multicast 279
    Summary 282
    References 282
Chapter 6 Advanced Multicast Troubleshooting 283
    Troubleshooting Interdomain Multicast Networks 285
    Troubleshooting PIM with Traffic Engineering 301
    Troubleshooting MVPN 314
    Verifying Multicast in VXLAN 322
    Summary 326
9781587144936, TOC, 2/26/2018

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