ipv6 multicast-routing rpf-check mac-movement

Triggers Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) check on MAC movement for directly connected sources and sends a MAC address movement notification to the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) module which results in PIM convergence.

Syntax

ipv6 multicast-routing rpf-check mac-movement
no ipv6 multicast-routing rpf-check mac-movement

Command Default

RPF check on MAC movement for directly connected sources is not enabled.

Modes

Global configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

PIM convergence on MAC movement is applicable only in a topology where the multicast source port and PIM routers are in the same Layer 2 domain.

IPv6 PIM Dense mode is not supported for PIM convergence on MAC movement.

The ipv6 multicast-routing rpf-check mac-movement command is not supported on the Brocade ICX 7250 devices.

The no form of the command disables RPF check on MAC movement for directly connected sources.

Examples

The following example configures RPF check on MAC movement for directly connected sources.

device(config)# ipv6 multicast-routing rpf-check mac-movement

History

Release version Command history
08.0.10h This command was introduced.
08.0.30 Support for the ipv6 multicast-routing rpf-check mac-movement command was added in 08.0.30 and later releases.