Network Virtualization using Extreme Fabric Connect

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Network Virtualization Using Extreme Fabric Connect
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In the Extreme Networks Fabric Connect SPB implementation, each BEB reserves I-SIDs in
the range 16,000,001 16,600,000 for IP Multicast streams. Each allocated I-SID in that
range defines one unique IP Multicast stream (1 Group address + 1 Source IP address)
rooted at that BEB node. I-SIDs in that range are not allowed for use when creating L2
VSNs or L3 VSNs.
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The same I-SID, say 16,000,001, on different BEBs designates a completely different IP
Multicast tree, which could well have been dynamically assigned to a different multicast
group address and even to a different VSN.
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The same Group Addresses (as well as Source IP addresses) can be reused in different
VSNs.
The BEB will then IS-IS announce to the Ethernet Fabric the existence of the IP Multicast stream using an IP
Multicast TLV containing the above-recorded information.
Figure 45 IP Multicast with SPB