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RP discovery ··························································································································································· 83
RPT building ··························································································································································· 85
Multicast source registration ································································································································· 85
Switchover to SPT ·················································································································································· 86
Assert ······································································································································································ 87
Administrative scoping overview ·································································································································· 87
PIM-SSM overview ························································································································································· 89
Neighbor discovery ·············································································································································· 89
DR election ····························································································································································· 89
SPT building ··························································································································································· 90
Relationship among PIM protocols ······························································································································· 90
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 91
MSDP ·········································································································································································· 92
Overview ········································································································································································· 92
How MSDP works ·························································································································································· 92
MSDP peers ··························································································································································· 92
Inter-domain multicast delivery through MSDP ··································································································· 93
RPF check rules for SA messages ························································································································· 95
Intra-domain Anycast RP through MSDP ············································································································· 96
Protocols and standards ················································································································································ 97
IPv6 multicast routing and forwarding ······················································································································ 98
Overview ········································································································································································· 98
RPF check mechanism ···················································································································································· 98
RPF check implementation in IPv6 multicast ················································································································ 99
IPv6 multicast forwarding across IPv6 unicast subnets ···························································································· 100
IPv6 PIM ··································································································································································· 102
Overview ······································································································································································· 102
IPv6 PIM-DM overview ················································································································································· 102
Neighbor discovery ············································································································································ 103
SPT establishment ················································································································································ 103
Graft······································································································································································ 104
Assert ···································································································································································· 104
IPv6 PIM-SM overview ················································································································································· 105
Neighbor discovery ············································································································································ 106
DR election ··························································································································································· 106
RP discovery ························································································································································· 107
Embedded RP ······················································································································································· 109
RPT building ························································································································································· 109
Multicast source registration ······························································································································· 110
Switchover to SPT ················································································································································ 111
Assert ···································································································································································· 111
IPv6 administrative scoping overview ··············································································································· 112
IPv6 PIM-SSM overview ··············································································································································· 114
Neighbor discovery ············································································································································ 114
DR election ··························································································································································· 114
SPT building ························································································································································· 114
Relationship among IPv6 PIM protocols ···················································································································· 115
Protocols and standards ·············································································································································· 115
MLD ·········································································································································································· 117
Overview ······································································································································································· 117
MLD versions ································································································································································ 117
How MLDv1 works ······················································································································································· 117