Distributed MFIB for IPv6 Multicast
Distributed MFIB (dMFIB) is used to switch multicast IPv6 packets on distributed platforms. The basic MFIB routines that implement the core of the forwarding logic are common to all forwarding environments.
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Information About Distributed MFIB for IPv6 Multicast
Distributed MFIB
Distributed Multicast Forwarding Information Base (MFIB) is used to switch multicast IPv6 packets on distributed platforms. Distributed MFIB may also contain platform-specific information on replication across line cards. The basic MFIB routines that implement the core of the forwarding logic are common to all forwarding environments.
dMFIB implements the following functions:
- Distributes a copy of the MFIB to the line cards.
- Relays data-driven protocol events generated in the line cards to PIM.
- Provides an MFIB platform application program interface (API) to propagate MFIB changes to platform-specific code responsible for programming the hardware acceleration engine. This API also includes entry points to switch a packet in software (necessary if the packet is triggering a data-driven event) and to upload traffic statistics to the software.
- Provides hooks to allow clients residing on the RP to read traffic statistics on demand. Distributed MFIB does not periodically upload these statistics to the RP.
The combination of distributed MFIB and MRIB subsystems allows the device to have a "customized" copy of the MFIB database in each line card and to transport MFIB-related platform-specific information from the RP to the line cards.
How to Disable MFIB on a Distributed Platform
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Disabling MFIB on a Distributed Platform
Multicast forwarding is automatically enabled when IPv6 multicast routing is enabled. However, you may want to disable multicast forwarding on a distributed platform.
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Configuration Example for Distributed MFIB for IPv6 Multicast
This example shows how to disable multicast forwarding on a distributed platform:
Device(config)# ipv6 mfib-mode centralized-only
Additional References
Related Documents
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| Cisco IOS commands |
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| IP multicast commands |
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| IPv6 commands |
Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference |
| IPv6 features |
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| IPv6 addressing and connectivity |
IPv6 Configuration Guide |
Standards and RFCs
| Standard/RFC | Title |
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| RFCs for IPv6 |
IPv6 RFCs |
MIBs
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Feature Information for Distributed MFIB for IPv6 Multicast
The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.
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| Table 1 | Feature Information for Distributed MFIB for IPv6 Multicast |
| Feature Name | Releases | Feature Information |
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| Distributed MFIB for IPv6 Multicast |
12.0(26)S 12.2(25)S 12.2(28)SB 12.3(4)T 12.4 Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1 |
Distributed MFIB is used to switch multicast IPv6 packets on distributed platforms. The following command was introduced: ipv6 mfib-mode centralized-only. |
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