IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Multicast Suppress suppresses the ND multicast Neighbor Solicit (NS) messages, by either dropping it (and responding to solicitations on behalf of the targets) or converting it into unicast traffic. The conversion of multicast traffic into unicast traffic is performed by replacing a Layer-2 Multicast Destination MAC with a Layer- 2 Unicast Destination MAC. This requires the knowledge of addresses on the link and their binding to the Layer-2. The multicast messages suppressed are Neighbor Solicitation (NS) messages.

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Information About IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

Overview of IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

The IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) multicast suppress feature stops the ND multicast Neighbor Solicit (NS) messages by dropping them (and responding to solicitations on behalf of the targets) or by converting them into unicast traffic. This feature reduces the amount of control traffic necessary for proper link operations.

When an address is inserted into the binding table, an address resolution request sent to a multicast address is intercepted, and the device either responds on behalf of the address owner or converts the request into a unicast message and forwards it to its destination.

The following figure provides an overview of this feature:



How to Configure IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

Configuring IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress on an Interface

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    ipv6 nd suppress policy policy-name

    4.    [no] mode mc-proxy

    5.    [no] mode full-proxy

    6.    end


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example: 
    Device> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example: 
    Device# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 ipv6 nd suppress policy policy-name


    Example: 
    Device (config)# ipv6 nd suppress policy policy1
Device (config-nd-suppress)#
     

    Specifies a name for the Neighbor Discovery (ND) suppress policy to be configured.

     
    Step 4[no] mode mc-proxy


    Example: 
    Device (config-nd-suppress)# mode mc-proxy
     

    Specifies if the ND suppress must proxy all multicast Neighbor Solicitation (NS) messages.

     
    Step 5[no] mode full-proxy


    Example: 
    Device (config-nd-suppress)# mode full-proxy
     

    Specifies if the ND suppress must proxy both unicast and multicast NS messages.

     
    Step 6end


    Example: 
    Device (config-nd-suppress)# end
     

    Exits the ND suppress mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

     

    Configuration Examples for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

    Example: Configuring IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Suppress on an Interface

    Device> enable
Device(config)# interface Ethernet 0/0
Device(config-if)# ipv6 nd suppress attach-policy policy1

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    Feature Information for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

    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 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

    Feature Name

    Releases

    Feature Information

    IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

    15.0(2)SE

    15.0(1)EX

    15.1(2)SG

    15.2(1)SY

    IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) Multicast Suppress suppresses the ND multicast Neighbor Solicit (NS) messages, by either dropping it (and responding to solicitations on behalf of the targets) or converting it into unicast traffic. The conversion of multicast traffic into unicast traffic is performed by replacing a Layer-2 Multicast Destination MAC with a Layer- 2 Unicast Destination MAC. This requires the knowledge of addresses on the link and their binding to the Layer-2. The multicast messages suppressed are Neighbor Solicitation (NS) messages.

    The following commands were introduced or modified: ipv6 nd suppress attach-policy, ipv6 nd suppress policy.