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 Action Purpose
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 6

end

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

Additional References for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

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Feature Information for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

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Table 1. Feature Information for IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress

Feature Name

Releases

Feature Information

IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Multicast Suppress with DAD Proxy

IPv6 Duplicate Address Detection (DAD) Proxy feature responds to the DAD queries on behalf of a node that owns the queried address. It is useful in environments where nodes cannot communicate directly on the link.

The following commands were introduced or modified: ipv6 nd dad-proxy , mode dad-proxy , mode md-proxy .