RP in Multicast VPN

[sajanpainel]

Hi All,

In my multicast VPN setup, Source device and destination (Camera & recorders) are connected directly to the vrf interface on the PE device over a vlan

the setup is like

camera--L2 switch--PE--P(Cloud)--PE--L2 switch--Recorder.

in this case where i can place the RP ? In all the case studies i reffered is using CE router is acting as the RP for the customer. But what can be done if no router is attached to PE ?

Kindly Help..

Thanks..

Sajan

[shivjain]

Hi Sajan

In this case you can make PE interface(customer facing, which is connected to cam Recorder, part of vrf) as RP.

ip pim rp address vrf ABC

MPLS Core-------------------PE(1.1.1.1)----------------------(1.1.1.2)CAM

Make 1.1.1.1 as RP in PE router for that vrf.

regards

Shivlu Jain

[sajanpainel]

Thanks i tried and it working..

I have 250-300 cameras across 75 + PE's,

• in this case can i fix  RP on some high end P device to handle the traffic ?

• How can i segregate the cameras across 4 RPs and inside vrf ?

[shivjain]

Hi Sajan

1. RP Can be filed at PE only not on P because P router doesn't understand vrf.

2. Inside vrf you need to define different RPs on for different groups, which means your cameras should fall in different range.e.g. 1.1.1.0/24 has 1.1.1.1 rp, 2.2.2.0 has 2.2.2.1 rp

If your issue is resolved as per mentioned subject please close the case.

regards

shivlu jain

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[sajanpainel]

1. RP Can be filed at PE only not on P because P router doesn't understand vrf.

Yes, but can we make any P router (since its having High end hardware) act like PE ( introducing one loopback in that vrf) and advertising that loopback address as RP address ?

Your website is amazing...I will try all those case studies

Can you recommend any case study which will help in this case...

Thanks a lot..

Sajan

[shivjain · Accepted solution]

Yes you can do that in that case that router will act like P/PE router.

If your issue is resolved please close the post and rate it.

Regards

Shivlu Jain

[sajanpainel]

Thank You Shivlu...

Sorry for the late reply.. I was busy in my second project..

Thanks a lot for your help..