Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) - Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) Interactions On A Backbone Edge Bridge (BEB) Acting As A Multicast Boundary Router Interfacing With A PIM Network

摘要

A method apparatus and computer readable medium for preforming SPB-PIM multicast interactions is presented. A Backbone Edge Bridge (BEB) in a Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) network discovers a multicast stream originating within a Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) network. The BEB sends multicast information to a Rendezvous Point (RP) in the PIM network. The BEB advertises a multicast stream learned from the RP into the SPB network. The BEB receives an update that includes a receiver interest in said multicast stream and initiates PIM join procedures for permitting the receiver to receive the multicast stream.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method in which a computer system performs operations comprising:
discovering, by a Backbone Edge Bridge (BEB) in a Shortest Path Bridging (SPB) network, a multicast stream originating within a Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) network; sending, by said BEB, multicast information to a Rendezvous Point (RP) in said PIM network; advertising, by said BEB, a multicast stream learned from said RP into said SPB network; receiving, by said BEB, an update that includes a receiver interest in said multicast stream; and initiating, by said BEB, PIM join procedures for permitting said receiver to receive said multicast stream.