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Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Prerequisites for Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Information About Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Capability
How to Configure an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Configuring the First Hop Router to Convert Broadcast Traffic to IP Multicast Traffic
Configuring the Last Hop Router to Convert the IP Multicast Traffic Back to Broadcast Traffic
Configuration Examples for an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks: Example
Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
First Published: February 11, 2008Last Updated: February 11, 2008When a multicast-capable internetwork is between two subnets with broadcast-only-capable hosts, you can convert broadcast traffic to IP multicast traffic at the first hop router and convert it back to broadcast traffic at the last hop router to deliver the packets to the broadcast clients. You can thus take advantage of the multicast capability of an intermediate IP multicast helper. Configuring an intermediate IP multicast helper allows the transport of broadcast packets across an IP multicast-enabled network, thereby preventing unnecessary replication at the intermediate routers.
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Contents
•Prerequisites for Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
•Information About Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
•How to Configure an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
•Configuration Examples for an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Prerequisites for Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
•You understand the concepts documented in the "IP Multicast Technology Overview" module.
•You have IP multicast configured in your network environment and your IP multicast network is between broadcast-only networks. See the "Configuring Basic IP Multicast" module for more information about configuring IP multicast.
Information About Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
To configure an intermediate IP multicast helper between broadcast-only networks, you should be familiar with the following concept:
•Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Capability
Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Capability
An intermediate IP multicast helper allows the transport of broadcast packets across an IP multicast-enabled network, thereby preventing unnecessary replication at the intermediate routers.
When configuring an intermediate IP multicast helper between broadcast-only networks, you must configure the first hop router to convert broadcast traffic to IP multicast traffic and the last hop router to convert IP multicast traffic back to broadcast traffic.
How to Configure an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
This section contains the following procedures:
•Configuring the First Hop Router to Convert Broadcast Traffic to IP Multicast Traffic (required)
•Configuring the Last Hop Router to Convert the IP Multicast Traffic Back to Broadcast Traffic (required)
Configuring the First Hop Router to Convert Broadcast Traffic to IP Multicast Traffic
Perform this task to convert broadcast traffic to IP multicast traffic on the first hop router. The first hop router is on the border between the broadcast-only network and IP multicast network.
Prerequisites
•This task assumes that you have an IP multicast network configured between two broadcast-only networks. For more information about configuring IP multicast, see the "Configuring Basic IP Multicast" module.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. access-list access-list-number {deny | permit} udp {any | [host] source-address source-wildcard} [operator [port]] {any | [host] destination-address destination-wildcard} [operator [port]]
4. interface type number
5. ip multicast helper-map broadcast group-address access-list
6. exit
7. ip forward-protocol udp [port]
8. end
DETAILED STEPS
Configuring the Last Hop Router to Convert the IP Multicast Traffic Back to Broadcast Traffic
Perform this task to convert the IP multicast traffic back to broadcast traffic on the last hop router. The last hop router is on the border between the intermediate IP multicast network and broadcast-only network.
Prerequisites
•This task assumes that you have an IP multicast network configured between two broadcast-only networks. For more information about configuring IP multicast, see the "Configuring Basic IP Multicast" module.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. access-list access-list-number {deny | permit} udp {any | [host] source-address source-wildcard} [operator [port]] {any | [host] destination-address destination-wildcard} [operator [port]]
4. interface type number
5. ip multicast helper-map group-address broadcast-address access-list
6. exit
7. interface type number
8. ip directed-broadcast
9. exit
10. ip forward-protocol udp [port]
11. end
DETAILED STEPS
Configuration Examples for an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
This section provides the following configuration example:
•"Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks: Example" section
Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks: Example
This example shows how to configure an intermediate IP multicast helper between broadcast-only networks. The topology used for this example is illustrated in Figure 1.
Figure 1 IP Multicast Helper Example Topology
In this example, a server on the LAN connected to Ethernet interface 0 of Router A is sending a UDP broadcast traffic with a source address of 126.1.22.199 and a destination address of 126.1.22.255:4000. The configuration on the first hop router converts the broadcast traffic arriving at incoming Ethernet interface 0 destined for UDP port 4000 to IP multicast traffic. The access list permits traffic being sent from the server at 126.1.22.199 being sent to 126.1.22.255:4000. The traffic is sent to group address 239.254.2.5. The ip forward-protocol command specifies the forwarding of broadcast messages destined for UDP port 4000.
Note This example primarily displays the configuration related to configuring an intermediate IP multicast helper. Protocol Independent Multicast-Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) is the multicast protocol used in this example. PIM-SM requires the use of a rendezvous point (RP). For more information about configuring RPs, see the "Configuring Basic IP Multicast" module in the Cisco IOS IP Multicast Configuration Guide.
The configuration on the last hop router converts the IP multicast traffic at incoming Ethernet interface 1 back to broadcast at outgoing Ethernet interface 2. Again, not all multicast traffic emerging from the multicast network should be converted from multicast to broadcast, only the traffic destined for 126.1.22.255:4000.
The configurations for Router A and Router C are as follows:
Router A—First Hop Router Configuration
interface ethernet 0ip address 126.1.22.1 255.255.255.0ip pim sparse-modeip multicast helper-map broadcast 239.254.2.5 105access-list 105 permit udp host 126.1.22.199 host 126.1.22.255 eq 4000ip forward-protocol udp 4000Router C—Last Hop Router Configuration
interface ethernet 1ip address 126.1.26.1 255.255.255.0ip pim sparse-modeip multicast helper-map 239.254.2.5 126.1.28.255 105!interface ethernet 2ip address 126.1.28.1 255.255.255.0ip directed-broadcastaccess-list 105 permit udp host 126.1.22.199 any eq 4000ip forward-protocol udp 4000Additional References
The following sections provide references related to configuring an intermediate IP multicast helper between broadcast-only networks.
Related Documents
Related Topic Document TitleBasic IP multicast concepts, configuration tasks, and examples
"Configuring Basic IP Multicast" module
Overview of the IP multicast technology area
"IP Multicast TechnologyOverview" module
IP multicast commands: complete command syntax, command mode, command history, command defaults, usage guidelines, and examples
Standards
Standard TitleNo new or modified standards are supported by this feature, and support for existing standards has not been modified by this feature.
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MIBs
RFCs
RFC TitleNo new or modified RFCs are supported by this feature, and support for existing RFCs has not been modified by this feature.
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Feature Information for Configuring an Intermediate IP Multicast Helper Between Broadcast-Only Networks
Table 1 lists the features in this module and provides links to specific configuration information. Only features that were introduced or modified in Cisco IOS Releases 12.2(1) or 12.0(3)S or a later release appear in the table.
For information on a feature in this technology that is not documented here, see the "IP Multicast Features Roadmap."
Not all commands may be available in your Cisco IOS software release. For release information about a specific command, see the command reference documentation.
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Note Table 1 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release train also support that feature.
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