Routing Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.x

Feature history for RP selection process by a PIM BSR

Updated: March 9, 2026

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Overview

This section lists the development milestones and release information for an RP selection process by a PIM BSR, including feature description.

This table describes the developments of this feature, by release.

Table 1. Feature History Table
Feature Name	Release Information	Description
Dynamic Rendezvous Point (RP) Selection by a PIM Boot Strap Router (BSR)	Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 17.5.1a Cisco SD-WAN Release 20.5.1	This feature adds support for automatic selection of an RP candidate using a PIM BSR in an IPv4 multicast overlay. There is no single point of failure because every site has a local RP. A Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN device is selected as the RP, not a service-side device.

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