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Re: Interdomain MSDP session from non RP


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  • From: John Lyons <>
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  • Subject: Re: Interdomain MSDP session from non RP
  • Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 11:14:13 +0000

Hi Marco,

> MSDP is a protocol designed to enable the exchange of informations about
> multicast sources between RPs, so only RPs can be MSDP peers.

This is incorrect, MSDP is a protocol used to exchange information on sources
between MSDP peers. These routers do not have to be RP's. In many cases it's
not appropriate to set edge peering routers as RP's in your network.

John



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