Multicast Anycast RP Notes
Multicast Anycast RP
– Allows the load balancing between RPs based on IGP metric (proximity) instead of groups
R1(config)# int lo1
ip add 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.255
ip pim rp-candidate lo1
ip pim bsr-candidate lo1
router eigrp 100
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0
ip msdp peer 4.4.4.4 connect-source lo0
R4(config)# int lo1
ip add 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.255
ip pim rp-candidate lo1
ip pim bsr-candidate lo1
router eigrp 100
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0
ip msdp peer 1.1.1.1 connect-source lo0
ip msdp originator-id lo0
-> Needed on one side, otherwise the other RP will drop the MSDP packets