Multicast Specialist

Implementing Cisco Multicast (MCAST)

This course covers:
- How to determine the need for IP multicasting services and analyze implementation requirements.
- Various types of multicast applications and requirements.
- IP multicast conceptual model and implementation.
- Impact of multicast technologies on the data link layer.
- Principles and operation details of PIM Dense Mode.
- Roles of various PIM DM control packets.
- Deficiencies of PIM DM.
- How to configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers for PIM Dense Mode.
- Principles and operation details of PIM Sparse Mode.
- Roles of various PIM Sparse Mode control packets.
- How to configure and troubleshoot Cisco routers for PIM Sparse Mode.
- Variants of PIM Sparse Mode (bi-directional PIM and source-specific multicast).
- Reliability and application challenges presented by the basic IP multicast model.
- IP Multicast Technology
- PIM Dense Mode Protocol, Configuration, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Sparse Mode Multicast Protocols, Configuration,Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Reliable IP Multicasting, Configuration, Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Implementation, Monitoring and Troubleshooting of IP Multicast on Data Link Layer
- Simple Intradomain Deployment of IP Multicasts