Switch Routing Multicast Rendezvous Points Configuration
Dashboard Location: Switching > Configure > Routing and DHCP > Multicast > Rendezvous Points
Multicast Rendezvous Point Management
Switch routing multicast rendezvous points configuration in Meraki networks provides administrators with comprehensive Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) sparse mode management capabilities, enabling rendezvous point designation, multicast group registration, efficient multicast distribution, and network bandwidth optimization. This functionality supports centralized multicast forwarding, group-to-RP mapping, shared tree construction, and multicast traffic optimization. Rendezvous points are essential for large-scale multicast deployments, bandwidth conservation, centralized multicast control, and efficient multicast packet delivery in enterprise networks.
Diagram
Classes
switch (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)
Name | Type | Constraint | Mandatory | Default Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
routing_multicast_rendezvous_points | List | [routing_multicast_rendezvous_points] | No |
routing_multicast_rendezvous_points (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.switch)
Name | Type | Constraint | Mandatory | Default Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
interface_ip | IP | Yes | ||
multicast_group | Any | IP or String[matches: [Aa]ny ] | Yes | |
rendezvous_point_name | String | min: 1 , max: 127 | Yes |
Examples
Example-1: The example below demonstrates switch multicast rendezvous points configuration using tested YAML configuration from pipeline fixtures.
meraki: domains: - name: "!env domain" administrator: name: "!env org_admin" organizations: - name: "!env org" networks: - name: "!env network_name" product_types: - appliance - switch - wireless - camera - sensor - cellularGateway switch: routing_multicast_rendezvous_points: - interface_ip: 100.65.10.2 multicast_group: 238.0.0.0/24 rendezvous_point_name: test - interface_ip: 100.65.10.3 multicast_group: 239.1.0.0/24 rendezvous_point_name: test2