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
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