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

meraki

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
domains	List	domains	No

domains (meraki)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
organizations	List	organizations	Yes

organizations (meraki.domains)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
networks	List	networks	No

networks (meraki.domains.organizations)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
switch	Class	switch	No

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 routing multicast rendezvous points configuration.

This configuration defines Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) rendezvous points for multicast traffic distribution. The example includes RP address assignment and multicast group management for efficient multicast routing topology. Specifically, this configuration defines static multicast rendezvous points for Layer 3 multicast routing on the switch. It maps specific multicast group ranges to designated rendezvous points by interface IP:

• Multicast group range 238.0.0.0/24 is assigned to rendezvous point test with interface IP 100.65.10.2.
• Multicast group range 239.1.0.0/24 is assigned to rendezvous point test2 with interface IP 100.65.10.3.

This setup allows the switch to manage Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) traffic efficiently by controlling where multicast receivers and senders are registered, supporting scalable and controlled multicast routing.

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