Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 15.0(1)S
Configuring Multicast Distributed Switching
This module describes the required and optional tasks for configuring Multicast Distributed Switching (MDS).
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Finding Feature Information
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest caveats and
feature information, see
feature information, see
and the release notes for your platform and software release. To
find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each
feature is supported, see the feature information table at the end of this module.
feature is supported, see the feature information table at the end of this module.
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Information About Multicast Distributed Switching
Advantages of Multicast Distributed Switching
Prior to MDS, IP multicast traffic was always switched at the Route Processor (RP) in the Route Switch
Processor (RSP)-based platforms.
Processor (RSP)-based platforms.
Switching multicast traffic at the RP had the following disadvantages:
IP Switching: Configuring Multicast Distributed Switching Configuration Guide, Cisco IOS Release 15S
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