Configuring the Boundary of a BSR Administrative Domain
After an interface is configured as a BootStrap router (BSR) administrative domain boundary, all the multicast packets for the groups in this BSR administrative domain cannot pass this interface.
Prerequisites
Before configuring a BSR administrative domain, complete the following tasks:
Configuring a unicast routing protocol
Context
Perform the following steps on all FWs at the boundary of a BSR administrative domain:
The FWs outside the BSR administrative domain cannot forward the multicast packets of the BSR administrative domain.
Procedure
- Access the system view.
- Access the interface view.
interface interface-type interface-number
- Configure the BSR administrative domain boundary.
multicast boundary group-address { mask | mask-length }
Multicast packets that belong to the BSR administrative domain cannot traverse the boundary.