show ipv6 mfib
To display the forwarding entries and interfaces in the IPv6 Multicast Forwarding Information Base (MFIB), use the show ipv6 mfib command in user EXEC or privileged EXEC mode.
Cisco 3660 Series Routers, Cisco 10000 Series Routers, and Catalyst 6500 Series Routers
show ipv6 mfib [vrf vrf-name] [all | linkscope | verbose | group-address-name | ipv6-prefix/ prefix-length | source-address-name | interface | status | summary]
Cisco 7600 Series Routers
show ipv6 mfib [vrf vrf-name] [all | linkscope | verbose | interface | status | summary]
Syntax Description
vrf vrf-name |
(Optional) Specifies a virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) configuration. |
all |
(Optional) Displays all forwarding entries and interfaces in the IPv6 MFIB. |
linkscope |
(Optional) Displays the link-local groups. |
verbose |
(Optional) Provides additional information, such as the MAC encapsulation header and platform-specific information. |
ipv6-prefix |
(Optional) The IPv6 network assigned to the interface. The default IPv6 prefix is 128. This argument must be in the form documented in RFC 2373 where the address is specified in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons. |
/ prefix-length |
(Optional) The length of the IPv6 prefix. A decimal value that indicates how many of the high-order contiguous bits of the address comprise the prefix (the network portion of the address). A slash mark must precede the decimal value. |
group-address-name |
(Optional) IPv6 address or name of the multicast group. |
source-address-name |
(Optional) IPv6 address or name of the multicast group. |
interface |
(Optional) Interface settings and status. |
status |
(Optional) General settings and status. |
Command Modes
User EXEC
Privileged EXEC
Command History
Release |
Modification |
---|---|
12.3(2)T |
This command was introduced. |
12.2(18)S |
This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(18)S. |
12.0(26)S |
The link-local keyword was added. |
12.2(18)SXE |
Support for this command was added for the Supervisor Engine 720. |
12.2(28)SB |
This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(28)SB. |
12.2(33)SRA |
This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA. |
12.3(4)T |
The link-local keyword was added. |
12.3(7)T |
The ipv6-prefix and prefix-length arguments were added. |
12.2(33)SXH |
This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH. |
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1 |
This command was introduced on Cisco ASR 1000 Series Routers. |
15.0(1)M |
This command was modified. The link-local keyword was changed to linkscope . |
Cisco IOS Release 15.1(1)S |
This command was modified. New counters were added to the output to show (*,G/m) and the total number of unique groups in the database. |
Cisco IOS XE Release 3.2S |
This command was modified. New counters were added to the output to show (*,G/m) and the total number of unique groups in the database. |
15.1(4)M |
The vrf vrf-name keyword and argument were added. |
15.4(1)S |
This command was implemented on the Cisco ASR 901 series routers. |
Usage Guidelines
Use the show ipv6 mfib command to display MFIB entries; and forwarding interfaces, and their traffic statistics. This command can be enabled on virtual IP (VIP) if the router is operating in distributed mode.
A forwarding entry in the MFIB has flags that determine the default forwarding and signaling behavior to use for packets matching the entry. The entry also has per-interface flags that further specify the forwarding behavior for packets received or forwarded on specific interfaces. The table below describes the MFIB forwarding entries and interface flags.
Flag |
Description |
---|---|
F |
Forward--Data is forwarded out of this interface. |
A |
Accept--Data received on this interface is accepted for forwarding. |
IC |
Internal copy--Deliver to the router a copy of the packets received or forwarded on this interface. |
NS |
Negate signal--Reverse the default entry signaling behavior for packets received on this interface. |
DP |
Do not preserve--When signaling the reception of a packet on this interface, do not preserve a copy of it (discard it instead). |
SP |
Signal present--The reception of a packet on this interface was just signaled. |
S |
Signal--By default, signal the reception of packets matching this entry. |
C |
Perform directly connected check for packets matching this entry. Signal the reception if packets were originated by a directly connected source. |
Examples
The following example displays the forwarding entries and interfaces in the MFIB. The router is configured for fast switching, and it has a receiver joined to FF05::1 on Ethernet1/1 and a source (2001::1:1:20) sending on Ethernet1/2:
Router# show ipv6 mfib
IP Multicast Forwarding Information Base
Entry Flags: C - Directly Connected, S - Signal, IA - Inherit A flag,
AR - Activity Required, D - Drop
Forwarding Counts: Pkt Count/Pkts per second/Avg Pkt Size/Kbits per second
Other counts: Total/RPF failed/Other drops
Interface Flags: A - Accept, F - Forward, NS - Negate Signalling
IC - Internal Copy, NP - Not platform switched
SP - Signal Present
Interface Counts: FS Pkt Count/PS Pkt Count
(*,FF00::/8) Flags: C
Forwarding: 0/0/0/0, Other: 0/0/0
Tunnel0 Flags: NS
(*,FF00::/15) Flags: D
Forwarding: 0/0/0/0, Other: 0/0/0
(*,FF05::1) Flags: C
Forwarding: 2/0/100/0, Other: 0/0/0
Tunnel0 Flags: A NS
Ethernet1/1 Flags: F NS
Pkts: 0/2
(2001::1:1:200,FF05::1) Flags:
Forwarding: 5/0/100/0, Other: 0/0/0
Ethernet1/2 Flags: A
Ethernet1/1 Flags: F NS
Pkts: 3/2
(*,FF10::/15) Flags: D
Forwarding: 0/0/0/0, Other: 0/0/0
The table below describes the significant fields shown in the display.
Field |
Description |
---|---|
Entry Flags |
Information about the entry. |
Forwarding Counts |
Statistics on the packets that are received from and forwarded to at least one interface. |
Pkt Count/ |
Total number of packets received and forwarded since the creation of the multicast forwarding state to which this counter applies. |
Pkts per second/ |
Number of packets received and forwarded per second. |
Avg Pkt Size/ |
Total number of bytes divided by the total number of packets for this multicast forwarding state. There is no direct display for the total number of bytes. You can calculate the total number of bytes by multiplying the average packet size by the packet count. |
Kbits per second |
Bytes per second divided by packets per second divided by 1000. |
Other counts: |
Statistics on the received packets. These counters include statistics about the packets received and forwarded and packets received but not forwarded. |
Interface Flags: |
Information about the interface. |
Interface Counts: |
Interface statistics. |
The following example shows forwarding entries and interfaces in the MFIB, with a group address of FF03:1::1 specified:
Router# show ipv6 mfib FF03:1::1
IP Multicast Forwarding Information Base
Entry Flags:C - Directly Connected, S - Signal, IA - Inherit A
flag,
AR - Activity Required, D - Drop
Forwarding Counts:Pkt Count/Pkts per second/Avg Pkt Size/Kbits per
second
Other counts:Total/RPF failed/Other drops
Interface Flags:A - Accept, F - Forward, NS - Negate Signalling
IC - Internal Copy, NP - Not platform switched
SP - Signal Present
Interface Counts:FS Pkt Count/PS Pkt Count
*,FF03:1::1) Flags:C
Forwarding:0/0/0/0, Other:0/0/0
Tunnel1 Flags:A NS
GigabitEthernet5/0.25 Flags:F NS
Pkts:0/0
GigabitEthernet5/0.24 Flags:F NS
Pkts:0/0
(5002:1::2,FF03:1::1) Flags:
Forwarding:71505/0/50/0, Other:42/0/42
GigabitEthernet5/0 Flags:A
GigabitEthernet5/0.19 Flags:F NS
Pkts:239/24
GigabitEthernet5/0.20 Flags:F NS
Pkts:239/24
GigabitEthernet5/0.21 Flags:F NS
Pkts:238/24
.
.
.
GigabitEthernet5/0.16 Flags:F NS
Pkts:71628/24
The following example shows forwarding entries and interfaces in the MFIB, with a group address of FF03:1::1 and a source address of 5002:1::2 specified:
Router# show ipv6 mfib FF03:1::1 5002:1::2
IP Multicast Forwarding Information Base
Entry Flags:C - Directly Connected, S - Signal, IA - Inherit A flag,
AR - Activity Required, D - Drop
Forwarding Counts:Pkt Count/Pkts per second/Avg Pkt Size/Kbits per second
Other counts:Total/RPF failed/Other drops
Interface Flags:A - Accept, F - Forward, NS - Negate Signalling
IC - Internal Copy, NP - Not platform switched
SP - Signal Present
Interface Counts:FS Pkt Count/PS Pkt Count
(5002:1::2,FF03:1::1) Flags:
Forwarding:71505/0/50/0, Other:42/0/42
GigabitEthernet5/0 Flags:A
GigabitEthernet5/0.19 Flags:F NS
Pkts:239/24
GigabitEthernet5/0.20 Flags:F NS
Pkts:239/24
.
.
.
GigabitEthernet5/0.16 Flags:F NS
Pkts:71628/24
The following example shows forwarding entries and interfaces in the MFIB, with a group address of FF03:1::1 and a default prefix of 128:
Router# show ipv6 mfib FF03:1::1/128
IP Multicast Forwarding Information Base
Entry Flags:C - Directly Connected, S - Signal, IA - Inherit A flag,
AR - Activity Required, D - Drop
Forwarding Counts:Pkt Count/Pkts per second/Avg Pkt Size/Kbits per second
Other counts:Total/RPF failed/Other drops
Interface Flags:A - Accept, F - Forward, NS - Negate Signalling
IC - Internal Copy, NP - Not platform switched
SP - Signal Present
Interface Counts:FS Pkt Count/PS Pkt Count
(*,FF03:1::1) Flags:C
Forwarding:0/0/0/0, Other:0/0/0
Tunnel1 Flags:A NS
GigabitEthernet5/0.25 Flags:F NS
Pkts:0/0
GigabitEthernet5/0.24 Flags:F NS
Pkts:0/0
.
.
.
GigabitEthernet5/0.16 Flags:F NS
Pkts:0/0
The following example shows forwarding entries and interfaces in the MFIB, with a group address of FFE0 and a prefix of 15:
Router# show ipv6 mfib FFE0::/15
IP Multicast Forwarding Information Base
Entry Flags:C - Directly Connected, S - Signal, IA - Inherit A flag,
AR - Activity Required, D - Drop
Forwarding Counts:Pkt Count/Pkts per second/Avg Pkt Size/Kbits per second
Other counts:Total/RPF failed/Other drops
Interface Flags:A - Accept, F - Forward, NS - Negate Signalling
IC - Internal Copy, NP - Not platform switched
SP - Signal Present
Interface Counts:FS Pkt Count/PS Pkt Count
(*,FFE0::/15) Flags:D
Forwarding:0/0/0/0, Other:0/0/0
The following example shows output of the show ipv6 mfib command used with the verbose keyword. It shows forwarding entries and interfaces in the MFIB and additional information such as the MAC encapsulation header and platform-specific information.
Router# show ipv6 mfib ff33::1:1 verbose
IP Multicast Forwarding Information Base
Entry Flags: C - Directly Connected, S - Signal, IA - Inherit A flag,
AR - Activity Required, K - Keepalive
Forwarding Counts: Pkt Count/Pkts per second/Avg Pkt Size/Kbits per second
Other counts: Total/RPF failed/Other drops
Platform per slot HW-Forwarding Counts: Pkt Count/Byte Count
Platform flags: HF - Forwarding entry,HB - Bridge entry,HD - NonRPF Drop entry,
NP - Not platform switchable,RPL - RPF-ltl linkage,
MCG - Metset change,ERR - S/w Error Flag,RTY - In RetryQ,
LP - L3 pending,MP - Met pending,AP - ACL pending
Interface Flags: A - Accept, F - Forward, NS - Negate Signalling
IC - Internal Copy, NP - Not platform switched
SP - Signal Present
Interface Counts: Distributed FS Pkt Count/FS Pkt Count/PS Pkt Count
(10::2,FF33::1:1) Flags: K
RP Forwarding: 0/0/0/0, Other: 0/0/0
LC Forwarding: 0/0/0/0, Other: 0/0/0
HW Forwd: 0/0/0/0, Other: NA/NA/NA
Slot 6: HW Forwarding: 0/0, Platform Flags: HF RPL
Slot 1: HW Forwarding: 0/0, Platform Flags: HF RPL
Vlan10 Flags: A
Vlan30 Flags: F NS
Pkts: 0/0/0 MAC: 33330001000100D0FFFE180086DD
The table below describes the fields shown in the display.
Field |
Description |
---|---|
Platform flags |
Information about the platform. |
Platform per slot HW-Forwarding Counts |
Total number of packets per bytes forwarded. |