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IP multicast enhancements
Default Route ECMP
This feature allows for load distribution of traffic 
among the available default route next-hops.
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Transparent Firewall Mode
The Transparent Firewall mode feature allows 
users to insert a Firewall in front of their existing 
network without changing the statically defined 
IP addresses of their network-connected devices. 
This will allow the users to permit selected 
devices from a subnet to cross the firewall while 
access to other devices on the same subnet are 
denied.
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IP multicast enhancements
Enhancement
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MBGP
Multiprotocol BGP allows for the inclusion of 
information other than IPv4 routes via BGP 
packets is available in this release.
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Multicast Source Discover Protocol 
(MSDP)
This release supports the Multicast Source 
Discovery Protocol (MSDP). It is used by 
Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) Sparse 
routers to exchange routing information for 
PIM Sparse multicast groups across PIM 
Sparse domains.
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Multicast Source Discovery 
Protocol (MSDP)”
MSDP Mesh Groups
This release supports Multicast Source 
Discovery Protocol (MSDP) Mesh Groups. This 
feature allows you to connect several RPs to 
each other which reduces the forwarding of 
SA messages within a domain. 
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IGMP v3
IGMP v3 provides selective filtering of traffic 
based on traffic source. 
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PIM-SSM v4
PIM-SSM is a routing protocol used for source 
specific multicast groups and is used in 
conjunction with IGMPv3 
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Layer 3 enhancements (Continued)
Enhancement
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