MBGP Overview
MBGP: Multiprotocol BGP
(aka multicast BGP in multicast networks)
Defined in RFC 2283 (extensions to BGP)
Can carry different route types for different purposes
Unicast
Multicast
Both route types carried in same BGP session
Does not propagate multicast state information
Same path selection and validation rules
 AS-Path, LocalPref, MED, …