Multicast Buffer

Dropped packets are avoided on all devices when multicast (S, G) route resolutions are pending (up to 100 packets if buffer resources are sufficient). For example, during the creation of a single multicast session (before the session state becomes valid), multicast can handle traffic of 2000 packets per second and can queue up to 100 packets during pending (S, G) route resolves on devices. If multiple multicast sessions are created at the same time, then fewer packets are held (because the number of available buffers is decreased).