Minimum Required Cisco IOS Release for IPv6 multicast features: (Up to date information can be found on CISCO web site)

  Feature Minimum Required Cisco IOS Release by Release IPv6 multicast 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  IPv6 address formats 12.2(2)T, 12.0(21)ST, 12.0(22)S, 12.2(14)S, 12.3(1)

  Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol, Versions 1 and 2 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  MLD access group 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  PIM sparse mode (PIM-SM) 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  PIM Source Specific Multicast (PIM-SSM) 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  PIM embedded RP support 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  Bidirectional PIM 12.3(7)T

  IPv6 multicast over IPv4 tunnels 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  Static rendezvous point (RP) configuration 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  Multicast scope boundaries 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  Multicast Routing Information Base (MRIB) 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  Multicast Forwarding Information Base (MFIB) 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  IPv6 multicast process switching and fast switching 12.0(26)S, 12.2(18)S, 12.3(2)T

  IPv6 static multicast routing (mroute) for IPv6 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  IPv6 multicast address family support for multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  Distributed MFIB (dMFIB) 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) flooding of bootstrap router (BSR) packets 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  IPv6 PIM accept register 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  Routable address hello option 12.0(26)S, 12.3(4)T

  Explicit tracking of receivers 12.3(7)T

  MFIB display enhancements 12.3(7)T