View Multicast Flow Statistics
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View Multicast Flow Statistics

Learn how to view multicast flow statistics in Prisma SD-WAN.
Where Can I Use This?What Do I Need?
  • Prisma SD-WAN
  • Active Prisma SD-WAN license
Prisma SD-WAN branch ION devices provide statistics for multicast traffic by detecting custom applications configured for multicast. You must configure custom applications based on L3/L4 characteristics for multicast traffic statistics to be displayed under ActivityFlows.
You can view multicast traffic under ActivityFlows for a custom application, only if you create the custom application for a multicast group before there is any multicast traffic for the group. If multicast traffic is already flowing for a multicast group, and you create a custom application for the multicast group, you have to restart the traffic flow to view the traffic for the custom application under ActivityFlows.
Prisma SD-WAN data center ION devices do not support flow processing and application detection.
To view multicast flow statistics:
  1. Create a global prefix filter for multicast.
    1. Select ManageResourcesPrefix FiltersGlobal.
    2. Enter a Name, an optional Description, and an IP Prefix.
      Ensure that the IP Prefix points to the multicast host route.
  2. Define a custom application based on L3/L4 characteristics.
    1. Select ManageResourcesApplications.
    2. Click Add Application.
    3. Add a Display Name and an Abbreviation.
    4. Under Application Configuration, select Network (L3/L4).
    5. Click Add a new UDP rule.
    6. Add a Port Range and Prefix Filter and an (optional) DSCP value between 0 to 63.
    7. Click Submit.
  3. View multicast flow statistics under ActivityFlows.