Table Of Contents - HP MSR ASM Configuration Manual

Ip multicast

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Multicast overview ······················································································································································· 1

Overview ············································································································································································ 1

Multicast features ······················································································································································ 3

Common notations in multicast ······························································································································· 4

Multicast advantages and applications ················································································································· 4

Multicast models ································································································································································ 5

Multicast architecture ························································································································································ 5

Multicast addresses ·················································································································································· 6

Multicast protocols ··················································································································································· 9

Multicast packet forwarding mechanism ····················································································································· 11

Multicast support for VPNs ············································································································································ 12

Introduction to VPN instances ······························································································································ 12

Multicast application in VPNs ······························································································································ 12

Configuring IGMP ······················································································································································ 14

IGMP versions ························································································································································ 14

IGMPv1 overview ·················································································································································· 14

IGMPv2 overview ·················································································································································· 16

IGMPv3 overview ·················································································································································· 16

IGMP SSM mapping ············································································································································· 18

IGMP proxying ······················································································································································ 19

IGMP support for VPNs ········································································································································ 20

Protocols and standards ······································································································································· 20

IGMP configuration task list ·········································································································································· 20

Configuring basic IGMP functions ······························································································································· 21

Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 21

Enabling IGMP ······················································································································································ 21

Specifying the IGMP version ································································································································ 22

Configuring an interface as a static member interface ····················································································· 22

Configuring a multicast group filter ····················································································································· 23

Setting the maximum number of multicast groups that an interface can join ················································· 23

Adjusting IGMP performance ······································································································································· 24

Configuring Router-Alert option handling methods ···························································································· 24

Configuring IGMP query and response parameters ·························································································· 25

Enabling IGMP fast-leave processing ·················································································································· 27

Enabling the IGMP host tracking function ·········································································································· 28

Configuring IGMP SSM mapping ································································································································ 28

Enabling SSM mapping ········································································································································ 29

Configuring SSM mappings ································································································································· 29

Configuring IGMP proxying ········································································································································· 29

Enabling IGMP proxying ······································································································································ 30

Configuring multicast forwarding on a downstream interface ········································································· 30

Displaying and maintaining IGMP ······························································································································· 31

IGMP configuration examples ······································································································································ 32