Overview Of Ip Multicasting - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

Configuring IP Multicast Protocols
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support. These features are supported in the full Layer 3 software image only.
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Feature
Internet Group Management Protocol
(IGMP) V1, V2, and V3 (for multicast
routing scenarios)
IGMPv3 fast leave (for routing)
Protocol Independent Multicast Dense
mode
and V2 (draft-ietf-pim-v2-dm-03)
Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse
mode
PIM passive
IGMP proxy
Passive multicast route insertion (PMRI)
IP multicast and IGMP snooping on the
same device
ACLs to control multicast features
Static mullticast groups
This chapter describes how to configure Layer 3 Switches for Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM).
NOTE
Each multicast protocol uses IGMP. IGMP is automatically enabled on an interface when you
configure PIM or DVMRP and is disabled on the interface if you disable PIM or DVMRP.
NOTE
This chapter applies only to IP multicast routing. To configure Layer 2 multicast features, refer to
Chapter 22, "Configuring IP Multicast Traffic Reduction for PowerConnect B-Series FCX

Overview of IP multicasting

Multicast protocols allow a group or channel to be accessed over different networks by multiple
stations (clients) for the receipt and transmit of multicast data.
Distribution of stock quotes, video transmissions such as news services and remote classrooms,
and video conferencing are all examples of applications that use multicast routing.
PowerConnect B-Series FCX Configuration Guide
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lists the individual Dell PowerConnect switches and the IP multicast features they
Supported IP multicast features
(
PIM-DM) V1 (draft-ietf-pim-dm-05)
(
PIM-SM) V2 (RFC 2362)
PowerConnect B-Series FCX
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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