Setting The Maximum Number Of Entries In Multicast Forwarding Table; Setting The Maximum Number Of Downstream Nodes Of Multicast Forwarding Entry - Huawei Quidway s3700 series Configuration Manual

Quidway S3700 Series Ethernet Switches
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9.6.2 Setting the Maximum Number of Entries in Multicast
Forwarding Table
Too many multicast forwarding entries may use up the memory of a multicast device. You can
set the maximum number of entries in a multicast forwarding table of a multicast device and
adjust the number of entries according to the actual networking and service performance to avoid
the fault risk resulted from excessive entries.
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By default, the maximum number supported by the system is used.
Do as follows on the multicast switch:
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9.6.3 Setting the Maximum Number of Downstream Nodes of
Multicast Forwarding Entry
A multicast device replicates a copy of multicast packets for each downstream interface. Then,
you can set the number of downstream interfaces of a single forwarding entry and adjust the
number of downstream interfaces according to the actual networking and service performance
to release the burden on the multicast device.
Issue 01 (2011-10-26)
Data
Multicast source address, group address, and mask or mask length
Matching policy, switch sequence, and route preference of the multicast routes
Maximum number of entries in the multicast forwarding table
Maximum number of downstream nodes of each entry in the multicast forwarding
table
Run:
system-view
The system view is displayed.
Run:
multicast forwarding-table route-limit limit
The maximum number of entries in the multicast forwarding table is configured.
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