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

Introduction to multicast ···················································································································································· 1

Comparison of information transmission techniques ···························································································· 1

Features of multicast ················································································································································· 3

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

Advantages and applications of multicast ············································································································· 4

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

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

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

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

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

Multi-instance multicast ·················································································································································· 12

Introduction to the multi-instance concept ··········································································································· 12

Multi-instance application in multicast ················································································································ 12

IGMP snooping configuration ··································································································································· 14

IGMP snooping overview ·············································································································································· 14

Principle of IGMP snooping ································································································································· 14

Basic concepts in IGMP snooping ······················································································································· 15

How IGMP snooping works ································································································································· 16

IGMP snooping proxying ····································································································································· 18

Protocols and standards ······································································································································· 19

IGMP snooping configuration task list ························································································································· 19

Configuring basic functions of IGMP snooping ·········································································································· 20

Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 20

Enabling IGMP snooping ····································································································································· 20

Configuring the version of IGMP snooping ········································································································ 21

Configuring static multicast MAC address entries ····························································································· 21

Configuring IGMP snooping port functions ················································································································· 22

Configuring aging timers for dynamic ports ······································································································ 23

Configuring static ports ········································································································································ 23

Configuring simulated joining ······························································································································ 24

Configuring fast-leave processing ······················································································································· 25

Disabling a port from becoming a dynamic router port ··················································································· 26

Configuring IGMP snooping querier ··························································································································· 26

Enabling IGMP snooping querier ························································································································ 27

Configuring IGMP queries and responses ·········································································································· 27

Configuring source IP address of IGMP queries ································································································ 28

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

Enabling IGMP snooping proxying ····················································································································· 29

Configuring a source IP address for the IGMP messages sent by the proxy ·················································· 29

Configuring an IGMP snooping policy ························································································································ 30

Configuring a multicast group filter ····················································································································· 30

Configuring multicast source port filtering ·········································································································· 31

Configuring the function of dropping unknown multicast data ········································································ 31

Configuring IGMP report suppression ················································································································ 32

Configuring the maximum number of multicast groups that a port can join··················································· 32

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