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Multicast overview ············································································ 1
Introduction to multicast ··············································································································· 1
Multicast features ················································································································ 3
Multicast models ························································································································ 4
IP multicast architecture ·············································································································· 5
Multicast addresses ············································································································· 5
Multicast protocols ··············································································································· 8
Multicast support for VPNs ········································································································· 11
Overview ································································································································ 13
IGMP snooping ports ········································································································· 13
How IGMP snooping works ································································································· 15
IGMP snooping proxying ····································································································· 16
Protocols and standards ····································································································· 17
Enabling IGMP snooping ···································································································· 19
Configuring static ports ······································································································· 23
Enabling host tracking ········································································································ 33
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