Configuring Udp Helper To Convert Multicast To Broadcast Or Unicast; Displaying And Maintaining Udp Helper - HPE FlexNetwork HSR6800 Configuration Manual

Configuring UDP helper to convert multicast to
broadcast or unicast
You can configure UDP helper to convert multicast packets with specific UDP port numbers and
multicast addresses to broadcast or unicast packets.
Upon receiving a UDP multicast packet, UDP helper uses the configured UDP ports to match the
UDP destination port number of the packet.
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If a match is found, UDP helper searches the configured mappings based on the packet's
destination multicast address.
UDP helper duplicates the packet and modifies the copy's destination IP address to the
broadcast or unicast address in the matched mapping. Then UDP helper forwards the
packet to its destination.
If no match is found, UDP helper does not process the packet.
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If the packet's destination port number does not match the configured UDP ports, UDP helper
does not process the packet.
To configure UDP helper to convert multicast to broadcast or unicast:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable UDP helper.
3. Specify a UDP port
number.
4. Enter interface view.
5. Map a multicast
address to a directed
broadcast or a unicast
address for UDP helper.

Displaying and maintaining UDP helper

Execute display command in any view and reset commands in user view.
Task
Display information about broadcast to
unicast conversion by UDP helper on an
interface.
Clear packet statistics for UDP helper.
Command
system-view
udp-helper enable
udp-helper port { port-number |
dns | netbios-ds | netbios-ns |
tacacs | tftp | time }
interface interface-type
interface-number
udp-helper multicast-map
multicast-address ip-address
[ global | vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name ] [ acl
acl-number ]
Command
display udp-helper interface interface-type
interface-number
reset udp-helper statistics
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Remarks
N/A
By default, UDP helper is disabled.
By default, no UDP port numbers are
specified.
N/A
By default, no address mapping is
specified for UDP helper.
If you specify multiple multicast and
unicast addresses, UDP helper
creates one copy for each address.
For multicast to broadcast conversion,
do not specify a limited broadcast
address for the ip-address argument.
Use this command on the interface
that receives multicast packets.