Assigning Ports To Multicast Services - SMC Networks SMC6724L3 Management Manual

Assigning Ports to Multicast Services

Multicast filtering can be dynamically configured using IGMP Snooping
and IGMP Query messages as described in "Configuring IGMP Snooping
Parameters" on page 3-137. For certain applications that require tighter
control, you may need to statically configure a multicast service on the
switch. First add all the ports attached to participating hosts to a common
VLAN, and then assign the multicast service to that VLAN group.
Command Usage
• Static multicast addresses are never aged out.
• When a multicast address is assigned to an interface in a specific VLAN,
the corresponding traffic can only be forwarded to ports within that
VLAN.
Command Attribute
• Interface – Activates the Port or Trunk scroll down list.
• VLAN ID – Selects the VLAN to propagate all multicast traffic coming
from the attached multicast router/switch.
• Multicast IP – The IP address for a specific multicast service
• Port or Trunk – Specifies the interface attached to a multicast router/
switch.
Web – Click IGMP Snooping, IGMP Member Port Table. Specify the
interface attached to a multicast service (via an IGMP-enabled switch or
multicast router), indicate the VLAN that will propagate the multicast
service, specify the multicast IP address, and click Add. After you have
completed adding ports to the member list, click Apply.
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