Multicast - NetModule NB3000-Line-Hd User Manual

5.4.6. Multicast

Multicast routing (MCR) can be con gured and managed by a daemon. Only one MCR dae-
mon can be used at a time.
NetModule routers ship with two different MCR daemons to select from depending on your
dependencies:
Parameter
IGMP proxy
static routes
disabled
IGMP proxy
IGMP proxy which is able to maintain multicast groups on a particular interface and dis-
tribute incoming multicast packets towards the downstream interfaces on which hosts have
joined the groups.
Parameter
Administrative status
Incoming interface
Distribute to
Static Routes
Routes multicast messages in different directions depending on their origin and group based
on a given set of MCR rules:
Parameter
Group
Source
Incoming interface
Outgoing interface
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Administrative Status
Forwarding of multicast messages that are dynamically de-
tected on a given interface to another interface
List of MCR rules to forward messages of dedicated source and
group from a given interface to another
Disable routing of multicast messages
Multicast Routing Settings
Speci es whether multicast routing is active
The upstream interface on which multicast groups are joined
and on which multicast packets come in
Speci es the downstream interfaces to which multicast pack-
ets will be forwarded
Static Multicast Route
IP address of MCR group
Source-IP of the packets
Interface to listen on for messages of given group and source
Interface to forward the messages to
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