Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration When configuration IGMP Snooping, go to the following sections for information you are interested in: IGMP Snooping Overview Configuring Basic Functions of IGMP Snooping...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Router port: On an Ethernet switch, a router port connects the switch to a multicast router. In the figure, GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of Switch A and GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of Switch B are router ports.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration If the receiving port is a router port existing in its router port list, the switch resets the aging timer of this router port. If the receiving port is not a router port existing in its router port list, the switch adds it into its router port list and sets an aging timer for this router port.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Upon receiving the IGMP leave message from a host, the IGMP querier resolves from the message the address of the multicast group that the host just left and sends an IGMP group-specific query to that multicast group through the port that received the leave message.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Task Remarks Configuring a Multicast Group Filter Optional Configuring Multicast Source Port Optional Filtering Configuring a Multicast Configuring Maximum Multicast Group Policy Optional Groups that Can Pass Ports...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Enter system view system-view — Enable IGMP Snooping Required globally and enter IGMP igmp-snooping Disabled by default Snooping view...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Caution: If you switch IGMP Snooping from version 3 to version 2, the system will: Keep forwarding entries for version 3 static (*, G) joins;...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks igmp-snooping Optional Configure router port router-aging-time aging time 105 seconds by default interval Optional Configure member port igmp-snooping aging time...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Note: The function of static joining to a multicast source/group is available only if a valid multicast source address is specified and IGMP Snooping version 3 is currently running.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Enable the function simulating Required igmp-snooping host-join member host of a group-address source-ip Disabled multicast group or source-address ] vlan vlan-id...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Enter system view system-view — Enter Enter Ethernet interface interface-type port view interface-number corre either port-group manual spon command...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration 1.5 Configuring IGMP-Related Functions 1.5.1 Configuration Prerequisites Before configuring IGMP-related functions, complete the following task: Enable IGMP Snooping in the VLAN Before configuring IGMP-related functions, prepare the following data:...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration 1.5.3 Configuring IGMP Timers You can tune the IGMP general query interval based on actual condition of the network. Upon receiving an IGMP query (general query or group-specific query), a host starts a timers for each multicast group it has joined.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Optional Configure IGMP general igmp-snooping query interval query-interval interval 60 second by default Configure the maximum igmp-snooping Optional response time to IGMP...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration 1.5.5 Configuring the Function of Dropping Unknown Multicast Data Unknown multicast data refers to multicast data whose forwarding entries do not exist in the corresponding multicast forwarding table.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration group list; otherwise the switch drops this report message. Thus, the multicast data will not be sent to this port. In this way, the service provider can control the VOD programs provided for multicast users.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration I. Configuring multicast source port filtering globally Follow these steps to configure multicast source port filtering globally: To do... Use the command... Remarks Enter system view system-view —...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Enter Enter Ethernet interface interface-type interface-number port view corre either spon command Enter port port-group { manual port-group-name |...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Note: The reset igmp-snooping group command works only on an IGMP Snooping–enabled VLAN. The reset igmp-snooping group command cannot clear IGMP Snooping entries derived from static configuration.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration # Add ports GigabitEthernet1/01 through GigabitEthernet1/0/4 into VLAN 100. [SwitchA-vlan100] port GigabitEthernet 1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/4 [SwitchA-vlan100] quit Enabling the function of simulating member hosts of a multicast source/group # Enable IGMP Snooping in VLAN 100, and set its version to 3.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration 1.9 Troubleshooting IGMP Snooping Configuration 1.9.1 Switch Fails in Layer 2 Multicast Forwarding I. Symptom A switch fails to implement Layer 2 multicast forwarding. II. Analysis IGMP Snooping is not enabled.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 1 IGMP Snooping Configuration Use the display current-configuration command to whether the function of dropping unknown multicast data is enabled. If not, use the drop-unknown or igmp-snooping drop-unknown command to enable the function of dropping unknown multicast data.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration When configuring MLD Snooping, go to these sections for information you are interested in: MLD Snooping Overview Configuring Basic Functions of MLD Snooping...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Router port: On an Ethernet switch, a router port connects the switch to a multicast router. In the figure, GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of Switch A and GigabitEthernet1/0/1 of Switch B are router ports.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration If the receiving port is a router port existing in its router port list, the switch resets the aging timer of this router port. If the receiving port is not a router port existing in its router port list, the switch adds it into its router port list and sets an aging timer for this router port.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration If an MLD report from that IPv6 multicast group arrives to this member port before its aging timer expires as a response to the MLD group-specific query , this means that some other members of that IPv6 multicast group still exist under the port: the switch resets the aging timer of the member port.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Note: Configurations performed in MLD Snooping view are effective for all VLANs, while configurations made in VLAN view are effective only for ports belonging to the current VLAN.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Note: MLD Snooping must be enabled globally before it can be enabled in a VLAN. If you enable MLD Snooping in a specified VLAN, this function takes effect for Ethernet ports in this VLAN only.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Optional Configure member port mld-snooping aging time host-aging-time interval 260 seconds by default 2.4 Configuring Port Functions 2.4.1 Configuration Prerequisites...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Note: When you configure or remove a port as a static member port of an IPv6 multicast group, the port will not initiate an MLD report or an MLD done message.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Note: Each simulated host is equivalent to an independent host. For example, when receiving an MLD query, the simulated host corresponding to each configuration responds respectively.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Required mld-snooping fast-leave [ vlan Enable the fast leave feature Disabled vlan-list ] default Caution: If the fast leave feature is enabled on a port to which more than one host is connected,...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Before configuring MLD-related functions, prepare the following data: MLD general query interval MLD last-member query interval Maximum response time for MLD general queries Source IPv6 address of MLD general queries...
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration received). When the timer value comes down to 0, the host sends an MLD report to the corresponding IPv6 multicast group. An appropriate setting of the maximum response time for MLD queries allows hosts to...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Configure mld-snooping Optional last-member query last-member-query-inter 1 second by default interval val interval Caution: In the configuration, make sure that the MLD general query interval is larger than the maximum response time for MLD general queries.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Enter system view system-view — Enter VLAN view vlan vlan-id — Enable the function of Required mld-snooping dropping unknown IPv6...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Required Enable IPv6 multicast source-deny port source port filtering interface-list Disabled by default II. Configuring IPv6 multicast source port filtering on a port or a group ports...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration To do... Use the command... Remarks Enter interface interface-type Ethernet port interface-number Enter either correspond command port-group manual ing view Enter port port-group-name group view...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration Note: The reset mld-snooping group command works only on an MLD Snooping–enabled VLAN, but not on a VLAN with MLD enabled on its VLAN interface.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration [SwitchA-vlan100] port GigabitEthernet1/0/1 to GigabitEthernet1/0/4 [SwitchA-vlan100] quit Enabling simulated host joining to an IPv6 multicast group # Enable MLD Snooping in VLAN 100. [SwitchA] mld-snooping...
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration GigabitEthernet1/0/3 GigabitEthernet1/0/4 As shown above, GigabitEthernet1/0/3 and GigabitEthernet1/0/4 of Switch A have joined IPv6 multicast group (ff1e::1). 2.8.2 Static Router Port Configuration I. Network requirements No multicast protocol is running on Router B.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration II. Analysis MLD Snooping is not enabled. III. Solution Enter the display current-configuration command to view the running status of MLD Snooping. If MLD Snooping is not enabled, use the mld-snooping command to enable MLD Snooping globally and then use mld-snooping enable command to enable MLD Snooping in VLAN view.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 2 MLD Snooping Configuration whether this configuration conflicts with the configured IPv6 multicast group policy. If any conflict exists, remove the port as a static member of the IPv6 multicast group.
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 3 Multicast VLAN Configuration Chapter 3 Multicast VLAN Configuration 3.1 Introduction to Multicast VLAN As shown in Figure 3-1, in the traditional multicast programs-on-demand mode, when hosts that belong to different VLANs, Host A, Host B and Host C require multicast programs on demand service, Router A needs to forward a separate copy of the multicast data in each VLAN.
The VLANs to be configured as the sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must not be sub-VLANs of another multicast VLAN The number of sub-VLANs of the multicast VLAN must not exceed the system-defined limit (Currently, S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches only support one multicast VLAN, and each one can configure up to 63 sub-VLANs). Caution:...
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 3 Multicast VLAN Configuration Switch A’s GigabitEthernet1/0/1 belongs to VLAN1024, GigabitEthernet1/0/2 through GigabitEthernet1/0/6 belong to VLAN11 through VLAN15 respectively, and Host A throgh Host E are connected to GigabitEthernet1/0/2 through GigabitEthernet1/0/6 of Switch A.
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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol H3C S5500-SI Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 3 Multicast VLAN Configuration The configuration for VLAN12 through VLAN15 is similar to the configuration for VLAN11. # Configure VLAN1024 as multicast VLAN and configure VLAN11 through VLAN15 as its sub-VLANs.
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