3Com S7906E Configuration Manual page 1348

1 MLD Snooping Configuration···················································································································1-1
MLD Snooping Overview ························································································································1-1
Introduction to MLD Snooping·········································································································1-1
Basic Concepts in MLD Snooping···································································································1-2
How MLD Snooping Works ·············································································································1-4
MLD Snooping Proxying··················································································································1-6
Processing of IPv6 Multicast Protocol Messages ···········································································1-7
Protocols and Standards ·················································································································1-7
MLD Snooping Configuration Task List ··································································································1-8
Configuring Basic Functions of MLD Snooping ······················································································1-9
Configuration Prerequisites ·············································································································1-9
Enabling MLD Snooping··················································································································1-9
Configuring the Version of MLD Snooping ····················································································1-10
Configuring Limit on the Number of Forwarding Entries Globally ·················································1-10
Configuring MLD Snooping Port Functions ··························································································1-11
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-11
Configuring Aging Timers for Dynamic Ports ················································································1-11
Configuring Static Ports·················································································································1-12
Configuring Simulated Joining·······································································································1-13
Configuring Fast Leave Processing ······························································································1-14
Configuring MLD Snooping Querier······································································································1-15
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-15
Enabling MLD Snooping Querier···································································································1-15
Configuring MLD Queries and Responses····················································································1-15
Configuring Source IPv6 Addresses of MLD Queries ···································································1-17
Configuring MLD Snooping Proxying····································································································1-17
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-17
Enabling MLD Snooping Proxying·································································································1-17
Configuring a Source IPv6 Address for the MLD Messages Sent by the Proxy ···························1-18
Configuring an MLD Snooping Policy ···································································································1-18
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-18
Configuring an IPv6 Multicast Group Filter····················································································1-18
Configuring IPv6 Multicast Source Port Filtering···········································································1-19
Configuring Dropping Unknown IPv6 Multicast Data ····································································1-20
Configuring MLD Report Suppression···························································································1-21
Configuring Maximum Multicast Groups that Can Be Joined on a Port········································1-22
Configuring IPv6 Multicast Group Replacement ···········································································1-22
Configuring 802.1p Precedence for MLD Messages ····································································1-23
Displaying and Maintaining MLD Snooping ··························································································1-24
MLD Snooping Configuration Examples ·······························································································1-25
IPv6 Group Policy and Simulated Joining Configuration Example ···············································1-25
Static Port Configuration Example ································································································1-27
MLD Snooping Querier Configuration Example ············································································1-31
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