Common Multicast Configuration; Configuring Suppression On The Multicast Source Port - 3Com E4500-24 Cli Configuration Manual

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Common Multicast Configuration

In this manual, the term "router" refers to a router in the generic sense or a Layer 3 Ethernet switch
running an IP multicast protocol.
Common Multicast Configuration
Table 2-1 Complete the following tasks to perform common multicast configurations:
Configuring Suppression on the Multicast
Source Port
Configuring a Multicast MAC Address Entry
Configuring Dropping Unknown Multicast
Packets

Configuring Suppression on the Multicast Source Port

Some users may deploy unauthorized multicast servers on the network. This affects the use of network
bandwidth and transmission of multicast data of authorized users by taking network resources. You can
configure multicast source port suppression on certain ports to prevent unauthorized multicast servers
attached to these ports from sending multicast traffic to the network.
Configuring multicast source port suppression in system view
Follow these steps to configure multicast source port suppression in system view:
To do...
Enter system view
Configure multicast source port
suppression
Configuring multicast source port suppression in Ethernet port view
Follow these steps to configure multicast source port suppression in Ethernet port view:
Task
Use the command...
system-view
multicast-source-deny
[ interface interface-list ]
Optional
Optional
Optional
—
Optional
Multicast source port
suppression is disabled by
default.
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Remarks
Remarks