Configuring Multicast Listener Discovery - Juniper JUNOSE 11.2.X MULTICAST ROUTING Configuration Manual

CHAPTER 6

Configuring Multicast Listener Discovery

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Hosts use Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol in IPv6 to report their multicast
group memberships to neighboring routers. Similarly, multicast routers, such as the
E Series router, use MLD to discover which of their hosts belong to multicast groups.
This chapter describes how to configure MLD on an E Series router; it contains the
following sections:
Overview on page 176
Platform Considerations on page 177
References on page 178
Before You Begin on page 178
Configuring Static and Dynamic MLD Interfaces on page 178
Enabling MLD on an Interface on page 179
Configuring MLD Settings for an Interface on page 180
Specifying Multicast Groups on page 183
Assigning a Multicast Group to an Interface on page 184
Configuring Group Outgoing Interface Mapping on page 184
Configuring SSM Mapping on page 185
Limiting the Number of Accepted MLD Groups on page 186
Including and Excluding Traffic on page 187
Configuring Explicit Host Tracking on page 188
Disabling and Removing MLD on page 190
Monitoring MLD on page 190
MLD Proxy Overview on page 200
Configuring MLD Proxy on page 201
Setting the MLD Proxy Baseline on page 202
Monitoring MLD Proxy on page 203
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