Configuration Requirements - Dell PowerConnect B-RX Configuration Manual

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Configuring IP multicast traffic reduction
The device stops forwarding IP multicast traffic on a port for a group if the port receives a prune
message for the group.
Notice that the ports connected to the source and the receivers are all in the same port-based
VLAN on the device. This is required for the PIM SM snooping feature. The feature also requires
the source and the downstream router to be on different IP subnets, as shown in
Figure 100
devices on the edge of a Global Ethernet cloud (a Layer 2 Packet over SONET cloud). Assume that
each device is attached to numerous other devices such as other NetIron's.
FIGURE 100
The devices on the edge of the Global Ethernet cloud are configured for IP multicast traffic
reduction and PIM SM traffic snooping. Although this application uses multiple devices, the
feature has the same requirements and works the same way as it does on a single device.

Configuration requirements

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shows another example application for PIM SM traffic snooping. This example shows
PIM SM traffic reduction in global Ethernet environment
The switches "snoop" for PIM SM
join and prune messages.
Switch A detects a source on port1/1
and a receiver for that source's group
on port5/1. The switch forwards
multicast data from the source on port1/1
out port5/1 only, which has the receiver.
Without PIM SM traffic snooping, the
switch would forward traffic from the
source out all other ports.
Switch B
VLAN 2
Port5/1
Router sends a
PIM SM join message
Router
for 239.255.162.1.
Client
Receiver for Group
239.255.162.1
IP multicast traffic reduction must be enabled on the device that will be running PIM SM
snooping. The PIM SM traffic snooping feature requires IP multicast traffic reduction.
NOTE
Use the passive mode of IP multicast traffic reduction instead of the active mode. The passive
mode assumes that a router is sending group membership queries as well as join and prune
messages on behalf of receivers. The active mode configures the device to send group
membership queries.
Switch A
VLAN 2
VLAN 2
Port5/1
Port7/1
VLAN 2
VLAN 2
Port1/1 Port1/1
VLAN 2
Port5/1
Client
Receiver for Group
239.255.162.69
Figure
Source for Groups
239.255.162.1
239.255.162.69
VLAN 2
Port1/1
Router
10.10.10.5 20.20.20.5
Client
Switch C
Client sends an
IGMP group
membership report
for 239.255.162.69.
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