Configuring Mld Snooping; Overview; Basic Mld Snooping Concepts - HP 1910 User Manual

Configuring MLD snooping

Overview

MLD snooping runs on a Layer 2 switch as an IPv6 multicast constraining mechanism to improve multicast
forwarding efficiency. It creates Layer 2 multicast forwarding entries from MLD messages that are
exchanged between the hosts and the router.
As shown in
packets to all hosts. When MLD snooping is enabled, the Layer 2 switch forwards multicast packets of
known IPv6 multicast groups to only the receivers of the multicast groups.
Figure 254 IPv6 multicast forwarding before and after MLD snooping is enabled

Basic MLD snooping concepts

MLD snooping related ports
As shown in
in an IPv6 multicast group.
Figure 254, when MLD snooping is not enabled, the Layer 2 switch floods IPv6 multicast
Figure 255, MLD snooping runs on Switch A and Switch B. Host A and Host C are receivers
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