HP 4800G Series Configuration Manual page 1072

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 ·············································································································1-3
Processing of IPv6 Multicast Protocol Messages ···········································································1-5
Protocols and Standards ·················································································································1-6
MLD Snooping Configuration Task List ··································································································1-6
Configuring Basic Functions of MLD Snooping ······················································································1-7
Configuration Prerequisites ·············································································································1-7
Enabling MLD Snooping··················································································································1-7
Configuring the Version of MLD Snooping ······················································································1-8
Configuring MLD Snooping Port Functions ····························································································1-8
Configuration Prerequisites ·············································································································1-8
Configuring Aging Timers for Dynamic Ports ··················································································1-9
Configuring Static Ports···················································································································1-9
Configuring Simulated Joining·······································································································1-10
Configuring Fast Leave Processing ······························································································1-11
Configuring MLD Snooping Querier······································································································1-12
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-12
Enabling MLD Snooping Querier···································································································1-12
Configuring MLD Queries and Responses····················································································1-13
Configuring Source IPv6 Addresses of MLD Queries ···································································1-14
Configuring an MLD Snooping Policy ···································································································1-14
Configuration Prerequisites ···········································································································1-14
Configuring an IPv6 Multicast Group Filter····················································································1-15
Configuring IPv6 Multicast Source Port Filtering···········································································1-15
Configuring Dropping Unknown IPv6 Multicast Data ····································································1-16
Configuring MLD Report Suppression···························································································1-17
Configuring Maximum Multicast Groups that Can Be Joined on a Port········································1-17
Configuring IPv6 Multicast Group Replacement ···········································································1-18
Displaying and Maintaining MLD Snooping ··························································································1-19
MLD Snooping Configuration Examples ·······························································································1-20
Configuring IPv6 Group Policy and Simulated Joining··································································1-20
Static Port Configuration················································································································1-22
MLD Snooping Querier Configuration ···························································································1-26
Troubleshooting MLD Snooping ···········································································································1-27
Switch Fails in Layer 2 Multicast Forwarding ················································································1-27
Configured IPv6 Multicast Group Policy Fails to Take Effect························································1-28
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