Configuring IP Multicast VLAN
IPMV Packet Flows
This section describes the tagged and untagged packet flows in both the Enterprise and VLAN Stacking
modes. In addition, it also describes the packet flow from the ingress point to the egress point.
VLAN Stacking Mode
The following illustration shows customers A, B, and C formed as a multicast group G1.Three types of
control packets ingress on the receiver port.
Legends
Multicast Data Packets
Multicast Control Packets
Customer C
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Core Unicast
and
Multicast Router
5
Sender port
3
Ethernet Switch
1
Receiver port
Packet Flow in the VLAN Stacking Mode
Receiver port
4
2
6
Receiver port
Customer B
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IPMV Packet Flows
Customer A
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