Configuring Multicast Forwarding
Adding MAC Group Address
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Adding MAC Group Address
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Cisco 500 Series Stackable Managed Switch Administration Guide
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Forwarding Method for IPv6—Set one of the following forwarding
methods for IPv6 addresses: MAC Group Address, IP Group Address, or
Source Specific IP Group Address.
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Forwarding Method for IPv4—Set one of the following forwarding
methods for IPv4 addresses: MAC Group Address, IP Group Address, or
Source Specific IP Group Address.
Click Apply. The Running Configuration file is updated.
The switch supports forwarding incoming Multicast traffic based on the Multicast
group information. This information is derived from the IGMP/MLD packets
received or as the result of manual configuration, and it is stored in the Multicast
Forwarding Database (MFDB).
When a frame is received from a VLAN that is configured to forward Multicast
streams, based on MAC group addresses, and its destination address is a Layer 2
Multicast address, the frame is forwarded to all ports that are members of the
MAC group address.
MAC Group Address
The
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Query and view information from the MFDB, relating to a specific VLAN ID or
a specific MAC address group. This data is acquired either dynamically
through IGMP/MLD snooping or statically by manual entry.
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Add or delete static entries to the MFDB that provide static forwarding
information, based on MAC destination addresses.
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Display a list of all ports/LAGs that are a member of each VLAN ID and MAC
address group, and enter whether traffic is forwarded to it or not.
For viewing the forwarding information when the mode is IP Address Group or IP
and Source Group, use the
To define and view MAC Multicast groups:
Click Multicast > MAC Group Address. The
Enter the parameters.
page has the following functions:
IP Multicast Group Address
MAC Group Address
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