Configuring Igmp Snooping; Understanding How Igmp Snooping Works - Cisco 6500 Series Software Configuration Manual

Configuring IGMP Snooping

This chapter describes how to configure Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping on the
Catalyst 6500 series switches.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, refer to the
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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Cisco IOS Command Reference publication.
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Understanding How IGMP Snooping Works

These sections describe IGMP snooping:
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Understanding How IGMP Snooping Works, page 21-1
Default IGMP Snooping Configuration, page 21-6
IGMP Snooping and IGMP Snooping Querier Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions, page 21-6
Enabling the IGMP Snooping Querier, page 21-7
Configuring IGMP Snooping, page 21-8
To support Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) client devices, configure the Multilayer
Switch Feature Card (MSFC) as a CGMP server. Refer to the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing
Configuration Guide, Release 12.1, "IP Multicast," "Configuring IP Multicast Routing," at
this URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/software/ios121/121cgcr/ip_c/ipcprt3/1cdmulti.htm
For more information on IP multicast and IGMP, refer to RFC 1112 and RFC 2236.
IGMP Snooping Overview, page 21-2
Joining a Multicast Group, page 21-2
Leaving a Multicast Group, page 21-4
Understanding IGMP Version 3 Support, page 21-6
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