Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
Quidway S3900 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510
2.2.6 Configuring IGMP Querier
In an IGMP-enabled network, a specific query multicast router or Layer 3 multicast
switch is responsible for sending IGMP query packets.
However, the Layer 2 multicast switch does not support the IGMP feature. Therefore,
the Layer 2 multicast switch cannot implement the querier feature and cannot send
general group query packets. Through configuring IGMP Snooping queriers, you can
enable the Layer 2 multicast switch to send general group query packets actively at the
data link layer, and thereby establish and maintain the multicast forwarding entries.
Additionally, you can enable the Layer 2 switch to send the source addresses,
maximum query time and query interval of general group query packets,
Table 2-10 Configure IGMP Snooping querier
Operation
Enter system view
Enable
Snooping
system view
Enter VLAN view
Enable
Snooping feature in VLAN
view
Configure
Snooping querier feature
Configure the interval of
sending
packets
Configure the source IP
address to send general
query packets
2.2.7 Configuring Multicast VLAN
In old multicast mode, when users in different VLANs order the same multicast group,
the multicast stream is copied to each of the VLANs. This mode wastes a lot of
bandwidth.
system-view
the
IGMP
feature
in
igmp-snooping enable
vlan vlan-id
the
IGMP
igmp-snooping enable
the
IGMP
igmp-snooping querier
igmp-snooping
general
query
query-interval seconds
igmp-snooping
general-query source-ip
{
ip-address }
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Chapter 2 IGMP Snooping Configuration
Command
current-interface
|
2-10
Description
—
Required
The
IGMP
Snooping
feature is disabled by
default.
—
Required
By default, the IGMP
Snooping
feature
disabled.
Required
The
IGMP
Snooping
querier feature is disabled
by default.
Optional
By default, the interval of
sending
general
query
packets is 60 seconds.
Optional
By default, the source IP
address to send general
query packets is 0.0.0.0.
is