3Com 4210 9-Port Configuration Manual page 252

1 Multicast Overview ····································································································································1-1
Multicast Overview ··································································································································1-1
Information Transmission in the Unicast Mode ···············································································1-1
Information Transmission in the Broadcast Mode···········································································1-2
Information Transmission in the Multicast Mode·············································································1-2
Roles in Multicast ····························································································································1-3
Advantages and Applications of Multicast·······················································································1-4
Multicast Models ·····································································································································1-4
Multicast Architecture······························································································································1-5
Multicast Address ····························································································································1-6
Multicast Protocols ··························································································································1-8
Multicast Packet Forwarding Mechanism ·····························································································1-10
Implementation of the RPF Mechanism ························································································1-10
RPF Check ····································································································································1-11
2 IGMP Snooping Configuration ·················································································································2-1
IGMP Snooping Overview·······················································································································2-1
Principle of IGMP Snooping ············································································································2-1
Basic Concepts in IGMP Snooping ·································································································2-1
Work Mechanism of IGMP Snooping ······························································································2-2
IGMP Snooping Configuration ················································································································2-4
Enabling IGMP Snooping ················································································································2-5
Configuring the Version of IGMP Snooping ····················································································2-5
Configuring Timers ··························································································································2-6
Configuring Fast Leave Processing ································································································2-6
Configuring a Multicast Group Filter································································································2-7
Configuring the Maximum Number of Multicast Groups on a Port··················································2-8
Configuring IGMP Snooping Querier·······························································································2-9
Suppressing Flooding of Unknown Multicast Traffic in a VLAN ····················································2-10
Configuring Static Member Port for a Multicast Group··································································2-11
Configuring a Static Router Port····································································································2-12
Configuring a Port as a Simulated Group Member ·······································································2-12
Configuring a VLAN Tag for Query Messages ··············································································2-13
Configuring Multicast VLAN ··········································································································2-14
Displaying and Maintaining IGMP Snooping·························································································2-15
IGMP Snooping Configuration Examples ·····························································································2-16
Configuring IGMP Snooping··········································································································2-16
Configuring Multicast VLAN ··········································································································2-18
Troubleshooting IGMP Snooping··········································································································2-20
3 Common Multicast Configuration············································································································3-1
Common Multicast Configuration············································································································3-1
Configuring Suppression on the Multicast Source Port···································································3-1
Configuring a Multicast MAC Address Entry ···················································································3-2
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