R3303-HP HSR6800 Routers IP Multicast Configuration Guide

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Multicast overview ······················································································································································· 1
Overview ············································································································································································ 1
Multicast overview ···················································································································································· 1
Multicast features ······················································································································································ 3
Common notations in multicast ······························································································································· 4
Multicast advantages and applications ················································································································· 4
Multicast models ································································································································································ 5
Multicast architecture ························································································································································ 5
Multicast addresses ·················································································································································· 6
Multicast protocols ··················································································································································· 9
Multicast packet forwarding mechanism ····················································································································· 11
Multicast support for VPNs ············································································································································ 11
Introduction to VPN instances ······························································································································ 11
Multicast application in VPNs ······························································································································ 12
Configuring IGMP snooping ····································································································································· 13
Overview ········································································································································································· 13
Basic concepts in IGMP snooping ······················································································································· 13
How IGMP snooping works ································································································································· 15
IGMP snooping proxying ····································································································································· 16
Protocols and standards ······································································································································· 18
IGMP snooping configuration task list ························································································································· 18
Configuring basic IGMP snooping functions ·············································································································· 19
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 19
Enabling IGMP snooping ····································································································································· 19
Specifying the IGMP snooping version ··············································································································· 20
Setting the maximum number of IGMP snooping forwarding entries ······························································ 20
Configuring IGMP snooping port functions ················································································································· 20
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 21
Setting aging timers for dynamic ports ··············································································································· 21
Configuring static ports ········································································································································· 22
Configuring a port as a simulated member host ······························································································· 22
Enabling IGMP snooping fast-leave processing ································································································· 23
Disabling a port from becoming a dynamic router port ··················································································· 24
Configuring IGMP snooping querier ··························································································································· 24
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 25
Enabling IGMP snooping querier ························································································································ 25
Configuring parameters for IGMP queries and responses ··············································································· 25
Configuring source IP addresses for IGMP queries ··························································································· 26
Configuring IGMP snooping proxying ························································································································ 27
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 27
Enabling IGMP snooping proxying ····················································································································· 27
Configuring the source IP addresses for the IGMP messages sent by the proxy ············································ 27
Configuring IGMP snooping policies ··························································································································· 28
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 28
Configuring a multicast group filter ····················································································································· 28
Configuring multicast source port filtering ·········································································································· 29
Enabling dropping unknown multicast data ······································································································· 30
Enabling IGMP report suppression ······················································································································ 30