HP FlexNetwork MSR 954 User Manual

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Multicast overview ············································································1
Introduction to multicast ················································································································ 1
Information transmission techniques ························································································· 1
Multicast features ·················································································································· 3
Common notations in multicast ································································································ 4
Multicast benefits and applications···························································································· 4
Multicast models ·························································································································· 4
Multicast architecture ···················································································································· 5
Multicast addresses ··············································································································· 5
Multicast protocols ················································································································· 8
Multicast packet forwarding mechanism ························································································· 10
Multicast support for VPNs ··········································································································· 10
Introduction to VPN instances ································································································ 10
Multicast application in VPNs ································································································· 11
Configuring IGMP snooping ······························································ 12
Overview ·································································································································· 12
IGMP snooping ports ··········································································································· 12
How IGMP snooping works ··································································································· 14
Protocols and standards ······································································································· 15
Compatibility information ············································································································· 15
Feature and hardware compatibility ························································································ 15
Command and hardware compatibility ····················································································· 16
IGMP snooping configuration task list ···························································································· 16
Configuring basic IGMP snooping features ····················································································· 17
Enabling IGMP snooping ······································································································ 17
Specifying an IGMP snooping version ····················································································· 17
Setting the maximum number of IGMP snooping forwarding entries ·············································· 18
Setting the IGMP last member query interval ············································································ 19
Configuring IGMP snooping port features ······················································································· 19
Setting aging timers for dynamic ports ····················································································· 19
Configuring static ports ········································································································· 20
Configuring a port as a simulated member host ········································································· 21
Enabling fast-leave processing ······························································································ 21
Disabling a port from becoming a dynamic router port ································································ 22
Configuring the IGMP snooping querier ·························································································· 22
Configuration prerequisites···································································································· 23
Enabling the IGMP snooping querier ······················································································· 23
Configuring parameters for IGMP general queries and responses ················································ 23
Configuring parameters for IGMP messages ··················································································· 24
Configuration prerequisites···································································································· 24
Configuring source IP addresses for IGMP messages ································································ 24
Setting the 802.1p priority for IGMP messages ········································································· 25
Configuring IGMP snooping policies ······························································································ 26
Configuring a multicast group policy ························································································ 26
Enabling multicast source port filtering ···················································································· 27
Enabling dropping unknown multicast data ··············································································· 27
Enabling IGMP report suppression ························································································· 28
Setting the maximum number of multicast groups on a port ························································· 28
Enabling the multicast group replacement feature ······································································ 29
Displaying and maintaining IGMP snooping ···················································································· 29
IGMP snooping configuration examples ························································································· 32
Group policy and simulated joining configuration example ··························································· 32
Static port configuration example ···························································································· 34
IGMP snooping querier configuration example ·········································································· 37
Troubleshooting IGMP snooping ··································································································· 39
Layer 2 multicast forwarding cannot function ············································································ 39

HP FlexNetwork MSR 954 Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	FlexNetwork MSR 954
Category	Network Router
Language	English