To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

 

 

 

Required

 

Enable IGMP Snooping querier

igmp-snooping querier

By default, IGMP Snooping

 

 

 

querier is disabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Optional

 

Configure the interval of

igmp-snooping

By default, the interval of

 

sending general queries

query-interval seconds

sending general queries is 60

 

 

 

seconds.

 

 

 

 

 

Configure the source IP

igmp-snooping

Optional

 

general-query source-ip

By default, the source IP

 

address of general queries

{ current-interface

address of general queries is

 

 

ip-address }

0.0.0.0.

 

 

 

 

Suppressing Flooding of Unknown Multicast Traffic in a VLAN

With IGMP Snooping enabled in a VLAN, multicast traffic for unknown multicast groups is flooded within the VLAN by default. This wastes network bandwidth and affects multicast forwarding efficiency.

With the unknown multicast flooding suppression function enabled, when receiving a multicast packet for an unknown multicast group, an IGMP Snooping device creates a nonflooding entry and relays the packet to router ports only, instead of flooding the packet within the VLAN. If the device has no router ports, it drops the multicast packet.

Follow these steps to suppress flooding of unknown multicast traffic in the VLAN:

 

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

 

 

Enter system view

system-view

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enable unknown multicast

igmp-snooping

Required

 

 

By default, unknown multicast

 

 

flooding suppression

nonflooding-enable

 

 

flooding suppression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the function of dropping unknown multicast packets is enabled, you cannot enable unknown multicast flooding suppression.

Configuring Static Member Port for a Multicast Group

If the host connected to a port is interested in the multicast data for a specific group, you can configure that port as a static member port for that multicast group.

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