Configuring Dropping Unknown Multicast Packets

Generally, if the multicast address of the multicast packet received on the device is not registered on the local device, the packet will be flooded in the VLAN. When the function of dropping unknown multicast packets is enabled, the device will drop any multicast packets whose multicast address is not registered. Thus, the bandwidth is saved and the processing efficiency of the system is improved.

Follow these steps to configure dropping unknown multicast packet:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

 

 

 

 

 

Required

Configure dropping unknown

unknown-multicast drop

By default, the function of

multicast packets

enable

dropping unknown multicast

 

 

packets is disabled.

 

 

 

Displaying and Maintaining Common Multicast Configuration

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Display the created multicast

display mac-address multicast

You can execute the

[ static { { { mac-address vlan vlan-id

display commands in

MAC table entries

vlan vlan-id} [ count ] } count } ]

any view.

 

 

 

 

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3Com WX3000 Displaying and Maintaining Common Multicast Configuration, Configuring Dropping Unknown Multicast Packets