Alcatel Carrier Internetworking Solutions Switch/Router Dening Recipients By MAC Address

Creating Multicast VLANs
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Defining Recipients By MAC Address
After you define the multicast address, the following menu displays:
Select rule type:
1. Port Rule
2. MAC Address Rule
3. Multicast Address Rule
Enter rule type (1):
1. Press 2 and <Return>.
2. The following prompt displays:
Set Rule Admin Status to ((e)nable/(d)isable):
Indicate whether or not you want to enable this rule. Type e to enable or d to disable. If
you enable the rule, the multicast VLAN will use it to determine membership of devices. If
you disable the rule, then this rule will not be used in assigning devices to this multicast
VLAN, but the parameters you set up for the multicast VLAN will be saved. This Admin
Status is different from the Admin Status for the multicast VLAN as it controls only this
specific rule within this specific multicast VLAN. You can enable or disable the rule at a
later time using the modmcvl command.
3. The following prompt displays:
Enter the list of MAC addresses (Enter save to end):
Enter the MAC addresses that you want to receive multicast traffic for this multicast VLAN.
Separate addresses by a space. When you have entered the final MAC address, leave a
space and type save.
4. The following prompt will display:
Configure more rules for this vlan (y/n):
You can set up multiple rules for the same multicast VLAN. Enter a Y here if you want to
set up more rules in addition to the port rule specified here. If you enter Y, you will be
prompted for the next rule that you want to set up on this multicast VLAN. If you enter N,
you will receive a message, similar to the one below, indicating that the multicast VLAN
was set up.
VLAN 3:24 created successfully
5. If you are done setting up rules for this multicast VLAN, then your multicast VLAN is set
up. You can monitor activity on these multicast VLANs through other AutoTracker
commands. See later sections in this chapter for information on these commands.