Contents
Introduction
Query solicitation rapid recovery from topology changes
How clients leave groups queries and timers
Configurable Igmp timers and counters
Example of bad choices for timer values
Products and software versions this note applies to
Igmp feature Software versions Products
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Igmp overview
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Queriers and Snoopers
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Messages
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Choosing group addresses
IP address, binary
MAC address, hex
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Avoid x.0.0.y, x.0.1.y, x.128.0.y, and x.128.1.y
Igmp snooping
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Example
Configure switch
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Explanation of Igmp snooping
Using Show command output to investigate Igmp state
Group List Entry timeout 136 secs Ports None
Group List Entry timeout 257 Secs Ports All Groups 235
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Group Last Adv
Group List Entry timeout 247 secs Ports
When a client leaves a group
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Multiple potential Igmp queriers
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Other Querier timeout .. secs
When there are no group members
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When a client joins a group
Group List Entry timeout 225 secs Ports
All Groups Entry timeout Secs Ports
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Group List
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Group List Last Adv
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Igmp proxy
Switch 3 is an Igmp Proxy
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Group List Entry timeout 122 secs Ports None
All Groups Entry timeout 145 Secs Ports
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Explanation of Igmp proxy
Group Entry timeout Secs Ports
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Group Entry timeout 182 secs Ports
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Query solicitation rapid recovery from topology changes
How query solicitation works
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Initial state
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Why convergence takes so long without query solicitation
Example
Explanation from the perspective of switch 2, the snooper
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All Groups Entry timeout 236 secs Ports
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Explanation from the perspective of switch 1, the querier
Group Entry timeout 18 secs Ports
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Shows this entry
Group Entry timeout 115 secs Ports
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Speeding up Igmp convergence in a non-looped topology
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Switch 1 sends GQ
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Igmp filtering controlling multicast distribution
Set switch port=1 igmpfilter=1
Types command
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Switch 3 is also an Igmp Snooper
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Received Passed Dropped
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No group memberships
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Modify switch 2 Configuration
When we deny groups instead of replacing them
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Group 224.12.13.11 Entry timeout 255 secs Ports 224.12.13.12
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Static Igmp
Switch 2 is an Igmp Snooper
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Group Entry timeout Infinity Ports
Explanation of Static Igmp
When we add a static entry on another switch
Modify switch 3 Configuration
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MulticastPkts 675826
All Groups Entry timeout 247 secs Ports
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Group Entry timeout Infinity Ports 5,26
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MulticastPkts 36350
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MulticastPkts 14756
Group Entry timeout Infinity Ports None
When a static entry’s port goes down
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How clients leave groups queries and timers
Querier timer values
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Overview of leave process
Snooper timer values
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Comparing the Querier and Snooper timers
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Consequences for high-loss and high-lag networks
Describes the new behaviour
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Igmp fast leave
Switch 1 is an Igmp Querier
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Explanation of Igmp fast leave
When fast leave is disabled
Group Entry timeout 2 secs Ports
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Fast Leave Off
When you enable fast leave on switch
It is safe to ignore the group entry on switch
Group Entry timeout Secs Ports None
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When you set fast leave on all interfaces
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Multiple host mode for fast leave
To specify multiple mode, use the command
To specify single mode, use either of the commands
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Timer and counter relationships
Configurable Igmp timers and counters
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Initial configuration
Each example modifies the following base configuration
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Software versions
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Default values
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Last Member Query Count and Last Member Query Interval
What these counters do
Potential problems with changing these counters
How to change these counters
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Last Member Query Interval 255 10secs
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Last Member Query Count
Potential problems with changing this counter
How to change this counter
Robustness Variable
What this counter does
Default Query Interval
What this timer does
Potential problems with changing this timer
How to change this timer
Query Response Interval
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Query Response Interval 100 10secs
Synchronisation of timers
Default Timeout Interval
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Default Timeout Interval = 2*130 + 100/10 = 270 seconds
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Default Timeout Interval = 2*125 + 100/10 = 260 seconds
Default Timeout Interval 280 Secs
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Query Response Interval 200 10secs
Default Timeout Interval 180 Secs
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Default Query Interval 200 Secs Default Timeout Interval 410
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Example of bad choices for timer values
Imagine the following changes to the configuration
Commands to configure these settings are
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Problem 1 Last Member Query Interval too short
Problem 2 Query Response Interval short
Problem 3 Default Timeout Interval too short
Last Member Query Interval was set to 5, using the command
For more information, see Synchronisation of timers on
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Stopping snoopers from snooping non-IGMP messages
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Configure the router
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Router uses Ospf
Ports 24
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Ports 25
Disabled All-groups Ports
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Preventing an All Groups entry for a port
Disabling All Groups entry for a port
Check the group entry timeout values
Reset port 24’s packet counters
Entry timeout 216 Secs
Enabling All Groups entry again
Check the group entry timeout values again
Entry timeout Secs
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MulticastPkts
Entry timeout 259 Secs
Enable Igmp debugging
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MulticastPkts 914
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Controlling which addresses create All Groups entries
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Configuring switch
224.0.0.5
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Configuring switches 1
Adding other router addresses
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Returning to the default list
224.0.0.254
Using the other routermode options
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Statically specifying that a port is a router port
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Check the current Igmp snooping entries
To remove the static configuration, simply delete it
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Statically add port 6 as a router port attached to Vlan
Stop port 6 from being a static router port
Igmp debugging
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Client joins a group
IgmpSnoopMembershipQuery setting timer at 2 secs for group
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Client leaves a group
Several minutes later the group entry times out
Manager Switch 3 del vlan=100 port=5
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Port entry times out
Snooped ports change
Report is filtered out
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Port in the All Groups list is unplugged
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Output for show ip igmp changes
Switch
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Appendix STP state
State Forwarding
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Manager Switch 3 show stp port=25-26