Multicast Filtering

Specifying Interfaces Attached to a Multicast Router - CLI

This example configures port 11 as a multicast router port within VLAN 1.

FIG. 181 CLI - Static Multicast Router Port Configuration

Displaying Port Members of Multicast Services

You can display the port members associated with a specified VLAN and multicast IP address.

Command Attributes

• VLAN ID:

Selects the VLAN in which to display port members.

Multicast IP Address: The IP address for a specific multicast service

Multicast Group Port List: Ports propagating a multicast service; i.e., ports that belong to the indicated VLAN group.

Displaying Port Members of Multicast Services - Web

Click IGMP, IP Multicast Registration Table. Select the VLAN ID and the IP address for a multicast service. The switch will display all the ports that are propagating this multicast service.

FIG. 182 Web - IP Multicast Registration Table

Displaying Port Members of Multicast Services - CLI

This example displays all the known multicast services supported on VLAN 1, along with the ports propagating the corresponding services. The type field shows if this entry was learned dynamically or was statically configured.

FIG. 183 CLI - IP Multicast Registration Table

Assigning Ports to Multicast Services

Multicast filtering can be dynamically configured using IGMP Snooping and IGMP Query messages as described in Configuring IGMP Snooping and Query Parameters section on page 150. For certain applications that require tighter control, you may need to statically configure a multicast service on the switch. First add all the ports attached to participating hosts to a common VLAN, and then assign the multicast service to that VLAN group.

Command Usage

Static multicast addresses are never aged out.

When a multicast address is assigned to specific VLAN, the corresponding traffic can only be forwarded to ports within that VLAN.

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NXA-ENET24 specifications

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