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Chapter21 Configuring IGMP Snooping and M VR Configuring MVR
Configuring MVR
These sections include basic MVR configuration information:
Default MVR Configuration, page 21-17
MVR Configuration Guidelines and Limitations, page 21-17
Configuring MVR Global Parameters, page 21-18
Configuring MVR Interfaces, page 21-19

Default MVR Configuration

Table21-5 shows the de fault MV R con figurat ion.

MVR Configuration Guidelines and Limitations

Follow these guidelines when configuring MVR:
Receiver ports cannot be trunk ports. Receiver ports on a switch can be in d i fferent VL AN s, but
should not belong to the multicast VLAN.
The maximum number of multicast entries that can be configured on a switch (that is, the maximum
number of television channels that can be received) is 256.
Each channel is one multicast stream destined for a unique IP multicast address. Th ese IP addresses
cannot alias between themselves or with the reserved IP multicast addresses (in the
range 224.0.0.xxx).
MVR does not support IGMPv3 messages.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this section, refer to the command
reference for this release.
Table21-5 Default MVR Configuration
Feature Default Setting
MVR Disabled globally and per interface
Multicast addresses None configured
Query response time 0.5 second
Multicast VLAN VLAN 1
Mode Compatible
Interface (per port) default Neither a receiver nor a source port
Immediate Leave Disabled on all ports