Chapter 42 Configuring IP Multicast Routing

Configuring Optional IGMP Features

Modifying the IGMP Host-Query Message Interval, page 42-31(optional)

Changing the IGMP Query Timeout for IGMPv2, page 42-32(optional)

Changing the Maximum Query Response Time for IGMPv2, page 42-33(optional)

Configuring the Switch as a Statically Connected Member, page 42-33(optional)

Default IGMP Configuration

Table 42-3shows the default IGMP configuration.

Table 42-3

Default IGMP Configuration

 

 

 

 

Feature

 

Default Setting

 

 

Multilayer switch as a member of a multicast group

No group memberships are defined.

 

 

Access to multicast groups

All groups are allowed on an interface.

 

 

 

IGMP version

 

Version 2 on all interfaces.

 

 

IGMP host-query message interval

60 seconds on all interfaces.

 

 

IGMP query timeout

60 seconds on all interfaces.

 

 

IGMP maximum query response time

10 seconds on all interfaces.

 

 

Multilayer switch as a statically connected member

Disabled.

 

 

 

Configuring the Switch as a Member of a Group

You can configure the switch as a member of a multicast group and discover multicast reachability in a network. If all the multicast-capable routers and multilayer switches that you administer are members of a multicast group, pinging that group causes all these devices to respond. The devices respond to ICMP echo-request packets addressed to a group of which they are members. Another example is the multicast trace-route tools provided in the software.

Caution Performing this procedure might impact the CPU performance because the CPU will receive all data traffic for the group address.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure the switch to be a member of a group. This procedure is optional.

 

 

Command

Purpose

 

Step 1

 

 

 

configure terminal

Enter global configuration mode.

 

Step 2

 

 

 

interface interface-id

Specify the interface to be configured, and enter interface configuration

 

 

 

mode.

 

Step 3

 

 

 

ip igmp join-group group-address

Configure the switch to join a multicast group.

 

 

 

By default, no group memberships are defined.

 

 

 

For group-address, specify the multicast IP address in dotted decimal

 

 

 

notation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Catalyst 3750-E and 3560-E Switch Software Configuration Guide

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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