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Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR
Finding Feature Information
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this chapter. For the latest feature
information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support an d Cisco software image
support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on
Cisco.com is not required.

Restrictions for IGMP Snooping and MVR

To use the Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR) feature, the switch must be running the LAN Base
image.
You can set the maximum number of IGMP groups that a Layer 2 interface can join by using the ip
igmp max-groups interface configuration command. Use the no form of this command to set the
maximum back to the default, which is no limit. This re striction can be applied to Layer 2 ports
only—you cannot set a maximum number of IGMP groups on rout ed ports or SVIs. You also can
use this command on a logical EtherChannel interface but ca nnot use it on ports that belong to an
EtherChannel port group.

Information About IGMP Snooping and MVR

This chapter describes how to configure Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping on the
switch, including an application of local IGMP snooping, Multicast VLAN Registration (MVR). It also
includes procedures for controlling multicast group membersh ip by using IGMP filtering and procedures
for configuring the IGMP throttling action.
Note For IP Version 6 (IPv6) traffic, Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping performs the same
function as IGMP snooping for IPv4 traffic. For information about MLD snooping, see Chapter 44,
“Configuring IPv6 MLD Snooping.”
Note You can either manage IP multicast group addresses through features such as IGMP snooping and MVR,
or you can use static IP addresses.