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17 IP Multicast Routing and
IGMP Snooping
This chapter describes the following topics:
•IP Multicast Routing Overview on page 229
•PIM Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) Overview on page 230
•Configuring PIM-SM on page 230
•IGMP Overview on page 233
•Configuring IGMP and IGMP Snooping on page 234
•Displaying IGMP Snooping Configuration Information on page 235
•Clearing, Disabling, and Resetting IGMP Functions on page 235
For more information on IP multicast groups and IGMP snooping, see the following publications:
•R F C 1112 — Host Extension for IP Multicasting
•RFC 2236—Internet Group Management Protocol, Version 2
IP Multicast Routing Overview
IP multicast routing is a function that allows a single IP host to send a packet to a group of IP hosts.
This group of hosts can include devices that reside on the local network, within a private network, or
outside of the local network.
IP multicast routing consists of the following functions:
•A router that can forward IP multicast packets.
•A router-to- router mu lticast rout ing proto col ( such as Protocol Independent Multicast- Sparse Mode
(PIM-SM).
•A method for the IP host to communicate its multicast group membership to a router (for example,
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)).
NOTE
You should configure IP unicast routing before you configure IP multicast routing.