Multimedia Traffic Control with IP Multicast (IGMP)
General Operation and Features
| Enabling IGMP allows detection of IGMP queries and report packets in order |
| to manage IP multicast traffic through the switch. If no other querier is |
| detected, the switch will then also function as the querier. (If you need to |
| disable the querier feature, you can do so through the IGMP configuration |
| MIB. Refer to “Changing the Querier Configuration Setting” on page |
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N o t e | IGMP configuration on the switch operates at the VLAN context level. If you |
| are not using VLANs, then configure IGMP in VLAN 1 (the default VLAN) |
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IGMP Terms
■IGMP Device: A switch or router running IGMP traffic control features.
■IGMP Host: An
■Querier: A required IGMP device that facilitates the IGMP protocol and traffic flow on a given LAN. This device tracks which ports are connected to devices (IGMP clients) that belong to specific multicast groups, and triggers updates of this information. A querier uses data received from the queries to determine whether to forward or block multicast traffic on specific ports. When the switch has an IP address on a given VLAN, it automatically operates as a Querier for that VLAN if it does not detect a multicast router or another switch functioning as a Querier. When enabled (the default state), the switch’s querier function eliminates the need for a multicast router. In most cases, ProCurve recommends that you leave this parameter in the default “enabled” state even if you have a multicast router performing the querier function in your multicast group. For more information, see “How IGMP Operates” on page