Multimedia Traffic Control with IP Multicast (IGMP)
How IGMP Operates
Switch Model | Data- | IGMP Fast- | Default IGMP Behavior |
or Series | Driven | Leave Setting |
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Switch 8212zl | Yes | Always | Drops unjoined mulitcast traffic except for |
Switch 6400cl |
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Switch 6200yl |
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| multicast routers, and out of |
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Switch 5400zl |
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Switch 5300xl |
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Switch 4200vl |
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Switch 3500yl |
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Switch 3400cl |
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Switch 2610 |
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Switch 2610 |
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PWR |
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Switch 2500 |
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Switch 2600 | No | Disabled in | IGMP |
Switch 2600 |
| the Default | configuration. Floods unjoined multicast traffic |
PWR |
| Configuration | to all ports. Selectively forwards joined |
Switch 4100gl |
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Switch 6108 |
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On switches that do not support
The switches covered in this guide support
Because of the multicast flooding problem mentioned above, the IGMP FastLeave feature is disabled by default on all ProCurve switches that do not support
hpSwitchIgmpPortForceLeaveState.< vid >.< port number >
However, this is not recommended as this will increase the amount of multicast flooding during the period between the client's IGMP Leave and the