LevelOne GSW-2490TXM manual User Authentication, 27. The IGMP Configuration Menu

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Figure 4-27. The IGMP Configuration Menu

Figure 4-27. The IGMP Configuration Menu

Multicasting is used to support real-time applications such as video conferencing or streaming audio. IGMP (Internet Group Multicast Protocol) allows you to query for any attached hosts who want to receive a specific multicast service. The switch looks up the IP Multicast Group used for this service and adds any port, which received a similar request to that group. It then propagates the service request on to any neighboring multicast switch to ensure that it will continue to receive the multicast service.

By supporting IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) Snooping, the switch can forward multicast traffic intelligently. Packets are forwarded to the ports that belong to the multicast group instead of being

broadcast to all ports and possibly disrupting network performance. This lookup table reflects the multicast group(s) (up to 32) configuration of your system and provides an overview of the port(s) map to each multicast group.

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Figure 4-28. The User Authentication Menu

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LevelOne GSW-2490TXM manual 27. The IGMP Configuration Menu, 28. The User Authentication Menu