CiM-550 IP Enabled Satellite Modem

Rev. 2

CLI and Telnet Interface

CD/CIM550.IOM

11.2.4.1IGMP INFORMATION PAGE

The page IGMP information page is activated from the Protocol Configuration page.

The IGMP Information page allows a user to view the IGMP clients that are actively listening to content being provided by the CiM. It also allows the user to determine how the Ethernet Interface is configured either to receive requests to join IGMP groups or announce groups for others to join.

The IGMP Information page contains the following options/fields:

Menu Options/Fields

Entry

Description

IGMP

Read

Read only showing IGMP status (Enabled or Disabled).

 

Only

 

View IGMP Table

V

This table reports the content that clients have

 

 

subscribed to the CiM using the IGMP protocol. This

 

 

allows an operator to determine which services are

 

 

being used and the minimum time before a service will

 

 

be terminated.

CiM as Server:

Q

The IGMP protocol requests that a server periodically

IGMP query period

 

publish to users on the LAN the Multicast IP Addresses

 

 

that it can service. The IGMP query period defines the

 

 

time interval (in seconds) between each of these

 

 

queries for membership.

CiM as Server:

R

The IGMP max response time defines the time interval

IGMP max. response time

 

(in seconds) that the CiM should wait before it

 

 

assumes that no parties are interested in the content

 

 

published via an IGMP query. This option is expressed

 

 

seconds, and the max response time that is accepted

 

 

by the CiM is 25 seconds.

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