Using the BayStack
One client, connected to S2, responds with a host membership report. Switch S2 intercepts the report from that port, and generates a proxy report to its upstream neighbor, S1. Also, two clients connected to S4 respond with host membership reports, causing S4 to intercept the reports and to generate a consolidated proxy report to its upstream neighbor, S1.
Internet
S1
Designated |
router |
Consolidated | Host |
report | Membership |
| Query |
BayStack |
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Switch |
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Proxy
Proxy S2
BayStack |
Switches |
S3 |
Host | BayStack | |
Switch | ||
Membership | ||
Host | ||
Report | ||
Membership | ||
S4 | ||
| Report |
BS41027A
Figure 1-32. BayStack 410-24T Switch Filtering IP Multicast Streams (1 of 2)
Switch S1 treats the consolidated proxy reports from S2 and S4 as if they were reports from any client connected to its ports, and generates a consolidated proxy report to the designated router. In this way, the router receives a single consolidated report from that entire subnet.