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Field

Description

 

 

Proxy

Select to enable or disable the Proxy feature.

 

This feature lets the switch to consolidate

 

IGMP Host Membership Reports received

 

on its downstream ports and to generate a

 

consolidated proxy report for forwarding to its

 

upstream neighbor.

 

Note: This field affects only the VLAN specified

 

in the page’s VLAN field.

 

The default setting is Disabled.

 

 

Robust Value

Type the robust value in the appropriate

 

format. This feature lets you set the switch

 

to offset expected packet loss on a subnet. If

 

packet losses on a subnet are unacceptably

 

high, the Robust Value field can be increased

 

to a higher value.

 

Note: This field affects only the VLAN specified

 

in the page’s VLAN field.

 

The default setting is 2.

 

 

Query Time

Type the query time (in seconds) in the

 

appropriate format. This feature lets you

 

control the number of IGMP messages allowed

 

on the subnet by varying the query interval

 

(the interval between general queries sent by

 

the multicast router).

 

Note: This field affects only the VLAN specified

 

in the page’s VLAN field.

 

The default setting is 125 seconds.

 

 

Static Router Ports

Select the check boxes of the router ports to

(Version 1 and Version

associate with the VLAN (alternatively, select

2)

the check box to uncheck a selected router

 

port).

 

 

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series

Configuration-IP Routing Protocols

NN47200-503 03.01 Standard

5.127 August 2007

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