SMC Networks SMC6724L3 manual 220, Field Attributes

CONFIGURING THE SWITCH

routes to forward multicast traffic only if group members appear on directly-attached subnetworks or on subnetworks attached to downstream routers.

Field Attributes

•Group Address – IP group address for a multicast service.

•Source Address – Subnetwork containing the IP multicast source.

•Netmask – Network mask for the IP multicast source.

•Interface – Interface leading to the upstream neighbor.

•Owner – The associated multicast protocol (i.e., DVMRP or PIM).

•Flags – The flags associated with each interface indicate prune (P) if the downstream interface has been recently terminated or forwarding (F) if the interface is still active.

•Detail – This button displays detailed information for the selected entry.

•Upstream Router* – The multicast router immediately upstream for this group.

•Downstream* – Interface(s) on which multicast subscribers have been recorded.

* These items are displayed in the IP Multicast Routing Entry (Detail) table.

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