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Configure the corresponding port groups
Before configuring MLD Snooping port functions, prepare the following data:
z
Aging time of dynamic router ports,
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Aging timer of dynamic member ports, and
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IPv6 multicast group and IPv6 multicast source addresses
Configuring Aging Timers for Dynamic Ports
If the switch receives no MLD general queries or IPv6 PIM hello messages on a dynamic router port, the
switch removes the port from the router port list when the aging timer of the port expires.
If the switch receives no MLD reports for an IPv6 multicast group on a dynamic member port, the switch
removes the port from the outgoing port list of the forwarding table entry for that IPv6 multicast group
when the port aging timer expires.
If IPv6 multicast group memberships change frequently, you can set a relatively small value for the
dynamic member port aging timer.
Configuring aging timers for dynamic ports globally
Follow these steps to configure aging timers for dynamic ports globally:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter MLD Snooping view
mld-snooping
—
Configure dynamic router port
aging time
router-aging-time
interval
Optional
260 seconds by default
Configure dynamic member
port aging time
host-aging-time
interval
Optional
260 seconds by default
Configuring aging timers for dynamic ports in a VLAN
Follow these steps to configure aging timers for dynamic ports in a VLAN:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter VLAN view
vlan vlan-id
—
Configure dynamic router port
aging time
mld-snooping
router-aging-time interval
Optional
260 seconds by default
Configure dynamic member
port aging time
mld-snooping
host-aging-time
interval
Optional
260 seconds by default
Configuring Static Ports
If all the hosts attached to a port is interested in the IPv6 multicast data addressed to a particular IPv6
multicast group, you can configure that port as a static member port for that IPv6 multicast group.
You can configure a port of a switch to be a static router port, through which the switch can forward all
IPv6 multicast data it received.