3Com S7906E - Switch, Configuration Manual

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Configure any IPv6 unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain can be interoperable
at the network layer.
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Configure IPv6 PIM-DM or IPv6 PIM-SM.
In addition, prepare the following data:
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MLD version
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IPv6 multicast group address and IPv6 multicast source address for static group member
configuration
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ACL rule for IPv6 multicast group filtering
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The maximum number of IPv6 multicast groups that can be joined on an interface
Enabling MLD
Enable MLD on the interface on which IPv6 multicast group memberships are to be created and
maintained.
Follow these steps to enable MLD:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enable IPv6 multicast routing multicast ipv6 routing-enable
Required
Disable by default
Enter interface view interface interface-type interface-number —
Enable MLD mld enable
Required
Disabled by default
For details about the multicast ipv6 routing-table command, see IPv6 Multicast Routing and
Forwarding Commands in the IP Multicast Volume .
Configuring the MLD Version
Because MLD message types and formats vary with MLD versions, the same MLD version should be
configured for all routers on the same subnet before MLD can work properly.
Configuring an MLD version globally
Follow these steps to configure an MLD version globally:
To do… Use the command… Remarks
Enter system view system-view —
Enter MLD view mld —
Configure an MLD version
globally
version version-number
Optional
MLDv1 by default