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PowerFlex
8/24/48 Port GbE PoE Managed Switch User’s Guide
4.6.3
Port Group Filtering
This section describes how to set the IGMP Port Group Filtering. In some network Application
environments, as like the metropolitan or multiple-dwelling unit (MDU) installations, a user might want
to control the multicast groups to which a user on a switch port can belong. It enables the user to
control the distribution of multicast services, such as IP/TV, based on some type of subscription or
service plan.
With this feature, users can filter multicast joins on a per-port basis by configuring IP multicast profiles
and associating users with individual switch ports. An IGMP profile can contain one or more multicast
groups and specifies whether to permit or deny access to the group. If an IGMP profile denying access
to a multicast group is applied to a switch port, the IGMP join report requesting the stream of IP
multicast traffic is dropped, and the port is not allowed to receive IP multicast traffic from that group. If
the filtering action permits access to the multicast group, the port forwards the IGMP report for normal
processing.
IGMP filtering controls only IGMP membership join reports and has no relationship to the function that
directs the forwarding of IP multicast traffic.
To configure IGMP Snooping Port Group Filtering via the web interface:
1. Navigate to Configuration > IGMP Snooping > Port Group Filtering .
2. Click Add new Filtering Group.
3. Select the port to enable the Port Group Filtering for and specify the Filtering Groups.
4. Click
Apply
or click
Reset
to cancel changes and revert to previously saved values. 0.
Figure 46:
IGMP Snooping Port Group Filtering Configuration
Parameter Description
Delete Check to delete the entry. It will be deleted during the next Apply.
Port Select port for which to enable the IGMP Snooping Port Group Filtering function.
Filtering Groups The IP Multicast Group(s) that will be filtered.
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