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IPv6 multicast VLAN configuration
This chapter includes these sections:
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Introduction to IPv6 multicast VLAN
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IPv6 multicast VLAN configuration task list
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Configuring IPv6 multicast VLAN
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Displaying and maintaining IPv6 multicast VLAN
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IPv6 multicast VLAN configuration examples
Introduction to IPv6 multicast VLAN
As shown in
, in the traditional IPv6 multicast programs-on-demand mode, when hosts
(Host A, Host B, and Host C) which belong to different VLANs require IPv6 multicast
programs-on-demand service, the Layer 3 device (Router A) must forward a separate copy of the
multicast traffic in each user VLAN to the Layer 2 device, Switch A. This results in not only waste of
network bandwidth but also extra burden on the Layer 3 device.
Figure 27 Multicast transmission without IPv6 multicast VLAN
The IPv6 multicast VLAN feature configured on the Layer 2 device is the solution to this issue. With
the IPv6 multicast VLAN feature, the Layer 3 device needs to replicate the multicast traffic only in the
IPv6 multicast VLAN instead of making a separate copy of the multicast traffic in each user VLAN.
This saves network bandwidth and lessens the burden on the Layer 3 device.
As shown in
, Host A, Host B and Host C are in three different user VLANs. All the user
ports are hybrid ports. On Switch A, configure VLAN 10 as an IPv6 multicast VLAN, assign all user
ports to this IPv6 multicast VLAN, and enable MLD snooping in the IPv6 multicast VLAN and all user
VLANs.