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Static port configuration example
Network requirements
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As shown in
, Router A connects to a multicast source—Source—through
GigabitEthernet 1/0/2, and to Switch A through GigabitEthernet 1/0/1.
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IGMPv2 will run on Router A, and IGMPv2 snooping will run on Switch A, Switch B and Switch
C, with Router A acting as the IGMP querier.
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Host A and host C are permanent receivers of multicast group 224.1.1.1. GigabitEthernet 1/0/3
and GigabitEthernet 1/0/5 on Switch C are required to be configured as static member ports for
multicast group 224.1.1.1 to enhance the reliability of multicast traffic transmission.
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Suppose STP runs on the network. To avoid data loops, the forwarding path from Switch A to
Switch C is blocked under normal conditions, and multicast traffic flows to the receivers
attached to Switch C only along the path of Switch A—Switch B—Switch C.
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Configure GigabitEthernet 1/0/3 that connects Switch A to Switch C as a static router port, so
that multicast traffic can flow to the receivers nearly uninterruptedly along the path of Switch
A—Switch C in the case that the path of Switch A—Switch B—Switch C gets blocked.
NOTE:
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If no static router port is configured, when the path of Switch A—Switch B—Switch C gets
blocked, at least one IGMP query-response cycle must be completed before the multicast data
can flow to the receivers along the new path of Switch A—Switch C. Namely multicast delivery
will be interrupted during this process.
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For more information about the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), see the
Layer 2—LAN Switching
Configuration Guide
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Figure 14 Network diagram for static port configuration
Configuration procedure
1.
Configure IP addresses
Configure an IP address and subnet mask for each interface according to
. The detailed
configuration steps are omitted.
2.
Configure Router A