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Configuring IP Multicast Routing
This chapter describes how to configure IP multicast routing on the Cisco Industrial Ethernet switch, hereafter referred
to as
switch
. IP multicasting is a more efficient way to use network resources, especially for bandwidth-intensive services
such as audio and video. IP multicast routing enables a host (source) to send packets to a group of hosts (receivers)
anywhere within the IP network by using a special form of IP address called the IP
multicast group address.
The sending
host inserts the multicast group address into the IP destination address field of the packet, and IP multicast routers and
multilayer switches forward incoming IP multicast packets out all interfaces that lead to members of the multicast group.
Any host, regardless of whether it is a member of a group, can send to a group. However, only the members of a group
receive the message.
Note:
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the documents listed in
the
This chapter includes the following sections:
Information About Cisco’s Implementation of IP Multicast Routing, page 675
Guidelines and Limitations, page 686
Configuring IP Multicast Routing, page 688
Configuring Advanced PIM Features, page 710
Configuring Optional IGMP Features, page 712
Configuring Optional Multicast Routing Features, page 721
Verifying Configuration, page 725
Configuration Example, page 727
Information About Cisco’s Implementation of IP Multicast Routing
The switch supports these protocols to implement IP multicast routing:
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is used among hosts on a LAN and the routers (and multilayer switches)
on that LAN to track the multicast groups of which hosts are members.
Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol is used among routers and multilayer switches to track which
multicast packets to forward to each other and to their directly connected LANs.
According to IPv4 multicast standards, the MAC destination multicast address begins with 0100:5e and is appended by
the last 23 bits of the IP address. On the switch, if the multicast packet does not match the switch multicast address, the
packets are treated in this way:
Summary of Contents for IE 4000
Page 12: ...8 Configuration Overview Default Settings After Initial Switch Configuration ...
Page 52: ...48 Configuring Interfaces Monitoring and Maintaining the Interfaces ...
Page 108: ...104 Configuring Switch Clusters Additional References ...
Page 128: ...124 Performing Switch Administration Additional References ...
Page 130: ...126 Configuring PTP ...
Page 140: ...136 Configuring CIP Additional References ...
Page 146: ...142 Configuring SDM Templates Configuration Examples for Configuring SDM Templates ...
Page 192: ...188 Configuring Switch Based Authentication Additional References ...
Page 244: ...240 Configuring IEEE 802 1x Port Based Authentication Additional References ...
Page 298: ...294 Configuring VLANs Additional References ...
Page 336: ...332 Configuring STP Additional References ...
Page 408: ...404 Configuring DHCP Additional References ...
Page 450: ...446 Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR Additional References ...
Page 490: ...486 Configuring SPAN and RSPAN Additional References ...
Page 502: ...498 Configuring Layer 2 NAT ...
Page 770: ...766 Configuring IPv6 MLD Snooping Related Documents ...
Page 930: ...926 Configuring IP Unicast Routing Related Documents ...
Page 976: ...972 Configuring Cisco IOS IP SLAs Operations Additional References ...
Page 978: ...974 Dying Gasp ...
Page 990: ...986 Configuring Enhanced Object Tracking Monitoring Enhanced Object Tracking ...
Page 994: ...990 Configuring MODBUS TCP Displaying MODBUS TCP Information ...
Page 996: ...992 Ethernet CFM ...
Page 1066: ...1062 Using an SD Card SD Card Alarms ...