Multicast Forwarding
Configuring Multicast Router Ports
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STEP 3
Click
Go
. The following fields are displayed for each Multicast group:
•
VLAN ID
—The VLAN ID.
•
IP Multicast Group Address
—The Multicast group IP address.
•
Member
Ports
—The list of ports to where the corresponding Multicast
stream is forwarded.
•
Type
—The group type is static or dynamic.
•
Life (sec)
—The dynamic group life time.
Configuring Multicast Router Ports
A Multicast router (Mrouter) port is a port that connects to a Multicast router. The
switch includes the Mrouter port(s) when it forwards Multicast streams and IGMP/
MLD registration messages. It is required in order for all Mrouters can, in turn,
forward the Multicast streams and propagate the registration messages to other
subnets.
Use the Multicast Router Port page to statically configure or see dynamically
detected ports connected to Mrouters.
To define Multicast router ports:
STEP 1
Click
Multicast
>
Multicast Router Port
.
STEP 2
Enter the query criteria:
•
VLAN ID equals to
—Select the VLAN ID for the router ports that are
described.
•
IP Version equals to
—Select either
Version 4
or
Version 6
that the
Multicast router supports.
•
Interface Type equals to
—Select the interface type (Port or LAG).
STEP 3
Click
Go
. The interfaces matching the query criteria are displayed.
STEP 4
For each interface, select its association type. The options are:
•
Static
—The port is statically configured as a Multicast router port.
