
Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 6 IGMP Snooping Configuration
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6.4 IGMP Snooping Configuration Examples
6.4.1 Configuring IGMP Snooping
I. Network requirements
To prevent multicast traffic from being flooded at Layer 2, enable IGMP snooping on
Layer 2 switches.
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As shown in
Figure 6-3
, 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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Run PIM-DM and IGMP on Router A. Run IGMP snooping on Switch A. Router A
acts as the IGMP querier.
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The multicast source sends multicast data to the multicast group 224.1.1.1. Host A
and Host B are receivers of the multicast group 224.1.1.1.
II. Network diagram
Multicast packets
Source
Router A
Switch A
Receiver
Receiver
Host B
Host A
Host C
1.1.1.1/24
GE1/0/4
GE1/0/2
GE1/0/3
IGMP querier
GE1/0/1
GE1/0/1
10.1.1.1/24
GE1/0/2
1.1.1.2/24
VLAN100
Figure 6-3
Network diagram for IGMP Snooping configuration
III. Configuration procedure
1)
Configure the IP address of each interface
Configure an IP address and subnet mask for each interface as per
Figure 6-3
. The
detailed configuration steps are omitted.
2)
Configure Router A
# Enable IP multicast routing, enable PIM-DM on each interface, and enable IGMP on
GigabitEthernet 1/0/1.
<RouterA> system-view
[RouterA] multicast routing-enable
[RouterA] interface GigabitEthernet 1/0/1