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Configuring aging timers for dynamic ports
If the switch receives no IGMP general queries or PIM hello messages on a dynamic router port, the
switch removes the port from the router port list when the aging timer of the port expires.
If the switch receives no IGMP reports for a multicast group on a dynamic member port, the switch
removes the port from the outgoing port list of the entry in the forwarding table for that multicast group
when the aging timer of the port for that group expires.
If multicast group memberships change frequently, set a relatively small value for the aging timer for the
dynamic member ports, and vice versa.
Configuring aging timers for dynamic ports globally
Follow these steps to configure aging timers for dynamic ports globally:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter IGMP snooping view
igmp-snooping
—
Set the aging timer for dynamic
router ports
router-aging-time
interval
Optional
105 seconds by default
Set the aging timer for dynamic
member ports
host-aging-time
interval
Optional
260 seconds by default
Configuring aging timers for dynamic ports in a VLAN
Follow these steps to configure aging timers for dynamic ports in a VLAN:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter VLAN view
vlan
vlan-id
—
Set the aging timer for dynamic
router ports
igmp-snooping router-aging-time
interval
Optional
105 seconds by default
Set the aging timer for dynamic
member ports
igmp-snooping host-aging-time
interval
Optional
260 seconds by default
Configuring static ports
If all hosts attached to a port are interested in the multicast data addressed to a particular multicast
group or the multicast data that a particular multicast source sends to a particular group, you can
configure a static (*, G) or (S, G) entry for that port. That is, you configure the port as a group-specific
static member port or a source-and-group-specific static member port.
You can also configure a port of a switch to be a static router port, through which the switch can
forward all the multicast traffic that it received.
Follow these steps to configure static ports:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
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