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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
Quidway S5600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510
Chapter 2 IGMP Snooping Configuration
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
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Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Multicast packet transmission
with IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Multicast packet transmission
with IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Non-multicast
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Multicast packet transmission
with IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Internet
Video stream
VOD server
Layer 2 Ethernet sw itch
Muliticast router
Video stream
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Video stream
Video stream
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Multicast packet transmission
with IGMP Snooping
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Internet
Video stream
Muliticast
Multicast
group member
Non-
group member
Non-
group member
Multicast packet transmission
without IGMP Snooping
Figure 2-1
Multicast packet transmission with or without IGMP Snooping being
enabled
2.1.2 IGMP Snooping Implementation
I. IGMP Snooping terminologies
Before going on, we first describe the following terms involved in IGMP Snooping:
z
Router port: the switch port directly connected to the multicast router.
z
Multicast member port: a switch port connected to a multicast group member (a
host in a multicast group).
z
MAC multicast group: a multicast group identified by a MAC multicast address and
maintained by the switch.
The following three timers are closely associated with IGMP snooping.
Table 2-2
IGMP Snooping timers
Timer
Setting
Packet normally
received before
timeout
Timeout action
on the switch
Router port aging
timer
Aging time of the
router port
IGMP general
query
message/PIM
message/Dvmrp
Probe message
Consider that this
port is not a router
port any more.
Multicast member
port aging timer
Aging time of the
multicast member
ports
IGMP message
Send an IGMP
group-specific
query message to
the multicast
member port.