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Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
Quidway S5600 Series Ethernet Switches-Release 1510
Chapter 3 Common Multicast Configuration
Huawei Technologies Proprietary
3-2
Operation
Description
Related section
Configure
suppression on
the multicast
source port
Optional
Section
Suppression on the Multicast Source
Port
Clear the related
multicast entries
Optional
Section 3.2.3 Clear the Related
Multicast Entries
3.2.1 Enable multicast and Configure Limit on the Number of Route Entries
Table 3-2
Enable multicast and configure limit on the number of route entries
Operation
Command
Description
Enter system
view
system
-
view
—
Enable
multicast
multicast routing-enable
Required
Multicast must be enabled before
the multicast group management
protocol and the multicast routing
protocol are configured.
Configure limit
on the number
of multicast
route entries
multicast route-limit
limit
Required
By default, the maximum number
of entries in a multicast routing
table is 1024
Note:
To protect the unused sockets against malicious attacks and improve the switch
security, S5600 series Ethernet switches provide the following function:
z
When the multicast routing function is enabled, the RAW socket used by the
multicast routing function is enabled.
z
When the multicast routing function is disabled, the RAW socket used by the
multicast routing function is disabled.
This function is implemented in the following scenarios:
z
Use the
multicast routing-enable
command to enable the multicast routing
function and enable the RAW socket used by the multicast routing function.
z
Use the
undo
multicast routing-enable
command to disable the multicast routing
function and disable the RAW socket used by the multicast routing function.