
Configuring IP Multicast Switching
IPMSv6 Specifications
OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Network Configuration Guide
June 2013
page 24-3
IPMSv6 Specifications
The table below lists specifications for Alcatel-Lucent’s IPMSv6 software.
IPMS Default Values
The table below lists default values for Alcatel-Lucent’s IPMS software.
RFCs Supported
RFC 2710 — Multicast Listener Discovery for IPv6
RFC 3019 — IPv6 MIB for Multicast Listener
Discovery Protocol
3306—Unicast-Prefix-based IPv6 Multicast
Addresses
RFC 3810 — Multicast Listener Discovery Version 2
for IPv6
RFC 4541 - Considerations for Internet Group
Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast
Listener Discovery (MLD) Snooping Switches
RFC 4604 - Using Internet Group Management
Protocol Version 3 (IGMPv3) and Multicast
Listener Discovery Protocol Version 2 (MLDv2)
for Source-Specific Multicas
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 10K, 6900
MLD Versions Supported
MLDv1, MLDv2
MLD Query Interval
1 to 65535 in seconds
MLD Router Timeout
1 to 65535 in seconds
MLD Source Timeout
1 to 65535 in seconds
MLD Query Response Interval
1 to 65535 in milliseconds
MLD Last Member Query Interval
1 to 65535 in milliseconds
Maximum number of IPv6 multicast flows
OS10K - 4K
OS10K - 2K (XNI-U32S)
OS6900 (X20/X40) - 2K
OS6900 (T20/T40) - 4K
(Note: Mixing an XNI-U32S with other modules in
the same chassis reduces the maximum entries to
2K)
Parameter Description
Command
Default Value/Comments
Administrative Status
disabled
IGMP Querier Forwarding
ip multicast querier-
forwarding
disabled
IGMP Version
version 2
IGMP Query Interval
125 seconds