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IGMP
This chapter shows you how to configure the Switch as a multicast router. See also
for information on IGMP snooping.
38.1 IGMP Overview
IP multicast is an IETF standard for distributing data to multiple recipients. The
following figure shows a multicast session and the relationship between a
multicast server, multicast routers and multicast hosts. A multicast server
transmits multicast packets and multicast routers forward multicast packets to
multicast hosts.
Figure 168
IP Multicast
A host can decide to join or leave a multicast group at any time. A host can also be
a member of more than one multicast group. Multicast groups are identified by IP
addresses in the Class D range (224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255). A multicast
server sends packets addressed to a particular multicast group (multicast IP
address).
Server
Multicast Routers
Hosts
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Page 116: ...Chapter 8 Basic Setting XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 116...
Page 136: ...Chapter 9 VLAN XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 136...
Page 140: ...Chapter 10 Static MAC Forward Setup XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 140...
Page 172: ...Chapter 14 Bandwidth Control XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 172...
Page 186: ...Chapter 17 Link Aggregation XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 186...
Page 196: ...Chapter 18 Port Authentication XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 196...
Page 214: ...Chapter 21 Policy Rule XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 214...
Page 258: ...Chapter 25 AAA XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 258...
Page 282: ...Chapter 26 IP Source Guard XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 282...
Page 314: ...Chapter 32 Error Disable XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 314...
Page 318: ...Chapter 33 Private VLAN XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 318...
Page 322: ...Chapter 34 Static Route XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 322...
Page 330: ...Chapter 36 RIP XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 330...
Page 386: ...Chapter 43 ARP Learning XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 386...
Page 396: ...Chapter 45 Maintenance XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 396...
Page 442: ...Chapter 49 Cluster Management XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 442...
Page 446: ...Chapter 50 MAC Table XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 446...
Page 450: ...Chapter 51 IP Table XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 450...
Page 454: ...Chapter 53 Routing Table XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 454...
Page 462: ...Chapter 55 Troubleshooting XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 462...
Page 472: ...Chapter 56 Product Specifications XGS 4526 4528F 4728F User s Guide 472...
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