Configuring Multicast Forwarding
Adding MAC Group Address
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To enable Multicast filtering, and select the forwarding method:
STEP 1
Click
Multicast> Properties
. The
Properties
page
opens.
STEP 2
Enter the parameters.
•
Bridge Multicast Filtering Status
—Select to enable filtering.
•
VLAN ID
—Select the VLAN ID to set its forwarding method.
•
Forwarding Method for IPv6
—Set one of the following forwarding
methods for IPv6 addresses: MAC Group Address, IP Group Address, or
Source Specific IP Group Address.
•
Forwarding Method for IPv4
—Set one of the following forwarding
methods for IPv4 addresses: MAC Group Address, IP Group Address, or
Source Specific IP Group Address.
STEP 3
Click
Apply
. The Running Configuration file is updated.
Adding MAC Group Address
The switch supports forwarding incoming Multicast traffic based on the Multicast
group information. This information is derived from the IGMP/MLD packets
received or as the result of manual configuration, and it is stored in the Multicast
Forwarding Database (MFDB).
When a frame is received from a VLAN that is configured to forward Multicast
streams, based on MAC group addresses, and its destination address is a Layer 2
Multicast address, the frame is forwarded to all ports that are members of the
MAC group address.
The
MAC Group Address
page
has the following functions:
•
Query and view information from the MFDB, relating to a specific VLAN ID or
a specific MAC address group. This data is acquired either dynamically
through IGMP/MLD snooping or statically by manual entry.
•
Add or delete static entries to the MFDB that provide static forwarding
information, based on MAC destination addresses.
•
Display a list of all ports/LAGs that are a member of each VLAN ID and MAC
address group, and enter whether traffic is forwarded to it or not.