Operation Manual – Multicast
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 2 Common Multicast Configuration
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Chapter 2 Common Multicast Configuration
Note:
In this manual, the term “router” refers to a router in the generic sense or a Layer 3
Ethernet switch running an IP multicast protocol.
2.1 Common Multicast Configuration
Table 2-1
Complete the following tasks to perform common multicast configurations:
Task
Remarks
Enabling Multicast Packet Buffering
Optional
Enabling Multicast Routing
Required
Configuring Limit on the Number of Route Entries
Optional
Configuring Suppression on the Multicast Source Port
Optional
Clearing Multicast Forwarding and Routing Entries
Optional
Configuring a Multicast MAC Address Entry
Optional
Configuring Dropping Unknown Multicast Packets
Optional
Tracing a Multicast Path
Optional
2.1.1 Enabling Multicast Packet Buffering
With the multicast packet buffering feature enabled, multicast packets delivered to the
CPU are buffered while the corresponding multicast forwarding entries are being
created and then forwarded out according to the multicast forwarding entries after entry
creation.
This mechanism buffers multicast packets at the price of impact to the CPU and extra
memory usage.