
Operation Manual – Multicast Protocol
H3C S3610&S5510 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 3 MLD Snooping Configuration
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3.6.4 Configuring MLD Report Suppression
When a Layer 2 device receives an MLD report from an IPv6 multicast group member,
the Layer 2 device forwards the message to the Layer 3 device directly connected with
it. Thus, when multiple members belonging to an IPv6 multicast group exist on the
Layer 2 device, the Layer 3 device directly connected with it will receive duplicate MLD
reports from these members.
With the MLD report suppression function enabled, within a query interval, the Layer 2
device forwards only the first MLD report of an IPv6 group to the Layer 3 device and will
not forward the subsequent MLD reports from the same multicast group to the Layer 3
device. This helps reduce the number of packets being transmitted over the network.
Follow these steps to configure MLD report suppression:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter MLD Snooping view
mld-snooping
—
Enable MLD report
suppression
report-aggregation
Optional
Enabled by default
3.6.5 Configuring Maximum Multicast Groups that that Can Be Joined on a Port
By configuring the maximum number of IPv6 multicast groups that can be joined on a
port or a group of ports, you can limit the number of multicast programs available to
VOD users, thus to control the traffic on the port.
Follow these steps configure the maximum number of IPv6 multicast groups that can
be joined on a port or a group of ports:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter
Ethernet port
view
interface interface-type
interface-number
Enter the
correspondi
ng view
Enter port
group view
port-group
{
manual
port-group-name
|
aggregation
agg-id
}
Required
Use either
command
Configure the maximum
number of IPv6 multicast
groups that can be joined on
a port
mld-snooping group-limit
limit
[
vlan
vlan-list
]
Optional
1000 by default.