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IGMP snooping configuration
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping is a multicast constraining mechanism that runs
on Layer 2 devices to manage and control multicast groups.
By analyzing received IGMP messages, a Layer 2 device that is running IGMP snooping establishes
mappings between ports and multicast MAC addresses and forwards multicast data based on these
mappings.
As shown in
, when IGMP snooping is not running on the switch, multicast packets are flooded
to all devices at Layer 2. However, when IGMP snooping is running on the switch, multicast packets for
known multicast groups are multicast to the receivers, rather than broadcast to all hosts, at Layer 2.
Figure 106
Multicast forwarding before and after IGMP snooping runs
IGMP snooping sends Layer 2 multicast packets to the intended receivers only. This mechanism provides
the following advantages:
•
Reducing Layer 2 broadcast packets and saving network bandwidth
•
Enhancing the security of multicast packets
•
Facilitating the implementation of accounting for each host
NOTE:
For more information about IGMP snooping, see
H3C WA Series Access Points IP Multicast Configuration
Guide.
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Страница 106: ...93 Figure 90 Create a static MAC address entry ...
Страница 126: ...113 Figure 116 Information about an IGMP snooping multicast entry ...
Страница 145: ...132 Enter 10 1 1 2 for Gateway Address c Click Apply Figure 133 Configure a dynamic address pool for the DHCP server ...
Страница 187: ...174 Figure 174 Firefox web browser setting ...
Страница 219: ...206 Figure 202 Common configuration area 6 Configure the advanced parameters ...
Страница 243: ...230 Number of users Real time accounting interval in minutes 500 to 999 12 1000 15 ...
Страница 278: ...265 Figure 266 Network diagram LAN Segment ...
Страница 339: ...326 Figure 348 Configure the wireless card I ...
Страница 340: ...327 Figure 349 Configure the wireless card II ...
Страница 346: ...333 Figure 357 Configure the wireless card II ...