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To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Configure IPv6 multicast load
splitting
multicast ipv6 load-splitting
{
source
|
source-group
}
Optional
Disabled by default
Configuring an IPv6 multicast forwarding range
IPv6 multicast packets do not travel infinitely in a network. The IPv6 multicast data of each IPv6 multicast
group must be transmitted within a definite scope. You can define an IPv6 multicast forwarding range by
doing one of the following:
•
Specifying boundary interfaces, which form a closed IPv6 multicast forwarding area
•
Setting the minimum hop limit value required for an IPv6 multicast packet to be forwarded
NOTE:
Setting the minimum hop limit is not supported on HP A5500 EI Switch Series.
You can configure the forwarding boundary for a specific IPv6 multicast group or an IPv6 multicast
group with the scope field in its group address being specified on all interfaces that support IPv6
multicast forwarding. A multicast forwarding boundary sets the boundary condition for the IPv6 multicast
groups in the specified range or scope. If the destination address of an IPv6 multicast packet matches the
set boundary condition, the packet will not be forwarded. After you configure an IPv6 multicast
boundary on an interface, the interface can no longer forward IPv6 multicast packets—including those
sent from the local switch—or receive IPv6 multicast packets.
Follow these steps to configure an IPv6 multicast forwarding range:
To do...
Use the command...
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Enter interface view
interface
interface-type interface-
number
—
Configure an IPv6 multicast
forwarding boundary
multicast ipv6 boundary
{
ipv6-group-
address prefix-length
|
scope
{
scope-
id
|
admin-local
|
global
|
organization-local
|
site-local
} }
Required
No forwarding boundary by
default
Configuring the IPv6 multicast forwarding table size
The switch maintains the corresponding forwarding entry for each IPv6 multicast packet that it receives.
Excessive IPv6 multicast routing entries, however, can exhaust the switch’s memory and cause lower
performance. You can set a limit on the number of entries in the IPv6 multicast forwarding table based
on the actual networking situation and the performance requirements. If the configured maximum
number of IPv6 multicast forwarding table entries is smaller than the current value, the entries in excess
are not immediately deleted. Instead, the IPv6 multicast routing protocol that runs on the switch deletes
them. The switch no longer adds new IPv6 multicast forwarding entries until the number of existing IPv6
multicast forwarding entries comes down below the configured value.
When the switch forwards IPv6 multicast traffic, it replicates a copy of the IPv6 multicast traffic for each
downstream node and forwards the traffic. Each of these downstream nodes forms a branch of the IPv6
multicast distribution tree. You can configure the maximum number of downstream nodes—namely, the
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