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MVR Mode
Dynamic Mode:
If we select the dynamic mode in MVR setting, IGMP report message transmitted from the
receiver port will be forwarded to a multicast router through its source port. Multicast router
knows which multicast groups exist on which interface dynamically.
Compatible mode:
If we select the dynamic mode in MVR setting, IGMP report message transmitted from the
receiver port will not be transmitted to a multicast router.
Operation Mode
Join Operation:
A subscriber sends an IGMP report message to the switch to join the appropriate multicast.
The next depends on whether the IGMP report matches the switch configured multicast
MAC address. If it matches, the switch CPU modifies the hardware address table to include
this receiver port and VLAN as a forwarding destination of MVLAN.
Leave Operation:
Subscriber sends an IGMP leave message to the switch to leave the multicast. The switch
CPU sends an IGMP group-specific query through the receiver port VLAN. If there is
another subscriber in the VLAN, subscriber must respond within the max response time. If
there is no subscriber, the switch would eliminate this receiver port.
Immediate Leave Operation:
Subscriber sends an IGMP leave message to the switch to leave the multicast. Subscribers
do not need to wait for the switch CPU to send an IGMP group-specific query through the
receiver port VLAN. The switch will immediately eliminate this receiver port.
Figure-1:
MOD Without MVR
Switch
MoD Server
Receiver Ports
VLAN1 VLAN2 VLAN3 VLAN4 VLAN5 VLAN6
Figure-2:
MOD Support MVR
