HP 6125G HP 6125G & 6125G/XG Blade Switches IP Multicast Configuration - Page 25
How IGMP snooping works, When receiving a general query, When receiving a membership report
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Timer Dynamic member port aging timer Description Message before expiry Action after expiry When a port dynamically joins a multicast group, the switch starts an aging timer for the port. When the timer expires, the dynamic member port ages out. IGMP membership report. The switch removes this port from the IGMP snooping forwarding table. NOTE: In IGMP snooping, only dynamic ports age out. Static ports never age out. How IGMP snooping works In this section, the involved ports are dynamic ports. For information about how to configure and remove static ports, see "Configuring static ports." A switch that runs IGMP snooping performs different actions when it receives different IGMP messages. When receiving a general query The IGMP querier periodically sends IGMP general queries to all hosts and routers identified by the address 224.0.0.1 on the local subnet to determine whether any active multicast group members exist on the subnet. After receiving an IGMP general query, the switch forwards it to all ports in the VLAN, except the port that received the query. The switch also performs one of the following actions: • If the receiving port is a dynamic router port in the router port list, restarts the aging timer for the port. • If the receiving port is not in its router port list, adds it into its router port list as a dynamic router port and starts an aging timer for the port. When receiving a membership report A host sends an IGMP report to the IGMP querier for the following purposes: • If the host has been a member of a multicast group, responds to the query with an IGMP report. • Applies for joining a multicast group. After receiving an IGMP report, the switch forwards it through all the router ports in the VLAN, resolves the address of the reported multicast group. The switch also performs one of the following actions: • If no forwarding entry matches the group address, creates a forwarding entry for the group, adds the receiving port as a dynamic member port to the forwarding entry, and starts an aging timer for the port. • If a forwarding entry matches the group address, but the receiving port is not in the forwarding entry for the group, adds the port as a dynamic member port to the forwarding entry and starts an aging timer for the port. • If a forwarding entry matches the group address and the receiving port is in the forwarding entry for the group, restarts the aging timer for the port. A switch does not forward an IGMP report through a non-router port. If the switch forwards a report message through a member port, the IGMP report suppression mechanism causes all the attached hosts that are monitoring the reported multicast address suppress their own reports. This makes the switch 14