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Configuring Multicast Forwarding Multicast Forwarding 15 For Multicast forwarding to work across IP subnets, nodes, and routers must be Multicast-capable. A Multicast-capable node must be able to: • Send and receive Multicast packets. • Register the Multicast addresses being listened to by the node with local routers, so that local and remote routers can route the Multicast packet to the nodes. Typical Multicast Setup While Multicast routers route Multicast packets between IP subnets, Multicastcapable Layer 2 switches forward Multicast packets to registered nodes within a LAN or VLAN. A typical setup involves a router that forwards the Multicast streams between private and/or public IP networks, a switch with Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) snooping capabilities, or Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) snooping, and a Multicast client that wants to receive a Multicast stream. In this setup, the router sends IGMP queries periodically. NOTE MLD for IPv6 is derived from the IGMP v2 for IPv4. Even though the description in this section is mostly for IGMP, it also describes coverage of MLD where implied. These queries reach the switch, which in turn floods the queries to the VLAN, and also learns the port where there is a Multicast router (Mrouter). When a host receives the IGMP query message, it responds with an IGMP Join message saying that the host wants to receive a specific Multicast stream and optionally from a specific source. The switch with the IGMP snooping analyzes the Join messages, and learns that the Multicast stream the host has requested must be forwarded to this specific port. It then forwards the IGMP Join to the Mrouter only. Similarly, when the Mrouter receives an IGMP Join message, it learns the interface from which it received the Join messages that wants to receive a specific Multicast stream. The Mrouter forwards the requested Multicast stream to the interface. Multicast Operation In a Layer 2 Multicast service, a Layer 2 switch receives a single frame addressed to a specific Multicast address. It creates copies of the frame to be transmitted on each relevant port. When the switch is IGMP/MLD-snooping-enabled and receives a frame for a Multicast stream, it forwards the Multicast frame to all the ports that have registered to receive the Multicast stream using IGMP Join messages. Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide 192

Section	Page
Getting Started	7
Starting the Web-based Switch Configuration Utility	7
Quick Start Switch Configuration	11
Interface Naming Conventions	11
Window Navigation	13
Viewing Statistics	17
Viewing Ethernet Interfaces	17
Viewing Etherlike Statistics	18
Viewing 802.1X EAP Statistics	19
Managing RMON	21
Managing System Logs	24
Setting System Log Settings	24
Setting Remote Logging Settings	26
Viewing Memory Logs	27
Managing System Files	29
Types of System Files	29
Upgrade/Backup Firmware/Language	32
Downloading or Backing-up a Configuration or Log	34
Viewing Configuration Files Properties	37
Copying Configuration Files	38
DHCP Auto Configuration	39
General Administrative Information	43
Switch Models	43
System Information	45
Rebooting the Switch	47
Monitoring the Fan Status and Temperature	48
Defining Idle Session Timeout	48
Pinging a Host	49
System Time	51
System Time Options	52
SNTP Modes	53
Configuring System Time	54
Managing Device Diagnostics	61
Testing Copper Ports	61
Displaying Optical Module Status	63
Configuring Port and VLAN Mirroring	64
Viewing CPU Utilization and Secure Core Technology	66
Configuring Discovery	68
Configuring Bonjour Discovery	68
LLDP and CDP	69
Configuring LLDP	70
Configuring CDP	91
Port Management	100
Configuring Ports	100
Setting Basic Port Configuration	101
Configuring Link Aggregation	103
Configuring Green Ethernet	111
Smartports	118
Overview	118
What is a Smartport	119
Smartport Types	119
Smartport Macros	122
Macro Failure and the Reset Operation	123
How the Smartport Feature Works	124
Auto Smartport	124
Error Handling	128
Default Configuration	128
Relationships with Other Features and Backwards Compatibility	129
Common Smartport Tasks	129
Configuring Smartport Using The Web-based Interface	131
Built-in Smartport Macros	136
Managing Power-over-Ethernet Devices	148
PoE on the Switch	148
Configuring PoE Properties	151
Configuring the PoE Power, Priority, and Class	152
VLAN Management	155
VLANs	155
Configuring Default VLAN Settings	158
Creating VLANs	159
Configuring VLAN Interface Settings	160
Defining VLAN Membership	161
Voice VLAN	165
Configuring the Spanning Tree Protocol	179
STP Flavors	179
Configuring STP Status and Global Settings	180
Defining Spanning Tree Interface Settings	182
Configuring Rapid Spanning Tree Settings	184
Managing MAC Address Tables	187
Configuring Static MAC Addresses	188
Managing Dynamic MAC Addresses	188
Configuring Multicast Forwarding	190
Multicast Forwarding	190
Defining Multicast Properties	193
Adding MAC Group Address	195
Adding IP Multicast Group Addresses	197
Configuring IGMP Snooping	198
MLD Snooping	200
Querying IGMP/MLD IP Multicast Group	203
Defining Multicast Router Ports	204
Defining Forward All Multicast	205
Defining Unregistered Multicast Settings	206
Configuring IP Information	207
Management and IP Interfaces	207
Configuring ARP	219
Domain Name Systems	220
Configuring Security	224
Defining Users	225
Configuring RADIUS	228
Configuring Management Access Authentication	230
Defining Management Access Method	231
Configuring TCP/UDP Services	236
Defining Storm Control	237
Configuring Port Security	238
Configuring 802.1X	241
Denial of Service Prevention	247
Using the SSL Feature	249
SSL Overview	249
Default Settings and Configuration	249
SSL Server Authentication Settings	250
Secure Sensitive Data	252
Introduction	252
SSD Rules	253
SSD Properties	258
Configuration Files	261
SSD Management Channels	266
Menu CLI and Password Recovery	266
Configuring SSD	267
Configuring Quality of Service	270
QoS Features and Components	271
Configuring QoS - General	272

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Configuring Multicast Forwarding

Multicast Forwarding

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For Multicast forwarding to work across IP subnets, nodes, and routers must be

Multicast-capable. A Multicast-capable node must be able to:

•

Send and receive Multicast packets.

•

routers, so that local and remote routers can route the Multicast packet to

the nodes.

Typical Multicast Setup

While Multicast routers route Multicast packets between IP subnets, Multicast-

capable Layer 2 switches forward Multicast packets to registered nodes within a

LAN or VLAN.

A typical setup involves a router that forwards the Multicast streams between

private and/or public IP networks, a switch with Internet Group Membership

Protocol (IGMP) snooping capabilities, or Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)

snooping, and a Multicast client that wants to receive a Multicast stream. In this

setup, the router sends IGMP queries periodically.

NOTE

MLD for IPv6 is derived from the IGMP v2 for IPv4. Even though the description in

this section is mostly for IGMP, it also describes coverage of MLD where implied.

These queries reach the switch, which in turn floods the queries to the VLAN, and

also learns the port where there is a Multicast router (Mrouter). When a host

receives the IGMP query message, it responds with an IGMP Join message saying

that the host wants to receive a specific Multicast stream and optionally from a

specific source. The switch with the IGMP snooping analyzes the Join messages,

and learns that the Multicast stream the host has requested must be forwarded to

this specific port. It then forwards the IGMP Join to the Mrouter only. Similarly,

when the Mrouter receives an IGMP Join message, it learns the interface from

which it received the Join messages that wants to receive a specific Multicast

stream. The Mrouter forwards the requested Multicast stream to the interface.

Multicast Operation

In a Layer 2 Multicast service, a Layer 2 switch receives a single frame addressed

to a specific Multicast address. It creates copies of the frame to be transmitted on

each relevant port.

When the switch is IGMP/MLD-snooping-enabled and receives a frame for a

Multicast stream, it forwards the Multicast frame to all the ports that have

registered to receive the Multicast stream using IGMP Join messages.