Chapter 37 ipv6 multicast protocol, 1 mld snooping, 1 introduction to mld snooping – QTECH QSW-3400 Инструкция по настройке User Manual

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Chapter 37 IPv6 Multicast Protocol

37.1 MLD Snooping

37.1.1 Introduction to MLD Snooping

MLD, the Multicast Listener Discovery Protocol, is used to realize multicasting in the IPv6.

MLD is used by the network equipments such as routers which supports multicast for multicast

listener discovery, also used by listeners looking forward to join certain multicast group

informing the router to receive data packets from certain multicast address, all of which are

done through MLD message exchange. First the router send an MLD Multicast listener Query

message through a multicast address which can address all the listeners (namely ff02::1).

Once there is a listener who wishes to join the multicast address, it will send a MLD Multicast

listener Report back through the multicast address.

MLD Snooping is namely the MLD listening. The switch restricts the multicast traffic from

flooding through MLD Snooping, and forward the multicast traffic to ports associated to

multicast devices only. The switch listens to the MLD messages between multicast routers and

listeners, and maintains the multicast group forwarding list based on the listening result. The

switches forwards multicast packets according to the multicast forwarding list

The switch realizes the MLD Snooping function while supporting MLD v2. This way, the user

can acquire IPv6 multicast with the switch.

37.1.2 MLD Snooping Configuration Task

1. Enable the MLD Snooping function

2. Configure the MLD Snooping

1. Enable the MLD Snooping function

Command

Explanation

Global Mode

ipv6 mld snooping

no ipv6 mld snooping

Enable global MLD Snooping, the “no ipv6
mld snooping” command disables the global

MLD snooping.

2. Configure MLD Snooping

Command

Explanation

Global Mode

ipv6 mld snooping vlan <vlan-id>

no ipv6 mld snooping vlan <vlan-id>

Enable MLD Snooping on specific VLAN

. The “no”

form of this command disables MLD Snooping on

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