Configuring an ipv6 multicast user control policy – H3C Technologies H3C S10500 Series Switches User Manual

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To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter VLAN view

vlan vlan-id

Configure 802.1p precedence for
MLD Messages

mld-snooping dot1p-priority
priority-number

Required
The default 802.1p precedence for
MLD messages is 0.

Configuring an IPv6 multicast user control policy

IPv6 multicast user control policies are configured on access switches to allow only authorized users to

receive requested IPv6 multicast flows. This helps restrict users from ordering certain multicast-on-demand

programs.
In practice, a device first needs to perform authentication (802.1X authentication for example) on
connected hosts through a RADIUS server. Then, the device uses the configured multicast user control

policy to perform multicast access control on authenticated users as follows.

After receiving an MLD report from a host, the access switch matches the IPv6 multicast group
address and multicast source address carried in the report with the configured policies. If a match

is found, the user is allowed to join the multicast group. Otherwise, the join report is dropped by the

access switch.

After receiving a done message from a host, the access switch matches the IPv6 multicast group and
source addresses against the policies. If a match is found, the host is allowed to leave the group.

Otherwise, the done message is dropped by the access switch.

Follow these steps to configure a multicast user control policy

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Create a user profile and enter its
view

user-profile profile-name

Configure a multicast user control
policy

mld-snooping access-policy
acl6-number

Required
No policy is configured by default.
That is, a host can join or leave a

valid multicast group at any time.

Return to system view

quit

Enable the created user profile

user-profile profile-name enable

Required
Not enabled by default.

NOTE:

For more information about the user-profile and user-profile enable commands, see

Security

Command Reference.

An IPv6 multicast user control policy is functionally similar to an IPv6 multicast group filter. A difference
lies in that a control policy can control both multicast joining and leaving of users based on

authentication and authorization, but a multicast group filter is configured on a port to control only

multicast joining but not leaving of users without authentication or authorization.

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