Configuring igmp queries and responses, Configuring igmp queries and responses globally, Configuring igmp queries and responses in a vlan – H3C Technologies H3C S10500 Series Switches User Manual

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To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enable IGMP snooping querier

igmp-snooping querier

Required
Disabled by default.

CAUTION:

It is meaningless to configure an IGMP snooping querier in a multicast network that runs IGMP. Although
an IGMP snooping querier does not participate in IGMP querier elections, it might affect IGMP querier
elections because it sends IGMP general queries with a low source IP address. For more information about

IGMP querier, see the chapter “IGMP configuration.”

Configuring IGMP queries and responses

You can set the IGMP general query interval based on actual conditions of the network.
After receiving an IGMP query (general query or group-specific query), a host starts a timer for each

multicast group it has joined. This timer is initialized to a random value in the range of 0 to the maximum

response time (the host obtains the value of the maximum response time from the Max Response Time

field in the IGMP query it received). When the timer value comes down to 0, the host sends an IGMP

report to the corresponding multicast group.
An appropriate setting of the maximum response time for IGMP queries allows hosts to respond to
queries quickly and avoids bursts of IGMP traffic on the network caused by reports simultaneously sent

by a large number of hosts when the corresponding timers expire simultaneously.

For IGMP general queries, you can configure the maximum response time to fill the Max Response
time field.

For IGMP group-specific queries, you can configure the IGMP last-member query interval to fill the
Max Response time field. Namely, for IGMP group-specific queries, the maximum response time

equals to the IGMP last-member query interval.

Configuring IGMP queries and responses globally

Follow these steps to configure IGMP queries and responses globally:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter IGMP-snooping view

igmp-snooping

Set the maximum response time for
IGMP general queries

max-response-time interval

Required
10 seconds by default.

Set the IGMP last-member query
interval

last-member-query-interval interval

Required
1 second by default.

Configuring IGMP queries and responses in a VLAN

Follow these steps to configure IGMP queries and responses in a VLAN:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter VLAN view

vlan vlan-id

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