Configuring igmp report suppression – H3C Technologies H3C S5120 Series Switches User Manual

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Follow these steps to configure the function of dropping unknown multicast data in a VLAN:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter VLAN view

vlan vlan-id

Enable the function of dropping
unknown multicast data

igmp-snooping
drop-unknown

Required

Disabled by default

Configuring IGMP Report Suppression

When a Layer 2 device receives an IGMP report from a multicast group member, the device forwards

the message to the Layer 3 device directly connected with it. Thus, when multiple members of a

multicast group are attached to the Layer 2 device, the Layer 3 device directly connected with it will

receive duplicate IGMP reports from these members.

With the IGMP report suppression function enabled, within each query cycle, the Layer 2 device

forwards only the first IGMP report per multicast group to the Layer 3 device and will not forward the

subsequent IGMP reports from the same multicast group to the Layer 3 device. This helps reduce the

number of packets being transmitted over the network.

Follow these steps to configure IGMP report suppression:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter IGMP snooping view

igmp-snooping

Enable IGMP report
suppression

report-aggregation

Optional

Enabled by default

On an IGMP snooping proxy, IGMP membership reports are suppressed if the entries for the

corresponding groups exist in the forwarding table, no matter the suppression function is enabled or

not.

Configuring Maximum Multicast Groups that Can Be Joined on a Port

By configuring the maximum number of multicast groups that can be joined on a port, you can limit the

number of multicast programs on-demand available to users, thus to regulate traffic on the port.

Follow these steps to configure the maximum number of multicast groups allowed on a port or ports:

To do...

Use the command...

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Enter Ethernet interface/Layer
2 aggregate interface view or

interface interface-type
interface-number

Required

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