Configuration procedure, Configuring mld report suppression – H3C Technologies H3C WX3000E Series Wireless Switches User Manual

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Configuration procedure

To enable dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data globally:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter MLD-snooping view.

mld-snooping

N/A

3.

Enable dropping unknown
IPv6 multicast data.

drop-unknown

Disabled by default

To enable dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data in a VLAN:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter VLAN view.

vlan vlan-id

N/A

3.

Enable dropping unknown
IPv6 multicast data.

mld-snooping drop-unknown

Disabled by default

Configuring MLD report suppression

When a Layer 2 device receives an MLD report from an IPv6 multicast group member, the Layer 2 device

forwards the message to the Layer 3 device that directly connects to the Layer 2 device. When multiple

members of an IPv6 multicast group are attached to the Layer 2 device, the Layer 3 device might receive
duplicate MLD reports from these members.
With the MLD report suppression function enabled, within a query interval, the Layer 2 device forwards

only the first MLD report of an IPv6 group to the Layer 3 device. It will not forward the subsequent MLD

reports from the same multicast group. This helps reduce the number of packets being transmitted over
the network.
On an MLD snooping proxy, MLD membership reports are suppressed if the entries for the corresponding

groups exist in the forwarding table, regardless of whether the suppression function is enabled or not.
To configure MLD report suppression:

Step Command

Remarks

1.

Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2.

Enter MLD-snooping view.

mld-snooping

N/A

3.

Enable MLD report
suppression.

report-aggregation

Enabled by default

Setting the maximum number of multicast groups that a port can

join

By configuring the maximum number of IPv6 multicast groups that a port can join, you can limit the

number of multicast programs available to VOD users, to control the traffic on the port.

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