SMC Networks SMC TigerStack II SMC6624M User Manual

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Configuring Advanced Features

Multimedia Traffic Control with IP Multicast (IGMP)

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Figure 9-68. Isolating IP Multicast Traffic in a Network

In the above figure, the multicast group traffic does not go to switch 1 and
beyond because either the port on switch 3 that connects to switch 1 has
been configured as blocked or there are no hosts connected to switch 1
or switch 2 that belong to the multicast group.

For PC 1 to become a member of the same multicast group without
flooding IP multicast traffic on all ports of switches 1 and 2, IGMP must
be configured on both switches 1 and 2, and the port on Switch 3 that
connects to Switch 1 must be unblocked.

Switch 4

PC 1

PC 2

PC 5

PC 6

Multicast
Data Stream

IGMP IS
Running Here

Switch 1

Switch 2

IGMP is NOT
Running Here

Switch 3

IGMP IS
Running Here

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