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Figure 4-7-35 IGMP Port Max Groups Information Page Screenshot

The page includes the following fields:

Object

Description

Port

The switch port number of the logical port

Max Groups

Display the current Max groups

Action

Display the current action

4.7.7 Multicast Filter

In certain switch applications, the administrator may want to control the multicast services that are available to end users. For

example, an IP/TV service is based on a specific subscription plan. The multicast filtering feature fulfills this requirement by

restricting access to specified multicast services on a switch port.

Multicast filtering enables you to assign a profile to a switch port that specifies multicast groups that are permitted or denied on

the port. A multicast filter profile can contain one or more, or a range of multicast addresses; but only one profile can be

assigned to a port. When enabled, multicast join reports received on the port are checked against the filter profile. If a requested

multicast group is permitted, the multicast join report is forwarded as normal. If a requested multicast group is denied, the

multicast join report is dropped.

When you have created a Multicast profile number, you can then configure the multicast groups to filter and set the access

mode.

Command Usage
 Each profile has only one access mode; either

permit or deny.

 When the access mode is set to

permit, multicast join reports are processed when a multicast group falls within the

controlled range.

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