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should be a group port list, so the switch will duplicate this multicast data and deliver each port one

copy. The general format of the multicast address table is described as Figure 8-3 below.

VLAN ID

Multicast IP

Port

Figure 8-3 Multicast Address Table

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IGMP Snooping

In the network, the hosts apply to the near router for joining (leaving) a multicast group by sending

IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) messages. When the up-stream device forwards

down the multicast data, the switch is responsible for sending them to the hosts. IGMP Snooping is

a multicast control mechanism, which can be used on the switch for dynamic registration of the

multicast group. The switch, running IGMP Snooping, manages and controls the multicast group via

listening to and processing the IGMP messages transmitted between the hosts and the multicast

router, thereby effectively prevents multicast groups being broadcasted in the network.

The Multicast module is mainly for multicast management configuration of the switch, including

four submenus: IGMP Snooping, Multicast IP, Multicast Filter and Packet Statistics.

8.1 IGMP Snooping

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IGMP Snooping Process

The switch, running IGMP Snooping, listens to the IGMP messages transmitted between the host

and the router, and tracks the IGMP messages and the registered port. When receiving IGMP

report message, the switch adds the port to the multicast address table; when the switch listens to

IGMP leave message from the host, the router sends the Group-Specific Query message of the

port to check if other hosts need this multicast, if yes, the router will receive IGMP report message;

if no, the router will receive no response from the hosts and the switch will remove the port from

the multicast address table. The router regularly sends IGMP query messages. After receiving the

IGMP query messages, the switch will remove the port from the multicast address table if the

switch receives no IGMP report message from the host within a period of time.

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IGMP Messages

The switch, running IGMP Snooping, processes the IGMP messages of different types as follows.

1. IGMP Query Message

IGMP query message, sent by the router, falls into two types, IGMP general query message and

IGMP group-specific-query message. The router regularly sends IGMP general message to query

if the multicast groups contain any member. When receiving IGMP leave message, the receiving

port of the router will send IGMP group-specific-query message to the multicast group and the

switch will forward IGMP group-specific-query message to check if other members in the multicast

group of the port need this multicast.

When receiving IGMP general query message, the switch will forward them to all other ports in the

VLAN owning the receiving port. The receiving port will be processed: if the receiving port is not a

router port yet, it will be added to the router port list with its router port time specified; if the

receiving port is already a router port, its router port time will be directly reset.

When receiving IGMP group-specific-query message, the switch will send the group-specific query

message to the members of the multicast group being queried.

2. IGMP Report Message

IGMP report message is sent by the host when it applies for joining a multicast group or responses

to the IGMP query message from the router.

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