Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Configuring IGMP Snooping and Filtering,
and MVR
This chapter describes how to configure Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping on the
Catalyst 4500 series switch, including an application of local IGMP snooping, Multicast VLAN
Registration (MVR). It also includes procedures for controlling multicast group membership by using
IGMP filtering.
This chapter consists of the following major sections:
• About IGMP Snooping, page 27-2
• Configuring IGMP Snooping, page 27-5
• Displaying IGMP Snooping Information, page 27-14
• Understanding Multicast VLAN Registration, page 27-20
• Configuring MVR, page 27-23
• Displaying MVR Information, page 27-29
• Configuring IGMP Filtering, page 27-30
• Displaying IGMP Filtering Configuration, page 27-34
Note To support Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) client devices, configure the switch as a CGMP
server. For more information, see the Cisco IOS 15.0M configuration guides at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10591/products_installation_and_configuration_guides_list.htm
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Note For complete syntax and usage information for the switch commands used in this chapter, see the Cisco
Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/switches/ps4324/index.html
If a command is not in the Catalyst 4500 Series Switch Command Reference, you can locate it in the
Cisco IOS library. See the Cisco IOS Command Reference and related publications at this location:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6350/index.html

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E