Network load control
Basic - L3P
Release
4.0
11/07
8.2
Multicast application
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Devices that want to receive data packets with a Multicast address as the
destination address use the GMRP to perform the registration of the Multi-
cast address. For a Switch, registration involves entering the Multicast ad-
dress in the filter table. When a Multicast address is entered in the filter table,
the Switch sends this information in a GMRP packet to all the ports. Thus the
connected Switches know that they have to forward this Multicast address to
this Switch. The GMRP enables packets with a Multicast address in the des-
tination address field to be sent to the ports entered. The other ports are not
affected by these packets.
Data packets with unregistered Multicast addresses are sent to all ports by
the Switch.
Basic setting: "Global setting": disabled
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