Operation Manual - Multicast
Quidway S3500 Series Ethernet Switches Chapter 4 Common Multicast Configuration
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Chapter 4 Common Multicast Configuration
4.1 Introduction to Common Multicast Configuration
The multicast common configuration is for both the multicast group management
protocol and the multicast routing protocol. The configuration include enabling
multicast and displaying multicast routing table and multicast forwarding table, etc.
4.2 Common Multicast Configuration
Common multicast configuration includes:
z Enable multicast
4.2.1 Enable Multicast
Enable multicast first before enabling the multicast routing protocol. Enabling multicast
will automatically enable IGMP V2 on all interfaces.
Perform the following configuration in system view.
Table 4-1 Enable multicast
Operation Command
Enable multicast
multicast routing-enable
Disable multicast
undo multicast routing-enable
By default, multicast is disabled.
4.3 Display and Debug Common Multicast Configuration
After the above configuration, execute display command in any view to display the
running of the multicast configuration, and to verify the effect of the configuration.
Execute debugging command in user view for the debugging of multicast.