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Task
Remarks
Optional.
Configuring multicast forwarding on a downstream
interface
Optional.
Configuring basic IGMP functions
This section describes how to configure basic IGMP functions.
Configuration prerequisites
Before you configure basic IGMP functions, complete the following tasks:
•
Configure any unicast routing protocol so that all devices in the domain are interoperable at the
network layer.
•
Configure PIM-DM or PIM-SM.
•
Determine the IGMP version.
•
Determine the multicast group and multicast source addresses for static group member
configuration.
•
Determine the ACL rule for multicast group filtering.
•
Determine the maximum number of multicast groups that an interface can join.
Enabling IGMP
To configure IGMP, you must enable IGMP on the interface where the multicast group memberships will
be established and maintained.
Enabling IGMP for the public network
Step
Command
Remarks
1.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
2.
Enable IP multicast routing.
multicast routing-enable
Disabled by default.
3.
Enter interface view.
interface
interface-type
interface-number
N/A
4.
Enable IGMP.
igmp enable
Disabled by default.
Enabling IGMP for a VPN instance
Step
Command
Remarks
5.
Enter system view.
system-view
N/A
6.
Create a VPN instance and
enter its view.
ip vpn-instance
vpn-instance-name
N/A
7.
Configure an RD for the VPN
instance.
route-distinguisher
route-distinguisher
No RD is configured by default.
8.
Enable IP multicast routing.
multicast routing-enable
Disabled by default.