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LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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Layer 2 IGMP (Snooping and Query)

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Multicast Router Discovery – MRD is used to discover which

interfaces are attached to multicast routers. (Default: Enabled)

General Query Suppression – Suppresses general queries except for

ports attached to downstream multicast hosts. (Default: Disabled)
By default, general query messages are flooded to all ports, except for

the multicast router through which they are received.
If general query suppression is enabled, then these messages are

forwarded only to downstream ports which have joined a multicast

service.

Proxy Reporting – Enables IGMP Snooping with Proxy Reporting.
(Default: Based on global setting)
When proxy reporting is enabled with this command, the switch

performs “IGMP Snooping with Proxy Reporting” (as defined in DSL

Forum TR-101, April 2006), including last leave, and query

suppression.
Last leave sends out a proxy query when the last member leaves a

multicast group, and query suppression means that specific queries are

not forwarded from an upstream multicast router to hosts downstream

from this device.

Interface Version – Sets the protocol version for compatibility with

other devices on the network. This is the IGMP Version the switch uses

to send snooping reports. (Range: 1-3; Default: 2)
This attribute configures the IGMP report/query version used by IGMP

snooping. Versions 1 - 3 are all supported, and versions 2 and 3 are

backward compatible, so the switch can operate with other devices,

regardless of the snooping version employed.

Query Interval – The interval between sending IGMP proxy general

queries. (Range: 2-31744 seconds; Default: 125 seconds)
An IGMP general query message is sent by the switch at the interval

specified by this attribute. When this message is received by

downstream hosts, all receivers build an IGMP report for the multicast

groups they have joined.
This attribute applies when the switch is serving as the querier

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), or as a proxy host when IGMP snooping proxy reporting is

enabled (

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).

Query Response Interval – The maximum time the system waits for

a response to general queries. (Range: 10-31740 tenths of a second;

Default: 10 seconds)
This attribute applies when the switch is serving as the querier

(

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), or as a proxy host when IGMP snooping proxy reporting is

enabled (

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).