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Configuring mvr domain settings – LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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group to the participating interfaces (see

"Assigning Static MVR

Multicast Groups to Interfaces" on page 564

).

Although MVR operates on the underlying mechanism of IGMP

snooping, the two features operate independently of each other. One

can be enabled or disabled without affecting the behavior of the other.

However, if IGMP snooping and MVR are both enabled, MVR reacts only

to join and leave messages from multicast groups configured under

MVR. Join and leave messages from all other multicast groups are

managed by IGMP snooping. Also, note that only IGMP version 2 or 3

hosts can issue multicast join or leave messages.

C

ONFIGURING

MVR

D

OMAIN

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ETTINGS

Use the Multicast > MVR (Configure Domain) page to enable MVR globally

on the switch, and select the VLAN that will serve as the sole channel for

common multicast streams supported by the service provider.

CLI R

EFERENCES

"MVR for IPv4" on page 1227

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ARAMETERS

These parameters are displayed:

Domain ID – An independent multicast domain. (Range: 1-5)

MVR Status – When MVR is enabled on the switch, any multicast data

associated with an MVR group is sent from all designated source ports,

to all receiver ports that have registered to receive data from that

multicast group. (Default: Disabled)

MVR VLAN – Identifier of the VLAN that serves as the channel for

streaming multicast services using MVR. MVR source ports should be

configured as members of the MVR VLAN (see

"Adding Static Members

to VLANs" on page 202

), but MVR receiver ports should not be

manually configured as members of this VLAN. (Default: 1)

MVR Running Status – Indicates whether or not all necessary

conditions in the MVR environment are satisfied. Running status is

Active as long as MVR is enabled, the specified MVR VLAN exists, and a

source port with a valid link has been configured (see

"Configuring MVR

Interface Status" on page 562

).

MVR Current Learned Groups – The number of MVR groups currently

assigned to this domain.

Upstream Source IP – The source IP address assigned to all MVR

control packets sent upstream on the specified domain. By default, all

MVR reports sent upstream use a null source IP address.