Configuring Igmp Filtering And Throttling; Default Igmp Filtering And Throttling Configuration - Cisco Catalyst 2950 Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 20 Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR

Configuring IGMP Filtering and Throttling

In some environments, for example, metropolitan or multiple-dwelling unit (MDU) installations, you
might want to control the set of multicast groups to which a user on a switch port can belong. You can
control the distribution of multicast services, such as IP/TV, based on some type of subscription or
service plan. You might also want to limit the number of multicast groups to which a user on a switch
port can belong.
With the IGMP filtering feature, you can filter multicast joins on a per-port basis by configuring IP
multicast profiles and associating them with individual switch ports. An IGMP profile can contain one
or more multicast groups and specifies whether access to the group is permitted or denied. If an IGMP
profile denying access to a multicast group is applied to a switch port, the IGMP join report requesting
the stream of IP multicast traffic is dropped, and the port is not allowed to receive IP multicast traffic
from that group. If the filtering action permits access to the multicast group, the IGMP report from the
port is forwarded for normal processing.
IGMP filtering controls only group specific query and membership reports, including join and leave
reports. It does not control general IGMP queries. IGMP filtering has no relationship with the function
that directs the forwarding of IP multicast traffic. The filtering feature operates in the same manner
whether CGMP or MVR is used to forward the multicast traffic.
IGMPv3 join and leave messages are not supported on switches running IGMP filtering.
Note
You can also set the maximum number of IGMP groups that a Layer 2 interface can join.
With the IGMP throttling feature, you can also set the maximum number of IGMP groups that a Layer 2
interface can join. If the maximum number of IGMP groups is set, the IGMP snooping forwarding table
contains the maximum number of entries, and the interface receives an IGMP join report, you can
configure an interface to drop the IGMP report or to remove a randomly selected multicast entry in the
forwarding table and then to add the IGMP group in the report to the table.
These sections describe how to configure IGMP filtering and throttling:
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Default IGMP Filtering and Throttling Configuration

Table 20-7
Table 20-7
Feature
IGMP filters
IGMP Maximum number of IGMP groups
IGMP profiles
IGMP profile action
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Default IGMP Filtering and Throttling Configuration, page 20-23
Configuring IGMP Profiles, page 20-24
Applying IGMP Profiles, page 20-25
Setting the Maximum Number of IGMP Groups, page 20-26
Configuring the IGMP Throttling Action, page 20-26
shows the default IGMP filtering configuration.
Default IGMP Filtering Configuration
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Default Setting
None applied
No maximum set
None defined
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