User guide

Brocade 6910 Ethernet Access Switch Configuration Guide 1085
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Multicast VLAN Registration for IPv4
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• The IP address range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255 is used for multicast streams. MVR
group addresses cannot fall within the reserved IP multicast address range of 224.0.0.x.
• IGMP snooping and MVR share a maximum number of 1023 groups. Any multicast streams
received in excess of this limitation will be flooded to all ports in the associated domain.
Parameters
These parameters are displayed:
Configure Profile
• Profile Name – The name of a profile containing one or more MVR group addresses.
(Range: 1-21 characters)
• Start IP Address – Starting IP address for an MVR multicast group.
(Range: 224.0.1.0 - 239.255.255.255)
• End IP Address – Ending IP address for an MVR multicast group.
(Range: 224.0.1.0 - 239.255.255.255)
Associate Profile
• Domain ID – An independent multicast domain. (Range: 1-5)
• Profile Name – The name of a profile containing one or more MVR group addresses.
(Range: 1-21 characters)
Interface
To configure an MVR group address profile:
1. Click Multicast, MVR.
2. Select Configure Profile from the Step list.
3. Select Add from the Action list.
4. Enter the name of a group profile to be assigned to one or more domains, and specify a
multicast group that will stream traffic to participating hosts.
5. Click Apply.
FIGURE 375 Configuring an MVR Group Address Profile
To show the configured MVR group address profiles:
1. Click Multicast, MVR.
2. Select Configure Profile from the Step list.
3. Select Show from the Action list.