Users Guide

Conguring IGMP Snooping.................................................................................................................................. 365
Removing a Group-Port Association.....................................................................................................................366
Disabling Multicast Flooding...................................................................................................................................366
Specifying a Port as Connected to a Multicast Router.......................................................................................367
Conguring the Switch as Querier.........................................................................................................................367
Fast Convergence after MSTP Topology Changes...................................................................................................368
Egress Interface Selection (EIS) for HTTP and IGMP Applications........................................................................368
Protocol Separation.................................................................................................................................................368
Enabling and Disabling Management Egress Interface Selection...................................................................... 369
Handling of Management Route Conguration................................................................................................... 370
Handling of Switch-Initiated Trac........................................................................................................................ 371
Handling of Switch-Destined Trac.......................................................................................................................371
Handling of Transit Trac (Trac Separation).....................................................................................................372
Mapping of Management Applications and Trac Type..................................................................................... 372
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Initiated Trac ............................................................................ 373
Behavior of Various Applications for Switch-Destined Trac ...........................................................................374
Interworking of EIS With Various Applications..................................................................................................... 375
Designating a Multicast Router Interface................................................................................................................... 375
21 Interfaces................................................................................................................................................. 377
Basic Interface Conguration....................................................................................................................................... 377
Advanced Interface Conguration............................................................................................................................... 377
Interface Types............................................................................................................................................................... 378
View Basic Interface Information................................................................................................................................. 378
Resetting an Interface to its Factory Default State...................................................................................................380
Enabling a Physical Interface.........................................................................................................................................381
Physical Interfaces..........................................................................................................................................................381
Conguration Task List for Physical Interfaces.....................................................................................................381
Overview of Layer Modes....................................................................................................................................... 381
Conguring Layer 2 (Data Link) Mode..................................................................................................................382
Conguring Layer 2 (Interface) Mode...................................................................................................................382
Conguring Layer 3 (Network) Mode...................................................................................................................383
Conguring Layer 3 (Interface) Mode.................................................................................................................. 383
Egress Interface Selection (EIS)..................................................................................................................................384
Important Points to Remember............................................................................................................................. 384
Conguring EIS........................................................................................................................................................ 384
Management Interfaces................................................................................................................................................385
Conguring Management Interfaces.................................................................................................................... 385
Conguring a Management Interface on an Ethernet Port............................................................................... 386
VLAN Interfaces.............................................................................................................................................................387
Loopback Interfaces......................................................................................................................................................388
Null Interfaces................................................................................................................................................................ 388
Port Channel Interfaces................................................................................................................................................388
Port Channel Denition and Standards.................................................................................................................389
Port Channel Benets.............................................................................................................................................389
Port Channel Implementation.................................................................................................................................389
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