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Multicast Filtering
6874_en_09 PHOENIX CONTACT 6-5
6.3.3 Procedure for Creating a Multicast Group
Gain an overview of the multicast applications available within the network and the
multicast addresses used. Create a group for every multicast application or for the
multicast address used, and for each switch add the ports to which a device of the
appropriate group is directly connected or via which the device can be accessed.
Example In the following table, the ports (for each switch) to which the relevant receivers of the
multicast data are connected are indicated with an "X". See example configuration
Figure 6-3 on page 6-6.
Table 6-1 Multicast port assignment to the switches
Switch 1 Switch 2 Switch 3 Switch 4 Switch 5 Switch 6 Switch 7
Port 1
Port 2XXXXXXX
Port 3
Port 4 X X
Port 5 X
Port 6 X
Port 7 X
Port 8 X X
Please note that possible redundant paths must be taken into consideration when using
Rapid Spanning Tree for multicast group creation.