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igmp_snooping [2009/04/26 22:49] bladeigmp_snooping [2012/10/17 11:40] (current) claudiu
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   * if igmp snooping is disabled, multicast traffic is flooded to all ports in vlan, regardless of frame nature (i.e. it is igmp or not); static multicast fdb entries are ignored;   * if igmp snooping is disabled, multicast traffic is flooded to all ports in vlan, regardless of frame nature (i.e. it is igmp or not); static multicast fdb entries are ignored;
   * mrouters can be statically configured while igmp snooping is disabled on vlan, but they are ignored until igmp snooping is enabled; when igmp snooping is enabled, the rules listed above apply;   * mrouters can be statically configured while igmp snooping is disabled on vlan, but they are ignored until igmp snooping is enabled; when igmp snooping is enabled, the rules listed above apply;
 +  * mrouters are not activated until: interface is up AND interface has access to mrouter vlan (either access mode vlan or trunk allowed vlan)
 +
 +When changing access vlan, with mrouter already configured (in new vlan):
 +<code>
 +5w0d: IGMPSN: mgt: Vlan 15, port Fa0/5 port_id 7 in non-fwd mode
 +5w0d: IGMPSN: mgt: received pmvlan_linkchange down event on vlan 15 
 +5w0d: IGMPSN: Adding router port Fa0/5 to all GCEs in Vlan 18
 +5w0d: L2MM: added rport Fa0/5 on Vlan 18
 +5w0d: %SYS-5-CONFIG_I: Configured from console by vty0 (10.0.0.2)
 +</code>
  
 ====== Implementation Approach ====== ====== Implementation Approach ======
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       * virtual mac must be equal (between fdb entry and packet)       * virtual mac must be equal (between fdb entry and packet)
       * vlan must be equal (between fdb entry and packet)       * vlan must be equal (between fdb entry and packet)
 +  * igmp group listing is done only on the slow path (upon user request) by walking the entire fdb and building the igmp group list:
 +    * the kernel module is asked for a list of all igmp membership fdb entries (with the ability to filter by a specific group and/or vlan);
 +    * userspace code walks the fdb entry list and builds a (temporary) list of groups and, for each group, a list of member ports
  
 The following changes need to be made to existing code: The following changes need to be made to existing code:
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