Chapter 17
Configuring IGMP Snooping and MVR
Immediate-Leave Processing
The switch uses IGMP snooping Immediate-Leave processing to remove from the forwarding table an
interface that sends a leave message without the switch sending MAC-based general queries to the
interface. The VLAN interface is pruned from the multicast tree for the multicast group specified in the
original leave message. Immediate-Leave processing ensures optimal bandwidth management for all
hosts on a switched network, even when multiple multicast groups are simultaneously in use.
You should only use the Immediate-Leave processing feature on VLANs where a single host is
Note
connected to each port. If Immediate Leave is enabled in VLANs where more than one host is connected
to a port, some hosts might be inadvertently dropped. Immediate Leave is only supported with IGMP
version 2 hosts.
Configuring IGMP Snooping
IGMP snooping allows switches to examine IGMP packets and make forwarding decisions based on their
content.
These sections describe how to configure IGMP snooping:
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Default IGMP Snooping Configuration
Table 17-3
Table 17-3 Default IGMP Snooping Configuration
Feature
IGMP snooping
Multicast routers
Multicast router learning (snooping) method
IGMP snooping Immediate Leave
Static groups
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Default IGMP Snooping Configuration, page 17-5
Enabling or Disabling IGMP Snooping, page 17-6
Setting the Snooping Method, page 17-6
Configuring a Multicast Router Port, page 17-8
Configuring a Host Statically to Join a Group, page 17-9
Enabling IGMP Immediate-Leave Processing, page 17-10
shows the default IGMP snooping configuration.
Default Setting
Enabled globally and per VLAN
None configured
PIM-DVMRP
Disabled
None configured
Catalyst 3750 Metro Switch Software Configuration Guide
Configuring IGMP Snooping
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