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Setting Up IP Multicast Forwarding
Examples of multicast forwarding configuration
MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide 10-5
Examples of multicast forwarding configuration
The examples in this section show how to configure MBONE routers on the Ethernet and on a
WAN. They also show how to configure multicast clients.
Forwarding from an MBONE router on Ethernet
Figure 10-1 shows a local multicast router on one of the MAX unit’s Ethernet interfaces, and
dial-in multicast clients.
Figure 10-1. MAX forwarding multicast traffic to dial-in multicast clients
Note: Heartbeat monitoring is an optional feature. You can operate multicast forwarding
without it if you prefer.
As an example of this type of multicast configuration, the following procedure specifies the
MBONE interface as the Ethernet port, and uses the heartbeat group address of 224.1.1.1:
1 Open Ethernet > Mod Config > Multicast and set Forwarding to enable multicast
forwarding. Leave the default values for the Mbone Profile, Client, and Rate Limit
parameters:
Ethernet
Mod Config
Multicast...
Forwarding=Yes
Membership Timeout=60
Mbone Profile=
Client=No
Rate Limit=5
2 Set the HeartBeat Addr and Heartbeat UDP parameters to specify a heartbeat group
address and UDP port for monitoring heartbeat packets. For example:
Threshold for generating an
alarm
Heartbeat Alarm Threshold specifies a number. If the number
of monitored packets falls below this number, the MAX sends
the SNMP alarm trap.
Setting Parameters
Multicast router
Ethernet
MAX
T1
WAN
T1
T1
T1
BRI
MAXTNT POP
MAXTNT POP
Analog
Modem
Win95
MAX
Win95
ISDN
modem
VAT
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