IGMP

Addresses

  • 224.0.0.0/4 for IPv4

  • FF00::/8 for IPv6

IGMP (IP Multicast Group Membership Protocols) and MLD (Multicast Listener Discovery)

IGMPv2/MLDv1

  • Used in ASM (Any Source Multicast) deployment

  • Receiver cannot specify which source to receive multicast

  • IGMPv2 default on NX-OS

IGMPv3/MLDv2

  • Used in SSM (Source Specific Multicast) deployment

  • Receiver specifies a list of sources to receive from

  • MLDv2 default on NX-OS

Note on Nexus Switches

  • Nexus starts IGMP and MLD automatically. Can't enable IGMP and MLD individually per interface

  • Nexus automatically enables IGMP when PIM is activated and MLD when PIM6 is activated on an interface

Configuration and Verification

Verfication

  • show ip igmp membership

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