Configuring dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data
Unknown IPv6 multicast data refers to IPv6 multicast data for which no entries exist in the MLD snooping forwarding table. When the switch receives such IPv6 multicast traffic, it performs the following operation:
With the function of dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data enabled, the switch drops all unknown IPv6 multicast data received.
With the function of dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data disabled, the switch floods unknown IPv6 multicast data in the VLAN to which the unknown IPv6 multicast data belongs.
Follow these steps to enable dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data in a VLAN:
To do... | Use the command... | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
Enter system view | system-view | — |
Enter VLAN view | vlan vlan-id | — |
Enable dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data | mld-snooping drop-unknown | Required Disabled by default |