Implementing MLD

You can implement the MLD multicast protocol on Extreme Networks devices using simple CLI commands as described in this chapter and the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) Commands chapter of the S-, K-, and 7100 Series CLI Reference Guide. A basic configuration process involves the following tasks:

  1. Configuring the VLANs and IP interfaces on which you want to transmit multicast.
  2. Enabling the multicast protocol(s) on configured interfaces.

For PIM for IPv6 to operate, the Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD) protocol must be enabled. You must also configure a unicast routing protocol, such as OSPFv3. For both DVMRP and PIM for IPv4 to operate, IGMP must be enabled. See Configuring IGMP for IGMP configuration information.