This window appears when you choose Device > IP Multicast Routing on the menu bar.
To enable and configure multicast routing on a Catalyst 3550 multilayer switch:
The Multicast Settings tab, PIM Neighbors tab, and Active RPs tab contain information about the switch you are configuring, its enabled neighbors, and the RPs used by active multicast groups. The following topics explain the information on these tabs.
This tab contains information about the routable interfaces on the selected switch. The following table explains the columns on the tab.
Column | Explanation |
Interface |
The name of a routable interface on the switch. |
Description | A text field that describes the interface. |
IP Address | The IP address of the interface. |
PIM Mode | The PIM mode of the interface: None, Dense, Sparse, or Sparse-Dense. |
CGMP | The status of the CGMP server: Enabled or Disabled. |
This tab contains information about neighboring routers that are enabled for multicast routing. The following table explains the columns on the tab.
Column | Explanation |
IP Address |
The IP address of a routable interface on a neighboring router with multicast routing enabled. |
Interface | The name of the routable interface. |
Uptime | How long the switch has know about the neighbor. |
Expires | How much longer the switch can expect the neighbor to exist. |
PIM Mode | The PIM mode of the interface: None, Dense, Sparse, or Sparse-Dense. |
This tab contains information on active RPs. The following table explains the columns on the tab.
Column | Explanation |
Group IP |
The IP address of a multicast group in which the switch participates. |
RP IP | The IP address of the RP for the group. |
PIM Version | The version of PIM that the multicast group is using. |
Uptime | How long the switch has known about the multicast group. |
Expires | How much longer the switch can expect the group to exist. |