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Interface tab fields


Field Description
IfIndex
The interface on which IGMP is enabled.
QueryInterval
The frequency (in seconds) at which IGMP host query packets are transmitted on the interface. The range is from 1 to 65535, and the default is 125.
Status
The IGMP row status. When an interface has an IP address and DVMRP or PIM-SM is enabled, status is shown as active. Otherwise, it will be shown as notInService.
Version
The version of IGMP (1, 2 or 3) that you want to configure on this interface. For IGMP to function correctly, all routers on a LAN must use the same version. The default is
version 2.

OperVersion
The version of IGMP currently running on this interface.
Querier
The address of the IGMP querier on the IP subnet to which this interface is attached.
QueryMaxResponseTime
The maximum response time (in 1/10 seconds) advertised in IGMPv2 general queries on this interface. This value is not configurable for IGMPv1.
Smaller values allow a router to prune groups faster. The range is from 0 to 255, and the default is 100 tenth seconds (equal to 10 seconds).
Note: This value must be less than the QueryInterval.
WrongVersionQueries
The number of queries received with an IGMP version that does not match the interface. IGMP requires that all routers on a LAN be configured to run the same version of IGMP. If any queries are received with the wrong version, it indicates a version mismatch.
Joins
The number of times a group membership has been added on this interface; that is, the number of times an entry for this interface has been added to the cache table. This number gives an indication of the amount of IGMP activity over time.
Robustness
This parameter allows tuning for the expected packet loss of a network. This value is equal to the number of expected query packet losses per serial query interval, plus 1. If a network is expected to lose query packets, the robustness value should be increased.
The range is from 2 to 255, and the default is 2. The default value of 2 means that one query per query interval may be dropped without the querier aging out.
LastMembQueryIntvl
The maximum response time (in 1/10 seconds) that is inserted into group-specific queries sent in response to leave group messages. It is also the time between group-specific query messages. This value is not configurable for IGMPv1.
Decreasing the value reduces the time to detect the loss of the last member of a group. The range is from 0 to 255, and the default is 10 tenth seconds. Nortel Networks recommends configuring this parameter to values higher than 3. If a fast leave process is not required, Nortel recommends values above 10. (The value 3 is equal to 0.3 of a second and 10 is equal to 1.0 second).
OtherQuerierPresent
Timeout

The length of time that must pass before a multicast router decides that there is no other router that should be the querier. If the local router is the querier, the value is 0.
FlushAction
  • none
  • flushGrpMem
  • flushMrouter
  • flushSender
RouterAlertEnable
When enabled, this parameter instructs the router to process packets not directly addressed to it.
Note: To maximize your network performance, Nortel Networks recommends that you set this parameter according to the version of IGMP currently in use.
  • IGMPv1 - Disable
  • IGMPv2 - Enable
  • IGMPv3 - Enable

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