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Viewing IGMP snooping control data

To view IGMP snooping control data:

  1. From the Device Manager menu bar, choose VLAN > IGMP Snooping.
  2. The IGMPSnoop dialog box opens with the Globals tab displayed.
  3. Click the Snooping Control tab.
  4. The Snooping Control tab opens.

The following table describes the fields in the Snooping Control tab.


CtrlVid
Identifies the IGMP control entry's VLAN ID.
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.
MaxResponseTime
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.
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).
HostTimeout
The timer value for sending IGMP query packet when none was sent by the host in the LAN. The timer works on a per-VLAN basis. The device sends the query message if the timer is expired. The range is 1 to 16711450 with a default of 260.
RouteTimeout
The amount of time a host must wait after hearing a Query before it may send any IGMPv2 messages. The default value is 260.
LeaveTimer
The frequency (in seconds?) at which a querier sends Group specific queries to group members when the querier receives a leave group message. The range is from 1 to 16711450 with a default of 1.
QueryState
The current operational state of the IGMP query (enabled or disabled).
CurrentState
The current state of the IGMP (querier or non-querier).
CtrlState
The current state of the IGMP (disabled or enabled) for this entry. To enable or disable the current state, click on the field and a selection box appears with the enable and disable options.

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