Enabling dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data

This feature enables the switch to drop all unknown IPv6 multicast data. Unknown IPv6 multicast data refers to IPv6 multicast data for which no forwarding entries exist in the MLD snooping forwarding table.

If you do not enable this feature, the unknown IPv6 multicast data is flooded in the VLAN to which the data belongs.

To enable dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data for a VLAN:

Step

Command

Remarks

1. Enter system view.

system-view

N/A

2. Enter VLAN view.

vlan vlan-id

N/A

3. Enable dropping unknown IPv6 multicast data for the VLAN

mld-snooping drop-unknown

By default, this feature is disabled. Unknown IPv6 multicast data is flooded.