Multicast Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

Introduction

This document provides information on the support of Layer 2 multicast features in various Cisco Catalyst Series Switches.

These tables provide more information:

• CGMP and IGMP Snooping Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

• CGMP Feature Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

• IGMP Snooping Feature Catalyst Switch Support Matrix

• GMRP and RGMP Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

Refer to the IP Multicast support page for additional information on implementing the multicast feature and for sample configurations and troubleshooting tips.

Prerequisites

Requirements

There are no specific requirements for this document.

Components Used

This document is not restricted to specific software and hardware versions.

Conventions

Refer to the Cisco Technical Tips Conventions for more information on document conventions.

CGMP and IGMP Snooping Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

This table provides information related to Cisco Group Management Protocol (CGMP) and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping feature support in Cisco Catalyst Switches.

• ⁽¹⁾ The CGMP server feature is supported in Multilayer Switch Feature Card (MSFC), MSFC2, Catalyst 4000 Supervisor Engine III/IV and Catalyst 3550 and 3750 switches. The CGMP Layer 2 feature is not supported.

• ⁽²⁾ On Catalyst 6500s, before software release 6.3(10), an IGMP Version 3 (V3) packet with more than one group in the same packet was discarded. This is rectified in software release 6.3(10). Software releases 6.3(x) run IGMP Version 2 (V2), and there is no support for V3. An IGMP V3 report is treated as a set of IGMP V2 reports for each of the multicast groups forming the group records in IGMP V3. This happens regardless of the filter mode of the IGMP V3 report. Refer to Cisco bug ID CSCdw61628 (registered customers only) for more information. IGMP V3 is supported beginning with version 7.5 software (only in Supervisor Engine II-based Catalyst 6500 systems), and Cisco IOS Software Release 12.1(11b)E1 or later is required on the MSFC2.

• ⁽³⁾ For Catalyst 5000s, Supervisor Engine II G or III G, or Supervisor Engine III with a NetFlow Feature Card (NFFC) or NFFC II, is required for IGMP snooping support. Supervisor Engine software release 4.1 or later is required. Certain hardware requires a later version of software. (For example, the NFFC II requires software release 4.3 or later.)

• ⁽⁴⁾ Constrained Multicast Flooding (CMF) is a Cisco IOS Software method of performing IGMP snooping. It was created for Cisco IOS Layer 3 switches.

CGMP Feature Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

This table lists the CGMP feature support and the commands to enable the feature.

IGMP Snooping Feature Catalyst Switch Support Matrix

This table lists IGMP snooping, IGMP querier, IGMP Filtering, IGMP Throttling, and IGMP Multicast VLAN Registration feature support and the commands needed in order to enable the feature.

Additional Notes

1. IGMPv3 join and leave messages are not supported on switches that run IGMP Filtering or Multicast VLAN Registration.

2. Switches support IGMPv3 snooping based only on the destination multicast MAC address and does not support snooping based on the source MAC address or on the proxy reports.

GMRP and RGMP Catalyst Switches Support Matrix

This table lists support for Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) Multicast Registration Protocol (GMRP) and Router-Port Group Management Protocol (RGMP) support on Catalyst Switches.

• ⁽¹⁾ Catalyst 5000 requires Supervisor Engine II, IIG, III, or IIIG for GMRP support.

Additional Notes

• You cannot enable GMRP if IGMP snooping is enabled.

• RGMP requires that IGMP snooping is enabled on the switch.

• Both GMRP and RGMP are disabled by default on all supported switches.

Related Information

• IP Multicast Support Page
• Multicast in a Campus Network: CGMP and IGMP Snooping
• Using RGMP: Basics and Case Study
• Constraining Multicast Traffic with Source and Receivers on the Same VLAN on Catalyst Switches Running Catalyst OS
• Switches Product Support
• LAN Switching Technology Support
• Technical Support & Documentation - Cisco Systems