Creating an IP multicast service

To create an IP multicast service:

1. In the menu, go to the Infrastructure section.

   This opens the resource management page. By default, the Network resources tab is selected, which displays the table of controllers.

2. Click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller.

   This opens the controller configuration menu. By default, you are taken to the Controller nodes section, which displays a table of controller nodes.

3. Go to the IP multicast services section.

   A table of IP multicast services is displayed.

4. In the upper part of the page, click + IP multicast service.
5. This opens a window; in that window, in the Name field, enter the name of the IP multicast service.
6. In the Switch and Port drop-down lists, select the CPE device and the created service interface that you want to use as the source service interface of the IP multicast service.
7. If you want to display service interfaces that were added to transport services in the Source port drop-down list, select the Show used interfaces check box. This check box is cleared by default.
8. In the Querier IP field, enter the IP address of the source service interface of the IP multicast service.
9. If you want to add a reserve service interface of the IP multicast service source through which traffic is transmitted if the primary service interface fails:
   1. Select the Use backup interface check box. This check box is cleared by default.
   2. In the Backup switch and Backup port drop-down lists, select the CPE device and the created service interface that you want to use as the reserve service interface.
   3. If you want to display service interfaces that were added to transport services in the Backup port drop-down list, select the Show used interfaces check box. This check box is cleared by default.
   4. If you want the IP multicast service to use the primary source service interface again when that service interface goes up again, select the Recovery auto-return check box. This check box is cleared by default.
   5. If you want the multicast traffic distribution tree to be built on the backup service interface, select the Backup multicast tree check box. As long as the primary service interface remains active, traffic packets on the backup service interface are dropped. This check box is selected by default.
10. Select the IGMP proxy check box to use an IGMP proxy server. This allows you to maintain traffic transmission to active multicast groups to which at least one destination service interface of the IP multicast service is connected. This check box is cleared by default.
11. In the QoS drop-down list, select the created quality of service rule for the service interface of the IP multicast service source.
12. Click Next to proceed to the next group of settings.
13. Add the destination service interface to the IP multicast service:
    1. In the Switch and Port drop-down lists, select the CPE device and the created service interface that you want to use as the destination service interface of the IP multicast service.
    2. If you want to display service interfaces that were added to transport services in the Port drop-down list, select the Show used interfaces check box. This check box is cleared by default.
    3. Click + Add.

    The service interface is added and displayed in the lower part of the window. You can add multiple service interfaces or delete a service interface. To delete a service interface, click Delete next to it.

14. Click Next to proceed to the next group of settings.
15. Add the multicast group to the IP multicast service:
    1. In the IP address field, enter the IP address of the multicast group. Range of values: 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255.
    2. In the Mask drop-down list, select the length of the multicast group prefix. Range of values: 24 to 32.
    3. In the GBR drop-down list, select the guaranteed bit rate (GBR) for the multicast group.
    4. Click + Add.

    The multicast group is added and displayed in the lower part of the window. You can add multiple multicast groups or delete a multicast group. To delete a multicast group, click Delete next to it.

16. Click Create.

The IP multicast service is created and displayed in the table.

See also Directing application traffic to a transport service

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