IPv6 Multicast: Explicit Tracking of Receivers

The explicit tracking of receivers feature allows a device to track the behavior of the hosts within its IPv6 network.

Information About IPv6 Multicast Explicit Tracking of Receivers

Explicit Tracking of Receivers

The explicit tracking feature allows a device to track the behavior of the hosts within its IPv6 network. This feature also enables the fast leave mechanism to be used with MLD version 2 host reports.

How to Configure IPv6 Multicast Explicit Tracking of Receivers

Configuring Explicit Tracking of Receivers to Track Host Behavior

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. interface type number
  4. ipv6 mld explicit-tracking access-list-name

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:


Device> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:


Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

interface type number

Example:


Device(config)# interface FastEthernet 1/0

Specifies an interface type and number, and places the device in interface configuration mode.

Step 4

ipv6 mld explicit-tracking access-list-name

Example:


Device(config-if)# ipv6 mld explicit-tracking list1

Enables explicit tracking of hosts.

Configuration Examples for IPv6 Multicast Explicit Tracking of Receivers

Example: Configuring Explicit Tracking of Receivers


Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# interface FastEthernet 1/0
Device(config-if)# ipv6 mld explicit-tracking list1

Additional References

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

IPv6 addressing and connectivity

IPv6 Configuration Guide

Cisco IOS commands

Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

IP multicast commands

Cisco IOS IP Multicast Command Reference

IPv6 commands

Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference

Cisco IOS IPv6 features

Cisco IOS IPv6 Feature Mapping

Standards and RFCs

Standard/RFC

Title

RFCs for IPv6

IPv6 RFCs

MIBs

MIB

MIBs Link

To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

Technical Assistance

Description

Link

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http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/support/index.html

Feature Information for IPv6 Multicast: Explicit Tracking of Receivers

The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to https://cfnng.cisco.com/. An account on Cisco.com is not required.