Displaying multicast next hop information using EDM

Use the following procedure to display all multicast next hop information to find the best route to a member group.

Prerequisites

  • Open one of the supported browsers.

  • Enter the IP address of the switch to open an EDM session.

Procedure steps

  1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

  2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click Multicast.

  3. In the work area, click the Next Hops tab to view multicast next hops information.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Next Hops tab.

Field Description
Group Indicates the IP Multicast group.
Source Indicates the source address.
SourceMask Indicates the source address mask.
OutInterface Indicates the VLAN ID for the outgoing interface for the next hop.
Address Indicates the address of the next hop specific to this entry. For most interfaces, this address is identical to the next hop group.
State Indicates whether or not the outgoing interface and next hop represented by this entry is currently being used to forward IP datagrams. A Value of forwarding indicates this parameter is currently being used; pruned indicates the parameter is not being used.
ExpiryTime Indicates the amount of time remaining before this entry is aged out. The value 0 indicates that the entry is not subject to aging.
ClosestMemberHops Indicates the minimum number of hops between this router and a member of this IP Multicast group reached through this next hop on this outgoing interface. IP Multicast datagrams for the group that have a TTL less than this number of hops are not forwarded to the next hop.
Protocol Indicates the routing protocol where this next hop was learned.