Managing IP multicast transport services

To display the table of IP multicast services, go to the Infrastructure menu section, click Management → Configuration menu next to the controller, and go to the IP multicast services section. Information about IP multicast services is displayed in the following columns of the table:

• Name is the name of the IP multicast service.
• Source port contains information about the source service interface of the IP multicast service:
  • Name and DPID of the CPE device on which the service interface was created
  • The number of the OpenFlow port which the service interface is mapped to.
• Backup source port contains information about the backup source service interface of the IP multicast service:
  • Name and DPID of the CPE device on which the service interface was created
  • The number of the OpenFlow port which the service interface is mapped to.
• Querier IP is the IP address of the source service interface of the IP multicast service.
• Consumer ports contains information about the destination service interfaces of the IP multicast service:
  • Names and DPIDs of the CPE devices on which the service interfaces were created
  • Numbers of OpenFlow ports which the service interfaces are mapped to
• Groups contains information about multicast groups that have been added to the IP multicast service:
  • IP addresses of multicast groups
  • Prefix lengths of multicast groups
  • Guaranteed bandwidth for multicast groups
• Status is the status of the IP multicast service:
  • Up
  • Down
• Errors are errors that occurred while the IP multicast service was running.

The actions you can perform with the table are described in the Managing solution component tables instructions.

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.

Viewing statistics of an IP multicast service

To view the statistics of 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.
3. Go to the IP multicast services section.

   A table of IP multicast services is displayed.

4. Click Management → Statistics next to the IP multicast service whose statistics you want to view.

This opens a window with statistics of the IP multicast service.

Editing an IP multicast service

To edit 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. Click Management → Edit source interfaces, Edit consumer interfaces, or Edit multicast groups next to the IP multicast service that you want to edit.
5. This opens a window; in that window, if necessary, edit the IP multicast service settings. For a description of the settings, see the instructions for creating an IP multicast service.
6. Click Save.

The IP multicast service is modified and updated in the table.

Deleting an IP multicast service

Deleted IP multicast services cannot be restored.

To delete 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.
3. Go to the IP multicast services section.

   A table of IP multicast services is displayed.

4. Click Management → Delete next to the IP multicast service that you want to delete.
5. If you want to delete the service interfaces added to the IP multicast service, select the Delete associated service interfaces check box in the confirmation window. This check box is cleared by default.
6. Click Delete.

The IP multicast service is deleted and is no longer displayed in the table.