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Multicast claiming can be enabled for networks with heavy multicast traffic. When enabled, 
multicast claiming frees the 

MPX

 from processing multicast packets by off-loading this traffic 

to the switching modules. When multicast claiming is enabled, the switch “claims” destination 
multicast addresses and places them in the 

CAM

s of all switching modules in the switch.

You can enable multicast claiming by adding the following line to the 

 file:

You can use the 

 command to make this change. (See Chapter 7, “Managing Files,” for 

instructions on using the 

 command.) You will need to reboot the switch for this parame-

ter to take effect. Multicast claiming can later be disabled by changing the setting for this 
parameter to zero (0), as follows:

An alternative method for managing multicast traffic is through the use of Multicast 

VLANs

. See 

Chapter 27, “Managing AutoTracker” and Chapter 28, “Managing Multicast 

VLANs” 

for further 

information. 

Two 

UI

 commands are available for controlling flood limits for individual ports and Groups. 

The 

 command (described in Chapter 24, “Managing Groups and Ports”) allows you to 

control the flood limits for a specific port. The 

 command (described in Chapter 22, 

“Configuring Bridging Parameters”) allows you to configure flood limits for all ports in a 
group.

You can also disable flood limits on a switch-wide basis by adding the following line to the 

 file:

You can use the 

 command to make this change. See Chapter 11, “Managing Files,” for 

instructions on using the 

 command. You will need to reboot the switch for this parame-

ter to take effect.