Fast recovery of multicast router ports on spanning tree protocol (STP) topology change in a layer 2 (L2) network

摘要

In one embodiment, a system includes a multicast snooping querier configured to send and receive Internet Group Membership Protocol (IGMP) messages, and one or more IGMP switches interconnected to form a network, wherein at least one of the one or more IGMP switches is connected to the multicast snooping querier, wherein the one or more IGMP switches are configured to: handle IGMP messages, and create a general query solicit (GQS) message configured to solicit a general query from the multicast snooping querier, and wherein the multicast snooping querier is configured to send out a general query (GQ) message on all ports in response to receiving the GQS message to solicit port information and group membership information from each of the one or more IGMP switches. In other embodiments, systems, methods and computer program products are described to enable fast recovery of multicast router ports, upon a STP topology change.