Configuring IGMP Last Member Query Interval

For setup, refer to Figure IGMP- Topology 1.

The IGMP last member query interval is the time between Group-Specific query messages, including those sent in response to Leave-Group messages.

When the router that is acting as the querier receives a Leave-Group message from a host, the routing device sends multiple Group-Specific Queries at a specific interval to the group still there. The interval at which the Group-Specific Queries are sent is called last member query interval.

To avoid IGMP report traffic bursts, the amount of time it takes a routing device to detect the loss of the last member of a group is configurable with the commands shown below.By default, the global IGMP last member query interval for this device is 10 seconds. in the example below, a larger last member query interval of 20 seconds is configured to decrease traffic bursts. Traffic bursts refer to nonuniform pattern of packets transmission- periods with high and low data transmission rate.
  1. Execute the following commands in the router to configure the IGMP last member query interval.

    Type the following:

    • Enter the Global Configuration Mode.
    iS5comm# configure terminal
    • Enter the Interface Configuration mode for VLAN 2.
    iS5comm(config)# interface vlan 2
    • Configure the last member query interval as 20 seconds.
    iS5comm(config-if)# ip igmp last-member-query-interval 20
    • Exit the Interface Configuration Mode.
    iS5comm(config-if)# end
  2. View the configuration using the following command.

    Type the following:

    iS5comm# show ip igmp interface vlan2
    IGMP is globally enabled
    vlan2, line protocol is up
    Internet Address is 12.0.0.1/8
    IGMP is disabled on interface
    Current IGMP router version is 3
    IGMP rate limit for joins packets is 0 
    Explicit Tracking is enabled
    IGMP query interval is 200 seconds
    Last member query response interval is 20 seconds
    IGMP max query response time is 200 seconds
    Robustness value is 3
    IGMP querying router is 12.0.0.1 (this system) 
    Fast leave is enabled on this interface
    No multicast groups joined
    Checksum errors: 0, Packet length errors: 0
    Packets with Local IP as source: 0, Source subnet check failures: 0
    Query from non-querier: 0
    Report version mismatch: 0, Query version mismatch:  0
    Unknown IGMP message type: 0
    Invalid V1 reports: 0, Invalid V2 reports: 0, Invalid v3 reports: 0
    Packets dropped due to router-alert check: 0
    Reports in SSM range: 0
    Invalid Reports in SSM range: 0
    IGMP Global rate limit for joins packets : 0