Solaris Bandwidth Manager 1.5 Administration Guide

Multicast Routing and Solaris Bandwidth Manager

In server mode, Solaris Bandwidth Manager does not distinguish between multicast and other types of traffic. However, if you are using Solaris Bandwidth Manager in IP-transparent mode, it is not possible to predict automatically whether a router will forward a multicast packet, since this depends on your network configuration.

Therefore, there are three options to control how Solaris Bandwidth Manager handles multicast traffic. Choose the most appropriate option for your network: