[cisco-voip] Multicast MOH from CM/MRGL

[Ed Leatherman]

Answered my own question. The multicast setting in the actual MOH server
configuration is what causes it to start sending to the multicast group.


On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:07 PM, Ed Leatherman <ealeatherman at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello everyone,
>
> If an MOH audio source in CM (8.6) is configured to "allow multicasting",
> at which point should the server actually begin sending MOH to a multicast
> group?
>
> The reason I am asking is, I have many of my audio sources configured to
> allow multicasting, but on purpose I have no MRGL setup to actually use
> multicasting. The reason being is want the audio to continue playing so
> callers don't start at the beginning of the audio track every time they are
> placed on hold. Actually I don't care so much but my internal customers do
> :)
>
> however, i'm seeing still a bunch of multicast coming from my TFTP/MOH
> server still going to my publisher which is on the same switch and VLAN. In
> fact, the majority of the traffic on that switch port is just this MOH
> traffic. Normally it isn't something I'm worried about, however I'm also
> noticing packet discards on the publisher's switchport and that IS
> something i'm concerned about.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Ed Leatherman
>



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Ed Leatherman
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