Bursts of fragmented multicast traffic result in dropped packets

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • 10Mbps multicast traffic is received with no problems
  • Bursts of 30Mpbs multicast traffic results in lost data frames
  • Large UDP packets that cause fragmentation at the IP level

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Dell PowerEdge 850
  • Multicast

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