Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
This chapter describes how to configure and use the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP).
802.1AB (LLDP) Overview
LLDP — defined by IEEE 802.1AB — is a protocol that enables a local area network (LAN) device to advertise its configuration and receive
configuration information from adjacent LLDP-enabled LAN infrastructure devices.
The collected information is stored in a management information base (MIB) on each device, and is accessible via simple network
management protocol (SNMP).
Protocol Data Units
Configuration information is exchanged in the form of Type, Length, Value (TLV) segments.
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Type — The kind of information included in the TLV.
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Length — The value, in octets, of the TLV after the Length field.
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Value — The configuration information that the agent is advertising.
The chassis ID TLV is shown in the following illustration.
Figure 74. Type, Length, Value (TLV) Segment
TLVs are encapsulated in a frame called an LLDP data unit (LLDPDU) (shown in the following table), which is transmitted from one LLDP-
enabled device to its LLDP-enabled neighbors. LLDP is a one-way protocol. LLDP-enabled devices (LLDP agents) can transmit and/or
receive advertisements, but they cannot solicit and do not respond to advertisements.
There are five types of TLVs. All types are mandatory in the construction of an LLDPDU except Optional TLVs. You can configure the
inclusion of individual Optional TLVs.
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Summary of Contents for S4048T-ON
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Page 148: ...Figure 10 BFD Three Way Handshake State Changes 148 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection BFD ...
Page 251: ...Dell Control Plane Policing CoPP 251 ...
Page 363: ... RPM Synchronization GARP VLAN Registration Protocol GVRP 363 ...
Page 511: ...Figure 64 Inspecting the LAG Configuration Link Aggregation Control Protocol LACP 511 ...
Page 558: ...Figure 84 Configuring Interfaces for MSDP 558 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Page 559: ...Figure 85 Configuring OSPF and BGP for MSDP Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 559 ...
Page 564: ...Figure 88 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 2 564 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP ...
Page 565: ...Figure 89 MSDP Default Peer Scenario 3 Multicast Source Discovery Protocol MSDP 565 ...
Page 841: ...Figure 115 Single and Double Tag TPID Match Service Provider Bridging 841 ...
Page 842: ...Figure 116 Single and Double Tag First byte TPID Match 842 Service Provider Bridging ...