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adhere to this class include (but are not limited to) Voice / Media Gateways,
Conference Bridges, Media Servers, and similar.
Discovery services defined in this class include media-type-specific network
layer policy discovery.
LLDP-MED Communication Endpoint (Class III)
The LLDP-MED Communication Endpoint (Class III) definition is applicable to all
endpoint products that act as end user communication appliances supporting
IP media. Capabilities include all of the capabilities defined for the previous
Generic Endpoint (Class I) and Media Endpoint (Class II) classes and are
extended to include aspects related to end user devices. Example product
categories expected to adhere to this class include (but are not limited to) end
user communication appliances, such as IP Phones, PC-based softphones, or
other communication appliances that directly support the end user.
Discovery services defined in this class include provision of location identifier
(including ECS / E911 information), embedded L2 switch support, inventory
management.
LLDP-MED
Capabilities
LLDP-MED Capabilities
describes the neighbor unit's LLDP-MED capabilities.
The possible capabilities are:
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LLDP-MED capabilities
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Network Policy
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Location Identification
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Extended Power via MDI
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PSE
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Extended Power via MDI
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PD
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Inventory
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Reserved
Application Type
Application Type
indicating the primary function of the application(s) defined
for this network policy, advertised by an Endpoint or Network Connectivity
Device. The possible application types are shown below.
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Voice
- for use by dedicated IP Telephony handsets and other similar
appliances supporting interactive voice services. These devices are typically
deployed on a separate VLAN for ease of deployment and enhanced
security by isolation from data applications.
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Voice signaling
- for use in network topologies that require a different
policy for the voice signaling than for the voice media.
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Guest Voice
- to support a separate limited feature-set voice service for
guest users and visitors with their own IP Telephony handsets and other
similar appliances supporting interactive voice services.
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Guest Voice Signaling
- for use in network topologies that require a
different policy for the guest voice signalling than for the guest voice media.
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Softphone Voice
- for use by softphone applications on typical data centric
devices, such as PCs or laptops.
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Video Conferencing
- for use by dedicated Video Conferencing equipment
and other similar appliances supporting real-time interactive video/audio
services.
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Streaming Video -
for use by broadcast or multicast-based video content
distribution and other similar applications supporting streaming video
