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Figure 10
A scenario for enhanced DLDP mode
NOTE:
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In normal DLDP mode, only fiber cross-connected unidirectional links can be detected.
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In enhanced DLDP mode, the following types of unidirectional links can be detected: fiber
cross-connected links, and fiber pairs with one fiber or broken or not connected. When a fiber of a fiber
pair is broken or not connected, the port that can receive optical signals is in Disable state, and the other
port is in Inactive state.
DLDP authentication mode
You can use DLDP authentication to prevent network attacks and illegal detecting. The following DLDP
authentication modes are available.
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Non-authentication:
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The sending side sets the Authentication field and the Authentication type field of DLDP packets
to 0.
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The receiving side checks the values of the two fields in received DLDP packets, and drops any
packets where the two fields conflict with the corresponding local configuration.
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Plain text authentication:
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Before sending a DLDP packet, the sending side sets the Authentication field to the password
configured in plain text and sets the Authentication type field to 1.
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The receiving side checks the values of the two fields in received DLDP packets and drops any
packets where the two fields conflict with the corresponding local configuration.
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MD5 authentication:
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Before sending a packet, the sending side encrypts the user configured password using MD5
algorithm, assigns the digest to the Authentication field, and sets the Authentication type field to
2.
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The receiving side checks the values of the two fields in received DLDP packets, and drops any
packets where the two fields conflict with the corresponding local configuration.
DLDP processes
1.
On a DLDP-enabled link that is in up state, DLDP sends DLDP packets to the peer device and
processes the DLDP packets received from the peer device. DLDP packets sent vary with DLDP
states.
lists DLDP states and their packet types.
Table 13
DLDP packet types and DLDP states
DLDP state
Type of DLDP packets sent
Active
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