Table 247: LLDP Interface Summary Fields (continued)
Field
Description
Link Status
The link status of the interface, which is either Up or Down. An interface that is
down does not forward traffic.
Transmit
The LLDP advertise (transmit) mode on the interface. If the transmit mode is
enabled, the interface sends LLDP Data Units (LLDPDUs) that advertise the
mandatory TLVs and any optional TLVs that are enabled.
Receive
The LLDP receive mode on the interface. If the receive mode is enabled, the
device can receive LLDPDUs from other devices.
Notify
The LLDP remote data change notification status on the interface. If the notify
mode is enabled, the interface sends
SNMP (Simple Network Management
notifications when a link partner device is added or removed.
Optional TLV(s)
Select each checkbox next to the
s information to
transmit. Choices include:
•
System Name. To include system name TLV in LLDP frames. To configure the
System Name, see
•
System Description. To include system description TLV in LLDP frames.
•
System Capabilities. To include system capability TLV in LLDP frames.
•
Port Description. To include port description TLV in LLDP frames. To
configure the Port Description, see
Transmit Management
Information
Select the checkbox to enable the transmission of management address
instance. Clear the checkbox to disable management information transmission.
The default is disabled.
Use the buttons to perform the following tasks:
•
To configure LLDP settings on an interface that does not have any LLDP settings enabled, click
Add
.
•
To change the LLDP settings for an interface in the table, select the entry to update and click
Edit
. If
you clear (disable) all LLDP settings, the entry is removed from the table.
•
To clear (disable) all LLDP settings from one or more interfaces, select each entry to clear and click
Remove
.
After you click
Add
or
Edit
, a window opens and allows you to configure the LLDP settings for an
interface. The following information describes the additional fields that appear in the windows used for
adding or editing per-interface LLDP settings.
In addition to some of the fields that
shows the additional
fields available on the Add LLDP Interface window.
Table 248: LLDP Interface Add Fields
Field
Description
System Name
Select this option to include the user-configured system name in the LLDPDU
the interface transmits. The system name is configured on the System
Description page and is the SNMP server name for the device.
System Description
Select this option to include a description of the device in the LLDPDU the
interface transmits. The description includes information about the product
model and platform.
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