Operation Manual – DLDP
H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 DLDP Configuration
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Table 1-1
DLDP packet types
DLDP packet type
Function
Advertisement
Notifies the neighbor devices of the existence of the local
device. An advertisement packet carries only the local
port information, and it does not require response from
the peer end.
RSY-Advertisement
packets (referred to as
RSY packets hereafter)
Advertisement packet with the RSY flag set to 1. RSY
advertisement packets are sent to request synchronizing
the neighbor information when neighbor information is
not locally available or a neighbor information entry ages
out.
Flush-Advertisement
packets (referred to as
flush packets hereafter)
Advertisement packet with the flush flag set to 1. A flush
packet carries only the local port information (instead of
the neighbor information) and is used to trigger neighbors
to remove the information about the local device.
Probe
Probe packets are used to probe the existence of a
neighbor. Echo packets are required from the
corresponding neighbor. Probe packets carry the local
port information. Neighbor information is optional for
probe packets. A probe packet carrying neighbor
information probes the specified neighbors; A probe
packet carrying no neighbor information probes all the
neighbors.
Echo
Response to probe packets. An echo packet carries the
information about the response port and the neighbor
information it maintains. Upon receiving an echo packet,
a port checks whether the neighbor information carried in
the echo packet is consistent with that of itself. If yes, the
link between the local port and the neighbor is regarded
as bidirectional.
Disable
Disable packets are used to notify the peer end that the
local end is in the disable state. Disable packets carry
only the local port information instead of the neighbor
information. When a port detects a unidirectional link and
enters the disable state, the port sends disable packets to
the neighbor. A port enters the disable state upon
receiving a disable packet.