Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR OS Basic User Manual

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
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tools can address the complex network scenarios where multiple devices from different vendors
are interconnected using Ethernet interfaces.
Figure 11: Customer Use Example For LLDP
The example displayed in Figure 11 depicts a MPLS network that uses Ethernet interfaces in the
core or as an access/handoff interfaces to connect to different kind of Ethernet enabled devices
such as service gateway/routers, QinQ switches, DSLAMs or customer equipment.
IEEE 802.1ab LLDP running on each Ethernet interfaces in between all the above network
elements may be used to discover the topology information.
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MPLS/Native ETH
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Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR OS Basic Specifications

General

Brand	Alcatel-Lucent
Model	7750 SR OS Basic
Category	Network Router
Language	English