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LLDP
LLDP (Linker Layer Discovery Protocol) is a vendor-neutral Link Layer protocol, which allows the
system to receive and/or transmit device-related information from/to directly connected
devices on the network that are also using the protocol, and store the information about other
devices. LLDP transmits information as packets called LLDP Data Units (LLDPDUs). An LLDPDU
consists of a set of Type-Length-Value (TLV) elements, each of which contains a particular type
of information about the device or port transmitting it.
LLDP-MED (Media Endpoint Discovery)
LLDP-MED is published by the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). It is an extension
to LLDP that operates between endpoint devices and network connectivity devices. LLDP-MED
provides the following capabilities for the system:
Capabilities Discovery -- allows LLDP-MED system to determine the capabilities that the
connected switch supports and has enabled.
Network Policy -- provides voice VLAN configuration to notify the system which VLAN to
use and QoS-related configuration for voice data. It provides a “plug and play” network
environment.
Power Management -- provides information related to how the system is powered, power
priority, and how much power the system needs.
Inventory Management -- provides a means to effectively manage the system and its
attributes, such as model number, serial number and software revision.
TLVs supported by the system are summarized in the following table:
The network address of the system.
The MAC address of the system.
Seconds until data unit expires.
The default value is 180s.
Name assigned to the system.
The default value is “VC800”.
Description of the system.
Description includes firmware version of the
system.
The supported and enabled system
capabilities.
The Telephone capability is supported and
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