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Configuring lldp interface attributes – LevelOne GTL-2691 User Manual

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TTRIBUTES

Use the Administration > LLDP (Configure Interface) page to specify the

message attributes for individual interfaces, including whether messages

are transmitted, received, or both transmitted and received, whether SNMP

notifications are sent, and the type of information advertised.

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"LLDP Commands" on page 1285

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ARAMETERS

These parameters are displayed:

Admin Status – Enables LLDP message transmit and receive modes

for LLDP Protocol Data Units. (Options: Tx only, Rx only, TxRx,

Disabled; Default: TxRx)

SNMP Notification – Enables the transmission of SNMP trap

notifications about LLDP and LLDP-MED changes. (Default: Disabled)
This option sends out SNMP trap notifications to designated target

stations at the interval specified by the Notification Interval in the

preceding section. Trap notifications include information about state

changes in the LLDP MIB (IEEE 802.1AB), the LLDP-MED MIB (ANSI/

TIA-1057), or vendor-specific LLDP-EXT-DOT1 and LLDP-EXT-DOT3

MIBs.
For information on defining SNMP trap destinations, see

"Specifying

Trap Managers" on page 445

.

Information about additional changes in LLDP neighbors that occur

between SNMP notifications is not transmitted. Only state changes that

exist at the time of a trap notification are included in the transmission.

An SNMP agent should therefore periodically check the value of

lldpStatsRemTableLastChangeTime to detect any lldpRemTablesChange

notification-events missed due to throttling or transmission loss.

MED Notification – Enables the transmission of SNMP trap

notifications about LLDP-MED changes. (Default: Disabled)

Basic Optional TLVs – Configures basic information included in the

TLV field of advertised messages.

Management Address – The management address protocol

packet includes the IPv4 address of the switch. If no management

address is available, the address should be the MAC address for the

CPU or for the port sending this advertisement.
The management address TLV may also include information about

the specific interface associated with this address, and an object

identifier indicating the type of hardware component or protocol

entity associated with this address. The interface number and OID

are included to assist SNMP applications in the performance of

network discovery by indicating enterprise specific or other starting

points for the search, such as the Interface or Entity MIB.