Brocade Mobility Access Point System Reference Guide (Supporting software release 5.5.0.0 and later) - Manual (Page 813)

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FIGURE 69 Access Point - Network CDP screen
The Cisco Discovery Protocol screen displays the following:
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
Network
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) or IEEE 802.1AB is a vendor-neutral Data Link Layer
protocol used by network devices for advertising of (announcing) their identity, capabilities, and
interconnections on a IEEE 802 LAN network. The protocol is formally referred to by the IEEE as
Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery.
To view a network’s Link Layer Discovery Protocol statistics:
1. Select the Statistics menu from the Web UI.
2. Select System from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF
Domain and select one of its connected access points.
3. Select Network and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu items.
4. Select Link Layer Discovery.
Capabilities Displays the capabilities code for the device as either Router, Trans Bridge, Source Route
Bridge, Host, IGMP or Repeater.
Device ID Displays the configured device ID or name for each listed device.
Local Port Displays the local port name (access point physical port) for each CDP capable device.
Supported access point models have unique port configurations.
Platform Displays the model number of the CDP capable device interoperating with the access point.
Port ID Displays the access point’s numeric identifier for the local port.
TTL Displays the time to live (TTL) for each CDP connection.
Clear Neighbors Select Clear Neighbors to remove CDP neighbors from the table and begin a new data
collection.
Refresh Select Refresh to update the statistics counters to their latest values.