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Field Description

Source MAC address

MAC address of the sending port.

Type

Ethernet type for the upper layer protocol. It is 0x88CC for LLDP.

Data LLDPDU.

FCS

Frame check sequence, a 32-bit CRC value used to determine the validity of
the received Ethernet frame.

2.

SNAP-encapsulated LLDPDU

Figure 54 SNAP-encapsulated LLDPDU

Table 21 Fields in a SNAP-encapsulated LLDPDU

Field Description

Destination MAC
address

MAC address to which the LLDPDU is advertised. It is fixed at
0x0180-C200-000E, a multicast MAC address.

Source MAC address

MAC address of the sending port.

Type

SNAP type for the upper layer protocol. It is 0xAAAA-0300-0000-88CC for
LLDP.

Data LLDPDU.

FCS

Frame check sequence, a 32-bit CRC value used to determine the validity of
the received Ethernet frame.

LLDPDUs

LLDP uses LLDPDUs to exchange information. An LLDPDU comprises multiple TLV sequences. Each TLV

carries a type of device information, as shown in

Figure 55

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Figure 55 LLDPDU encapsulation format

An LLDPDU can carry up to 28 types of TLVs. Mandatory TLVs include Chassis ID TLV, Port ID TLV, Time
to Live TLV, and End of LLDPDU TLV. Other TLVs are optional.