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LLDP and LLDP-MED
Table 80 lists the individual Brocade FastIron switches and the Link Layer Discovery Protocol
(LLDP) features they support. These features are supported in the Layer 2, base Layer 3, edge
Layer 3, and full Layer 3 software images, except where explicitly noted.
This chapter describes how to configure the following protocols:
Link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) – The Layer 2 network discovery protocol described in the IEEE
802.1AB standard, Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery. This protocol
enables a station to advertise its capabilities to, and to discover, other LLDP-enabled stations in the
same 802 LAN segments.
LLDP media endpoint devices (LLDP-MED) – The Layer 2 network discovery protocol extension
described in the ANSI/TIA-1057 standard, LLDP for Media Endpoint Devices. This protocol enables
a switch to configure and manage connected Media Endpoint devices that need to send media
streams across the network (e.g., IP telephones and security cameras).
LLDP enables network discovery between Network Connectivity devices (such as switches),
whereas LLDP-MED enables network discovery at the edge of the network, between Network
Connectivity devices and media Endpoint devices (such as IP phones).
TABLE 80 Supported LLDP features
Feature FESX
FSX 800
FSX 1600
FWS FCX ICX 6610 ICX 6430
ICX 6450
LLDP Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LLDP-MED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support for tagged LLDP packets Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPv4 management address advertisement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
IPv6 management address advertisement Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LLDP operating mode setting per port Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Setting the maximum number of LLDP
neighbors
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
SNMP and Syslog messages Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LLDP transmission intervals Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Holdtime multiplier for transmit TTL Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Configuring the minimum time between
port reinitializations
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fast start repeat count for LLDP-MED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Location ID for LLDP-MED Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LLDP-MED network policy Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
LLDP statistics and configuration details Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes