Users Guide

TIA Organizationally Specific TLVs
The Dell Networking system is an LLDP-MED Network Connectivity Device (Device Type 4).
Network connectivity devices are responsible for:
• transmitting an LLDP-MED capability TLV to endpoint devices
• storing the information that endpoint devices advertise
The following table describes the five types of TIA-1057 Organizationally Specific TLVs.
Table 52. TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED) Organizationally Specific TLVs
Type SubType TLV Description
127 1 LLDP-MED Capabilities Indicates:
• whether the transmitting
device supports LLDP-
MED
• what LLDP-MED TLVs it
supports
• LLDP device class
127 2 Network Policy Indicates the application type,
VLAN ID, Layer 2 Priority, and
DSCP value.
127 3 Location Identification Indicates that the physical
location of the device
expressed in one of three
possible formats:
• Coordinate Based LCI
• Civic Address LCI
• Emergency Call Services
ELIN
127 4 Location Identification Indicates power
requirements, priority, and
power status.
Inventory Management TLVs Implementation of this set of
TLVs is optional in LLDP-MED
devices. None or all TLVs
must be supported. Dell
Networking OS does not
currently support these TLVs.
127 5 Inventory — Hardware
Revision
Indicates the hardware
revision of the LLDP-MED
device.
127 6 Inventory — Firmware
Revision
Indicates the firmware
revision of the LLDP-MED
device.
127 7 Inventory — Software
Revision
Indicates the software revision
of the LLDP-MED device.
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) 515