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Chapter 20 Configuring LLDP and LLDP-MED

Configuring LLDP and LLDP-MED

This section contains this configuration information:

• Default LLDP Configuration, page 20-3

• Configuring LLDP Characteristics, page 20-3

• Disabling and Enabling LLDP Globally, page 20-4

• Disabling and Enabling LLDP on an Interface, page 20-5

• Configuring LLDP-MED TLVs, page 20-6

Default LLDP Configuration

Table 20-1 shows the default LLDP configuration. To change the default settings, use the LLDP global

configuration and LLDP interface configuration commands.

Configuring LLDP Characteristics

You can configure the frequency of LLDP updates, the amount of time to hold the information before

discarding it, and the initialization delay time. You can also select the LLDP and LLDP-MED TLVs to

be sent and received.

Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure these characteristics:

Note Steps 2 through 5 are all optional and can be performed in any order.

Table 20-1 Default LLDP Configuration

Feature Default Setting

LLDP global state Enabled

LLDP holdtime (before discarding) 120 seconds

LLDP timer (packet update frequency) 30 seconds

LLDP reinitialization delay 2 seconds

LLDP tlv-select Enabled to send and receive all TLVs.

LLDP interface state Enabled

LLDP receive Enabled

LLDP transmit Enabled

LLDP med-tlv-select Enabled to send all LLDP-MED TLVs