H3C Technologies H3C S5560 Series Switches User Manual

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Organizationally specific TLVs and LLDP-MED TLVs are used for enhanced device management. They are

defined by standardization or other organizations and are optional for LLDPDUs.

Basic management TLVs

Table 21

lists the basic management TLV types. Some of them are mandatory for LLDPDUs.

Table 21 Basic management TLVs

Type Description

Remarks

Chassis ID

Specifies the bridge MAC address of the sending device.

Mandatory.

Port ID

Specifies the ID of the sending port:

If the LLDPDU carries LLDP-MED TLVs, the port ID TLV carries

the MAC address of the sending port.

Otherwise, the port ID TLV carries the port name.

Time to Live

Specifies the life of the transmitted information on the
receiving device.

End of LLDPDU

Marks the end of the TLV sequence in the LLDPDU.

Port Description

Specifies the description for the sending port.

Optional.

System Name

Specifies the assigned name of the sending device.

System Description

Specifies the description for the sending device.

System Capabilities

Identifies the primary functions of the sending device and the
enabled primary functions.

Management Address

Specifies the following elements:

The management address of the local device.

The interface number and object identifier (OID)

associated with the address.

IEEE 802.1 organizationally specific TLVs

Table 22 IEEE 802.1 organizationally specific TLVs

Type Description

Port VLAN ID

Specifies the port VLAN identifier (PVID).

Port And Protocol VLAN ID

Indicates whether the device supports protocol VLANs and, if so, what

VLAN IDs these protocols will be associated with.

VLAN Name

Specifies the textual name of any VLAN to which the port belongs.

Protocol Identity

Indicates protocols supported on the port.

DCBX

Data center bridging exchange protocol.

NOTE:

The switch does not support DCBX TLV.

EVB module

Edge Virtual Bridging module, including EVB TLV and CDCP TLV.

NOTE:

The switch does not support EVB TLV.

Link Aggregation

Indicates whether the port supports link aggregation, and if yes, whether
link aggregation is enabled.

Management VID

Management VLAN ID.

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