Table 3-16, System capabilities – LevelOne FGL-2870 User Manual

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Chassis ID – An octet string indicating the specific identifier for the particular

chassis in this system.

System Name – An string that indicates the system’s administratively assigned

name (see "Displaying System Information" on page 3-13).

System Description – A textual description of the network entity. This field is also

displayed by the show system command.

System Capabilities Supported – The capabilities that define the primary

function(s) of the system.

System Capabilities Enabled – The primary function(s) of the system which are

currently enabled. Refer to the preceding table.

Management Address – The management address protocol packet includes the

IPv4 address of the switch. If no management address is available, the address
should be the MAC address for the CPU or for the port sending this advertisement.

Interface Settings

The attributes listed below apply to both port and trunk interface types. When a trunk
is listed, the descriptions apply to the first port of the trunk.

Port Description – A string that indicates the port’s description. If RFC 2863 is

implemented, the ifDescr object should be used for this field.

Port ID – A string that contains the specific identifier for the port from which this

LLDPDU was transmitted.

Table 3-16 System Capabilities

ID Basis

Reference

Other

Repeater

IETF RFC 2108

Bridge

IETF RFC 2674

WLAN Access Point

IEEE 802.11 MIB

Router

IETF RFC 1812

Telephone

IETF RFC 2011

DOCSIS cable device

IETF RFC 2669 and IETF RFC 2670

End Station Only

IETF RFC 2011

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