Configuring lldp timing and tlvs – LevelOne GSW-4876 User Manual

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LLDP also defines how to store and maintain information gathered about

the neighboring network nodes it discovers.

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Use the LLDP Configuration page to set the timing attributes used for the

transmission of LLDP advertisements, and the device information which is

advertised.

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Advanced Configuration, LLDP

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These parameters are displayed:

LLDP Timing Attributes

Tx Interval – Configures the periodic transmit interval for LLDP

advertisements. (Range: 5-32768 seconds; Default: 30 seconds)
This attribute must comply with the following rule:
(Transmission Interval * Transmission Hold Time) ≤ 65536,

and Transmission Interval ≥ (4 * Transmission Delay)

Tx Hold – Configures the time-to-live (TTL) value sent in LLDP

advertisements as shown in the formula below. (Range: 2-10;

Default: 3)
The time-to-live tells the receiving LLDP agent how long to retain all

information pertaining to the sending LLDP agent if it does not transmit

updates in a timely manner.
TTL in seconds is based on the following rule:
(Transmission Interval * Transmission Hold Time) ≤ 65536.

Therefore, the default TTL is 30*3 = 90 seconds.

Tx Delay – Configures a delay between the successive transmission of

advertisements initiated by a change in local LLDP MIB variables.

(Range: 1-8192 seconds; Default: 2 seconds)
The transmit delay is used to prevent a series of successive LLDP

transmissions during a short period of rapid changes in local LLDP MIB

objects, and to increase the probability that multiple, rather than single

changes, are reported in each transmission.
This attribute must comply with the rule:

(4 * Transmission Delay) ≤ Transmission Interval

Tx Reinit – Configures the delay before attempting to re-initialize after

LLDP ports are disabled or the link goes down. (Range: 1-10 seconds;

Default: 2 seconds)
When LLDP is re-initialized on a port, all information in the remote

system’s LLDP MIB associated with this port is deleted.

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