What Is Link Local Protocol Filtering - Dell PowerEdge M420 Configuration Manual

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What is Link Local Protocol Filtering?

The Link Local Protocol Filtering (LLPF) feature can help troubleshoot

network problems that occur when a network includes proprietary protocols

running on standards-based switches. LLPF allows a PowerConnect

M6220/M6348/M8024/M8024-k switch to filter out various Cisco

proprietary protocol data units (PDUs) and/or ISDP if problems occur with

these protocols running on standards-based switches. If certain protocol

PDUs cause unexpected results, LLPF can be enabled to prevent those

protocol PDUs from being processed by the switch.

The LLPF feature can be configured per-port to block any combination (or

all) of the following PDUs:

Industry Standard Discovery Protocol (ISDP)

VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)

Dynamic Trunking Protocol (DTP)

UniDirectional Link Detection (UDLD)

Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP)

Shared Spanning Tree Protocol (SSTP)

Access Control Lists (ACLs) and LLPF can exist on the same interface.

However, the ACL rules override the LLPF rules when there is a conflict.

Similarly, DiffServ and LLPF can both be enabled on an interface, but

DiffServ rules override LLPF rules when there is a conflict.

If Industry Standard Discovery Protocol (ISDP) is enabled on an interface,

and the LLPF feature on an interface is enabled and configured to drop ISDP

PDUs, the ISDP configuration overrides the LLPF configuration, and the

ISDP PDUs are allowed on the interface.

Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control