Link Layer Discovery Protocol - Motorola WiNG 5.5 Reference Manual

13.3.21.7 Link Layer Discovery Protocol

Network
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) or IEEE 802.1AB is a vendor-neutral Data Link Layer protocol used by network devices
for advertising of (announcing) their identity, capabilities, and interconnections on a IEEE 802 LAN network. The protocol is
formally referred to by the IEEE as Station and Media Access Control Connectivity Discovery.
To view a network's Link Layer Discovery Protocol statistics:
1. Select the Statistics
2. Select System
connected access points.
3. Select Network
4. Select Link Layer
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol
Capabilities
Device ID
Enabled Capabilities
Local Port
Platform
Port ID
TTL
Clear Neighbors
Refresh
menu from the Web UI.
from the navigation pane (on the left-hand side of the screen). Expand a RF Domain and select one of its
and expand the menu to reveal its sub menu
Discovery.
Figure 13-70 Access Point - Network LLDP screen
screen displays the following:
Displays the capabilities code for the device as either Router, Trans Bridge, Source Route
Bridge, Host, IGMP or Repeater.
Displays the configured device ID or name for each device in the table.
Displays which device capabilities are currently enabled.
Displays the local port name (access point physical port) for each LLDP capable device.
Supported access point models have unique port configurations.
Displays the model number of the LLDP capable device interoperating with the access point.
Displays the identifier for the local port.
Displays the time to live (TTL) for each LLDP connection.
Select Clear Neighbors to remove all known LDP neighbors from the table.
Select Refresh to update the statistics counters to their latest values.
items.
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