Configuring Discovery
Configuring LLDP
Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
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Available Optional TLVs—Select the information to be published by the
switch by moving the TLV to the Selected Optional TLVs list. The available
TLVs contain the following information:
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Port Description—Information about the port, including manufacturer,
product name and hardware/software version.
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System Name—System's assigned name (in alpha-numeric format). The
value equals the sysName object.
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System Description—Description of the network entity (in alpha-
numeric format). This includes the system's name and versions of the
hardware, operating system, and networking software supported by the
switch. The value equals the sysDescr object.
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System Capabilities—Primary functions of the switch, and whether or
not these functions are enabled in the switch. The capabilities are
indicated by two octets. Bits 0 through 7 indicate Other, Repeater, Bridge,
WLAN AP, Router, Telephone, DOCSIS cable device, and station
respectively. Bits 8 through 15 are reserved.
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802.3 MAC-PHY—Duplex and bit rate capability and the current duplex
and bit rate settings of the sending device. It also indicates whether the
current settings are due to auto-negotiation or manual configuration.
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802.3 Link Aggregation—Whether the link (associated with the port on
which the LLDP PDU is transmitted) can be aggregated. It also indicates
whether the link is currently aggregated, and if so, provides the
aggregated port identifier.
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802.3 Maximum Frame—Maximum frame size capability of the MAC/
PHY implementation.
The following fields relate to the Management Address:
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Advertisement Mode—Select one of the following ways to advertise the IP
management address of the switch:
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Auto Advertise—Specifies that the software would automatically
choose a management address to advertise from all the IP addresses of
the product. In case of multiple IP addresses the software chooses the
lowest IP address among the dynamic IP addresses. If there are no
dynamic addresses, the software chooses the lowest IP address among
the static IP addresses.
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None—Do not advertise the management IP address.
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