Exchanging Network Connectivity Information With Link Layer Discovery Protocol

This chapter describes how to enable systems to exchange system and network connectivity information throughout the local network by using the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP).

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Overview of LLDP

• Information the LLDP Agent Advertises

• Enabling LLDP on the System

• Specifying TLV Units and Values for the LLDP Packet of an Agent

• Disabling LLDP

• Monitoring LLDP Agents