Lldp Med Protocol - Cisco 200 Series Administration Manual

Configuring Discovery
Configuring LLDP
STEP 3
Cisco Small Business 200 Series Smart Switch Administration Guide
- 802.3 Maximum Frame—Maximum frame size capability of the MAC/
PHY implementation.
The following fields relate to the Management Address:
• Advertisement Mode—Select one of the following ways to advertise the IP
management address of the switch:
- Auto Advertise—Send the current management IP address of the switch,
regardless of whether it was acquired via DHCP or manually.
- None—Do not advertise the management IP address.
- Manual Advertise—Select this option and the management IP address to
be advertised.
• IP Address—If Manual Advertise was selected, select the Management IP
address from the addresses provided.
Enter the relevant information, and click Apply. The port settings are modified, and
the switch is updated.

LLDP MED Protocol

LLDP Media Endpoint Discovery
provides additional capabilities to support media devices.
LLDP-MED:
• Provides detailed network topology information, including the devices
located on the network and their location, for example, which IP phone is
connected to which port, which software is running on which switch, and
which port is connected to which PC.
• Device location discovery to allow creation of location databases and, in the
case of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Emergency Call Service (E-911)
by using IP Phone location information.
• Provides troubleshooting information. LLDP MED sends alerts to network
managers:
- Port speed and duplex mode conflicts
- QoS policy misconfigurations
(LLDP-MED) is an enhancement of LLDP that
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