TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED) Overview
Link layer discovery protocol — media endpoint discovery (LLDP-MED) as defined by ANSI/ TIA-1057—
provides additional organizationally specific TLVs so that endpoint devices and network connectivity
devices can advertise their characteristics and configuration information; the OUI for the
Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) is 00-12-BB.
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LLDP-MED Endpoint Device — any device that is on an IEEE 802 LAN network edge can
communicate using IP and uses the LLDP-MED framework.
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LLDP-MED Network Connectivity Device — any device that provides access to an IEEE 802 LAN to an
LLDP-MED endpoint device and supports IEEE 802.1AB (LLDP) and TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED). The Dell
Networking system is an LLDP-MED network connectivity device.
Regarding connected endpoint devices, LLDP-MED provides network connectivity devices with the ability
to:
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manage inventory
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manage Power over Ethernet (PoE)
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identify physical location
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identify network policy
LLDP-MED is designed for, but not limited to, VoIP endpoints.
TIA Organizationally Specific TLVs
The Dell Networking system is an LLDP-MED Network Connectivity Device (Device Type 4).
Network connectivity devices are responsible for:
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transmitting an LLDP-MED capability TLV to endpoint devices
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storing the information that endpoint devices advertise
The following table describes the five types of TIA-1057 Organizationally Specific TLVs.
Table 44. TIA-1057 (LLDP-MED) Organizationally Specific TLVs
Type
127
127
127
594
SubType
1
2
3
TLV
LLDP-MED Capabilities
Network Policy
Location Identification
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)
Description
Indicates:
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whether the
transmitting device
supports LLDP-MED
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what LLDP-MED
TLVs it supports
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LLDP device class
Indicates the application
type, VLAN ID, Layer 2
Priority, and DSCP value.
Indicates that the
physical location of the