Optional Tlvs; Management Tlvs - Dell Z9000 Configuration Manual

Table 23. Type, Length, Value (TLV) Types
Type
0
1
2
3
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Figure 60. LLDPDU Frame

Optional TLVs

The Dell Networking OS supports these optional TLVs: management TLVs, IEEE 802.1 and 802.3
organizationally specific TLVs, and TIA-1057 organizationally specific TLVs.

Management TLVs

A management TLV is an optional TLVs sub-type. This kind of TLV contains essential management
information about the sender.
Organizationally Specific TLVs
A professional organization or a vendor can define organizationally specific TLVs. They have two
mandatory fields (as shown in the following illustration) in addition to the basic TLV fields.
462
TLV
End of LLDPDU
Chassis ID
Port ID
Time to Live
Optional
Description
Marks the end of an LLDPDU.
An administratively assigned
name that identifies the LLDP
agent.
An administratively assigned
name that identifies a port
through which TLVs are sent and
received.
An administratively assigned
name that identifies a port
through which TLVs are sent and
received.
Includes sub-types of TLVs that
advertise specific configuration
information. These sub-types are
Management TLVs, IEEE 802.1,
IEEE 802.3, and TIA-1057
Organizationally Specific TLVs.
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP)