Cdp Terminology - HP ProCurve 6400cl Series Management And Configuration Manual

Configuring for Network Management Applications
CDP on the Series 5300xl Switches
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An SNMP utility can progressively discover CDP devices in a network by:
1. Reading a given device's CDP Neighbors Table (in the Management
Information Base, or MIB) to learn about other, neighbor CDP devices
2. Using the information learned in step 1 to go to and read the neighbor
devices' CDP Neighbors tables to learn about additional CDP devices,
and so on
This section describes CDP operation in the Series 5300xl switches. For
information on how to use an SNMP utility to retrieve the CDP information
from the switch's CDP Neighbors Table (in the switch's MIB), refer to the
documentation provided with the particular SNMP utility. For information on
the object identifiers in the CDP MIB, see "CDP Neighbor Data and MIB
Objects" on page 14-66.

CDP Terminology

CDP Device: A switch, server, router, workstation, or other device
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running CDP.
■ CDP-Aware: A device that has CDP in its operating code (with CDP
either enabled or disabled in that device).
■ CDP-Disabled: A CDP-aware device on which CDP is currently
disabled.
■ Non-CDP Device: A device that does not have CDP in its operating
code.
CDP Neighbor: A CDP device that is either directly connected to
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another CDP device or connected to that device by another device
that either has CDP disabled or does not have CDP in its operating
code (such as some hubs).