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Mandatory TLVs
When an LLDP agent transmits LLDP packets to other agents in the same 802 LAN segments, the
following mandatory TLVs are always included:
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This section describes the above TLVs in detail.
Chassis ID
The Chassis ID identifies the device that sent the LLDP packets.
There are several ways in which a device may be identified. A chassis ID subtype, included in the
TLV and shown in
TABLE 57
ID Subtype
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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System capabilities
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Management address
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End of LLDPDU
Organizationally-specific TLVs are optional in LLDP implementations and are defined and
encoded by individual organizations or vendors. These TLVs include support for, but are not
limited to, the IEEE 802.1 and 802.3 standards and the TIA-1057 standard.
Brocade devices support the following Organizationally-specific TLVs:
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802.1 organizationally-specific TLVs
Port VLAN ID
VLAN name TLV
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802.3 organizationally-specific TLVs
MAC/PHY configuration/status
Link aggregation
Maximum frame size
Chassis ID
Port ID
Time to Live (TTL)
Table 57, indicates how the device is being referenced in the Chassis ID field.
Chassis ID subtypes
Description
Reserved
Chassis component
Interface alias
Port component
MAC address
Network address
Interface name
Locally assigned
Reserved
General operating principles
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