Allied Telesis SwitchBlade x3100 Series Manual page 810

Introduction
Switch A
SBx3112
with LLDP running
lldp_example_out
7-72
Software Reference for SwitchBlade x3100 Series Switches (Network Management)
1
Switch B
LLDP Aware Switch
with LLDP Running
2
Switch C
LLDP Aware Switch
with LLDP Disabled
3
Router X
with LLDP Running
4
Router Y
with LLDP Disabled
or non-existant
5
Device Z
Hub or other
non-LLDP device
Processing of Outgoing LLDP Packets
FIGURE 7-9
- Accepts but does not forward
the LLDP packets describing Switch A.
- Transmits LLDP packets describing itself out all ports
- Does not accept and discards LLDP
packets from Switch A
- Accepts but does not forward
the LLDP packets describing Switch A.
- Transmits LLDP packets describing itself out all ports
- Drops the LLDP packets describing Switch A.
- Does not transmit any LLDP packets describing itself
- Forwards the LLDP packets from Switch A out of all
ports except the port receiving packets from Switch A
- No awareness of LLDP operation
Introduction