Netgear GS724AT GS724AT Reference Manual - Page 62
LLDP, Basic, LLDP Configuration - troubleshooting
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LLDP GS700AT Series Smart Switch Software Administration Manual The Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) allows network managers to troubleshoot and enhance network management by discovering and maintaining network topologies over multivendor environments. LLDP discovers network neighbors by standardizing methods for network devices to advertise themselves to other system, and to store discovered information. Device discovery information includes: • Device Identification • Device Capabilities • Device Configuration The advertising device transmits multiple advertisement message sets in a single LAN packet. The multiple advertisement sets are sent in the packet Type Length Value (TLV) field. LLDP devices must support chassis and port ID advertisement, as well as system name, system ID, system description, and system capability advertisements. The LLDP menu enables configuration of LLDP parameters and contains the following options: • "Basic" • "Advanced" Basic The LLDP Basic menu contains the following option: • "LLDP Configuration" LLDP Configuration The Basic LLDP Configuration screen allows network managers to assign global LLDP and LLDP-MED (LLDP - Media Endpoint Discovery) parameters. Managing System Settings v1.0, March 2008 3-27