Configuring Lldp, Lldp-Med, And Location Service - Cisco Catalyst 4500 series Administration Manual

Configuring LLDP, LLDP-MED, and Location
Service
This chapter describes how to configure the Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), LLDP Media
Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED), and Location Service on the Catalyst 4500 series switch.
For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
Note
reference for this release and the "System Management Commands" section in the Cisco IOS
Configuration Fundamentals Command Reference, Release 12.4.
This chapter consists of these sections:
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About LLDP, LLDP-MED, and Location Service
This section describes this information:
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LLDP
The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a device discovery protocol that runs over Layer 2 (the data link
layer) on all Cisco-manufactured devices (routers, bridges, access servers, and switches). CDP allows
network management applications to automatically discover and learn about other Cisco devices
connected to the network.
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About LLDP, LLDP-MED, and Location Service, page 31-1
Configuring LLDP and LLDP-MED, and Location Service, page 31-4
Monitoring and Maintaining LLDP, LLDP-MED, and Location Service, page 31-14
Cisco IOS Carries Ethernet Features in Cisco IOS XE 3.1.0SG, page 31-15
LLDP, page 31-1
LLDP-MED, page 31-2
Location Service, page 31-3
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