Alcatel-Lucent Omnipcx Enterprise: Lldp-Med
Alcatel-Lucent Omnipcx Enterprise: Lldp-Med
LLDP-MED
OBJECTIVE
Since R9.1, the IP Touch x8 Series extensions(1) handle the LLDP-MED protocol
LLDP operates on data link layer. It is used to exchange some devices information
(identity, capabilities) between the network switches/routers and the connected devices.
This mechanism is based on IEEE 802.1AB(LLDP) and ANSI TIA 1057 (LLDP-MED) standards
With LLDP
For more flexibility, all the three sub functions: VLAN acquire, Power
Management and Inventory Publication can be disabled through Local MMI(3)
Currently, only two switches(4) have been qualified with IP Touch for LLDP-MED
Please refer to the TC1290 for the “white list” and feature restrictions evolution
1) If the LAN switch does not respond, the extension continues with a normal startup
2) The terminal sends to the switch some information via a LLDP/LLDP_MED message. It then starts a “one second” timer. If the set
does not receive anything from the switch, it considers that the adjacent LAN Switch does not support VLAN Assignment, and the
terminal continues its initialization with a normal startup.
4) Release “i1.605.14e”
- Cisco Catalyst 3750 (version 12.2)
- HP ProCurve 2610 (version R.11.25)
An IP Touch can acquire its VLAN Id directly from the network switch (without
setting up an AVA Server) thanks to the LLPD-MED
In dynamic mode: LLDP > AVA > Information from local configuration
In static mode is: LLDP > Information from local configuration
1) A fourth method can be considered: the 802.1x use. But with this method, the VLAN Id is not provided to the extension, but to the
switch port ! (it is totally transparent for the terminal)
2) If the 802.1x method is considered as a fourth method, it takes place as the last possibility for both configuration types (dynamic or
static)
z At the set startup, it calculates its maximum consumption value and notify
the switch about it via a LLDP-MED message
z The set is able to advertise its power priority to the switch. Three priority
levels are supported by the terminal:
When a switch can not provide the POE at 100% of the ports, the equipment requiring a medium or Max Power (or even a low power)
could notify the switch. Therefore, the switch could optimize the power overbooking [in fact by default the max power can be
provided to all the ports (in a management point of view) but some switches can not provide physically this power to all the ports]
{ Hardware Revision
{ Using hardware version stored in the flash
{ Firmware Revision
{ Using software binary version which the terminal is running on
{ Software Revision
{ Same with Firmware Revision
{ Serial Number
{ Using that stored in the flash
{ Manufacture Name
{ Using default value “Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise”
{ Model Name
{ Using the terminal type (NOE 4018/4008/4028/4038/4068 FE/EE)
{ Asset ID
{ Using the MAC address of LAN port
Main Menu
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LLDP
Vlan Acquirement
Power Management ...