Avaya Solution & Interoperability Test Lab

Application Notes for using Link Layer Discovery

Protocol (LLDP) with HP ProCurve Switches and Avaya IP
Telephones - Issue 1.0
Abstract

These Application Notes describe the steps for configuring ProCurve 5400zl, 3500yl, 2910
and 2610 Series Switches by HP to use the Network Policy Type Length Value (TLV) within
the Link Layer Discovery Protocol Media Endpoint Devices (LLDP-MED). The ProCurve
Switches will be configured to assign VLAN and QoS information to Avaya 9600 Series IP
Telephones running Avaya one-X Deskphone Edition, Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones
running Avaya one-X Deskphone SIP and Avaya 4600 Series IP Telephones (H.323).

Information in these Application Notes has been obtained through DevConnect compliance
testing and additional technical discussions. Testing was conducted via the DevConnect
Program at the Avaya Solution and Interoperability Test Lab.

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1. Introduction
These Application Notes describe a sample configuration for using Link Layer Discovery
Protocol (LLDP) to provision VLAN and QoS information to Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones
running Avaya one-X Deskphone Edition, Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones running Avaya one-
X Deskphone SIP and Avaya 4600 Series IP Telephones (H.323).

LLDP or 802.1AB is an IEEE standard designed for the discovery of directly attached adjacent
network devices such as Ethernet switches, routers, and other LLDP capable devices such as the
Avaya 9600 and 4600 Series IP Telephones. LLDP advertisements are encapsulated in LLDP
Data Units (LLDPDU) in the format of Type Length Value or TLV for short. The IEEE 802.1AB
specification defines different types of TLVs – Standard and Optional. LLDP capable devices
must support the advertisement of Standard TLVs such as Chassis ID, Port ID, and Time to Live
TLVs. The same LLDP capable device may also include Network Policy, IEEE 802.3
(MAC/PHY Configuration/Status) and other Vendor specific optional TLVs as part of its LLDP
advertisement. The Avaya 9600 and 4600 Series IP Telephones supports the use of the Network
Policy TLV as a means to accept VLAN and QoS assignment in addition to using vendor
specific TLVs. For supported IP Telephones & versions, refer to the table in Section 3.

1.1. Interoperability Compliance Testing

The sample network outlined in these Application Notes consists of a 5400zl(*) Series Switch by
HP, serving as the connection point for the Avaya IP Telephones to connect into the network.
The Ethernet switch port is configured to support 2 VLANs, one for voice and one for data. The
voice VLAN supports Avaya IP Telephone traffic and the data VLAN supports PC traffic. LLDP
is enabled on these Ethernet ports and are configured to advertise the voice VLAN ID and QoS
information using the Network Policy LLDP TLV.

(*) Since the syntax for configuring LLDP for the ProCurve 5400zl, 3500yl, 2910 and 2610
Series Switches is the same, only the configuration for the ProCurve 5400zl Switch is shown.

1.2. Support
For technical support on ProCurve products, consult the support pages at:
http://www.procurve.com/customercare/support/manuals/index.htm

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2. Reference Configuration
Figure 1 illustrates the configuration used in these Application Notes. All Avaya IP Telephones
are registered with Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager and Avaya Aura™ SIP Enablement
Services (SES) which are connected to the enterprise IP network. All Avaya IP Telephones are
assigned to the same IP network region within Communication Manager. VLAN ID, Layer 2 and
Layer 3 QoS information for Avaya 9600 & 4600 Series IP Telephones is obtained through
LLDP advertisement configured on the ProCurve Networked Switches.

Figure 1: Avaya/ProCurve Network Diagram

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 3. Equipment and Software Validated
The following equipment and software were used for the sample configuration provided:

Equipment Software/Firmware
Avaya PBX Products
Avaya S8300 Server running Avaya Aura™ Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager 5.2
Communication Manager (*)
Avaya G450 Media Gateway
MGP 28.22.0
MM712 DCP Media Module HW9
Avaya SIP Enablement Services (SES)
Avaya Aura™ SIP Enabled Services (SES) Server 5.2 (*)
Avaya Telephony Sets
Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones Avaya one-X Deskphone Edition 3.0
Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones Avaya one-X Deskphone SIP 2.0.0
Avaya 4600 Series IP Telephones 2.9 (H.323)
ProCurve Products
ProCurve 6600ml-24G Switch FW-K.14.09
ProCurve 5406zl by HP FW-K.14.09
with J8705A module and RJ45 (J8177C
Transceiver)
ProCurve 3500yl-24-PWR by HP FW-K.14.09
ProCurve 2910al by HP W.14.28
ProCurve 2610-24-PWR by HP R.11.25

(*)Avaya Communication Manager 5.1.2 and Avaya SIP Enabled Services Server 5.1.2 were
also compliance tested but will not be covered in this document.

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4. Configuration of the ProCurve Switches
This section addresses how to configure the 5400zl Series Switch by HP as shown in Figure 1
using the Command Line Interface (CLI). Since the syntax for configuring the 5400zl, 3500yl,
2910 and 2610 Series Switches by HP is the same, only the configuration for the 5400zl Switch
is shown. Basic router configuration is assumed, only information that pertains to the LLDP
setup is covered in these Application Notes. For basic router setup information, refer to Section
8.

As shown in Figure 1, The PCs in the network are directly connected to the Avaya 9600 & 4600
Series IP Telephones. The ProCurve interfaces that the Avaya IP Telephones are connected to
are trunked, which allows both the data and voice VLANs to share the same wire. For this
example, the Datavlan ID is 30 and the Voice ID is 33.

To configure the ProCurve 5406zl Switch, connect a PC or laptop to the serial port of the
ProCurve 5406zl Switch. Run a terminal emulation program with the following configuration:
 Bits per second: 9600
 Data bits: 8
 Parity: None
 Stop bits: 1
 Flow Control: None

1. Log into the ProCurve 5406zl Switch using the appropriate Login ID and Password.

Login:
Password:
ProCurve Switch 5406zl#

2. Create and configure the telephony VLAN where all of the Avaya telephony equipment will
run.
Assign a VLAN ID for the telephony VLAN.
Assign a name for the telephony VLAN.
Assign an IP address for the telephony VLAN.
Assign ports to the telephony VLAN.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl# configure

ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# vlan 1050
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-10)#vlan 1050 name vlan1050
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-10)#ip address 192.50.10.254/24
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-10)# untagged a5-a6
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-10)# exit

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3. Create and configure the voice VLAN.
Assign a VLAN ID for the voice VLAN.
Assign a name for the voice VLAN.
Assign an IP address for the voice VLAN.
Assign priority 6 to DSCP CodePoint 101110
Enable voice/LLDP option
Assign QoS value, this value will be passed to the Avaya IP Telephone
Set an IP helper address for DHCP.
Assign ports to the voice VLAN.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl# configure

ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# vlan 33
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# vlan 33 name Voice1
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# ip address 10.33.1.254/24
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# qos dscp-map 101110 priority 6
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# voice
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# qos dscp 101110
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# ip helper-address 10.20.20.250
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# tagged a11-a13
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-33)# exit

4. Create and configure the data VLAN.

Assign a VLAN ID for the data VLAN.
Assign a name for the data VLAN.
Assign an IP address for the data VLAN.
Set an IP helper address for DHCP.
Assign ports to the data VLAN.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl# configure

ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# vlan 30
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-30)# vlan 30 name Datavlan1
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-30)# ip address 10.30.1.254/24
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-30)# ip helper-address 10.20.20.250
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-30)# untagged a11-a13
ProCurve Switch 5406zl (vlan-30)# exit

5. Save the running configuration to the startup configuration.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl# configure
ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# write memory

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5. Test Results
The ProCurve 5400zl, 3500yl, 2910 and 2610 Series Switches by HP, serving as the connection
point for the Avaya IP Telephones, were able to configure the voice VLAN ID and QoS
information using the Network Policy LLDP TLV.

6. Verification Steps
The following steps may be used to verify the configuration:
1. Use the show lldp status to verify that LLDP is running. If LLDP is not running, refer to
Section 4 Step 3.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# show lldp stats

LLDP Device Statistics

Neighbor Entries List Last Updated : 21 days

New Neighbor Entries Count : 59
Neighbor Entries Deleted Count : 51
Neighbor Entries Dropped Count : 0
Neighbor Entries AgeOut Count : 12

LLDP Port Statistics

Port | NumFramesRecvd NumFramesSent NumFramesDiscarded

----- + -------------- ------------- ------------------
A1 | 61404 61368 0
A2 | 61404 61368 0
A3 | 0 0 0
A4 | 0 0 0
A5 | 0 61377 0
A6 | 0 61377 0
A7 | 0 1 0
A8 | 0 0 0
A9 | 0 0 0
A10 | 18029 18030 0
A11 | 40644 44111 0
A12 | 43881 60415 0
A13 | 0 0 0

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2. Use the show lldp info remote-device command to verify LLDP neighbors.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# show lldp info remote-device

LLDP Remote Devices Information

LocalPort | ChassisId PortId PortDescr SysName
--------- + ------------------------- ------ --------- ----------------------
A1 | 00 23 47 51 bb 40 1 1 ProCurve 2910al-48G...
A2 | 00 23 47 51 bb 40 2 2 ProCurve 2910al-48G...
A19 | 00 16 35 b6 30 c0 19 19 ProCurve Switch 350...
A20 | 00 16 35 b6 30 c0 20 20 ProCurve Switch 350...
A21 | 00 23 47 55 c5 80 24 24 ProCurve Switch 660...
B15 | 10.33.1.126 00 ... AVTB7160B
B16 | 10.33.1.144 00 ... AVAF88916
B17 | 10.33.1.130 00 ... AVAEC9396

3. Use the show lldp neighbors detail command to verify LLDP neighbors detailed information.

ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# show lldp info remote-device b15

LLDP Remote Device Information Detail

Local Port : B15

ChassisType : network-address
ChassisId : 10.33.1.126
PortType : mac-...
PortId : 00 07 3b b7 16 0b
SysName : AVTB7160B
System Descr :
PortDescr :

System Capabilities Supported : bridge, telephone

System Capabilities Enabled : bridge

Remote Management Address

Type : ipv4
Address : 10.33.1.126

MED Information Detail

EndpointClass :Class3
Media Policy Vlan id :33
Media Policy Priority :6
Media Policy Dscp :46
Media Policy Tagged :True

* Class information is not being displayed properly and will be fixed in update to the Avaya
Phone firmware. For correct power class information use the show power-over-ethernet
command shown below.

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 ProCurve Switch 5406zl(config)# show power-over-ethernet ethernet b15

Status and Counters - Port Power Status for port B15

Power Enable : Yes

LLDP Detect : disabled
Priority : low Configured Type :
AllocateBy : usage Value : 17 W
Detection Status : Delivering Power Class : 2

Over Current Cnt : 0 MPS Absent Cnt : 0

Power Denied Cnt : 0 Short Cnt : 0

Voltage : 51.2 V Current : 41 mA

Power : 2.0 W

7. Conclusion
These Application Notes describe the administration steps required to configure the ProCurve
5400zl, 3500yl, 2910 and 2610 Series Switches to use LLDP-MED advertisement to assign
VLAN ID, Layer 2 and Layer 3 QoS information to Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones running
Avaya one-X Deskphone Edition, Avaya 9600 Series IP Telephones running Avaya one-X
Deskphone SIP and Avaya 4600 Series IP Telephones.

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8. Additional References
The documents referenced below were used for additional support and configuration
information.

The following Avaya product documentation can be found at http://support.avaya.com.

[1] Administering Avaya Aura™ Communication Manager, May 2009 , Issue 5.0, Document
Number 03-300509..
[2] Administering Avaya Aura™ SIP Enablement Services, May 2009, Issue 2.1, Document
03-602508.
[3] Avaya Aura™ SIP Enablement Services (SES) Implementation Guide, May 2009, Issue 6,
Document 16-300140.
[4] Avaya one-X Deskphone Edition for 9600 Series IP Telephones Administrator Guide
Release 3.0, Document Number 16-300698.
[5] Avaya one-X Deskphone SIP for 9600 Series IP Telephones Administrator Guide,
Release 2.0, Document Number 16-601944.
[6] 4600 Series IP Telephone LAN Administrator Guide, Document Number: 555-233-507.

The HP product documentation can be found at:

http://www.procurve.com/customercare/support/manuals/index.htm

[7] Command Line Interface Reference Guide for the ProCurve Series 3500yl, 6200yl,
5400zl, and 8212zl Switches.
[8] Management and Configuration Guide for the ProCurve Series 3500yl, 6200yl, 5400zl,
and 8200zl Switches.
[9] Management and Configuration Guide for the ProCurve Series 2910 Switches.
[10] Management and Configuration Guide for the ProCurve Series 2610 Switches.

9. Change History

Issue Date Reason

1.0 6/24/2009 Initial issue

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are the property of their respective owners. The information provided in these Application
Notes is subject to change without notice. The configurations, technical data, and
recommendations provided in these Application Notes are believed to be accurate and
dependable, but are presented without express or implied warranty. Users are responsible for
their application of any products specified in these Application Notes.

Please e-mail any questions or comments pertaining to these Application Notes along with the
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DevConnect Program at [email protected].

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