Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6800 Series - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide March 2008 iii
Contents
About This Guide .....................................................................................................xxxv
Supported Platforms .....................................................................................................xxxv
Who Should Read this Manual? ..................................................................................xxxvi
When Should I Read this Manual? ..............................................................................xxxvi
What is in this Manual? ...............................................................................................xxxvi
What is Not in this Manual? .......................................................................................xxxvii
How is the Information Organized? ...........................................................................xxxvii
Documentation Roadmap ..........................................................................................xxxviii
Related Documentation .....................................................................................................xl
User Manual CD .............................................................................................................xlii
Technical Support ...........................................................................................................xlii
Chapter 1 Configuring 802.1AB .................................................................................................1-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................1-1
802.1AB Specifications ...................................................................................................1-2
802.1AB Defaults Table ..................................................................................................1-2
Quick Steps for Configuring 802.1AB ............................................................................1-3
802.1AB Overview .........................................................................................................1-4
LLDP Agent Operation ............................................................................................1-5
LLDPDU Transmission and Reception ....................................................................1-6
Aging Time ..............................................................................................................1-6
Configuring 802.1AB ......................................................................................................1-7
Configuring LLDPDU Flow ....................................................................................1-7
Enabling and Disabling Notification ........................................................................1-7
Enabling and Disabling Management TLV .............................................................1-8
Enabling and Disabling 802.1 TLV .........................................................................1-8
Enabling and Disabling 802.3 TLV .........................................................................1-9
Enabling and Disabling MED TLV .........................................................................1-9
Setting the Transmit Interval ....................................................................................1-9
Setting the Transmit Hold Multiplier Value ..........................................................1-10
Setting the Transmit Delay .....................................................................................1-10
Setting the Reinit Delay .........................................................................................1-10
Setting the Notification Interval .............................................................................1-10
Verifying 802.1AB Configuration ................................................................................1-11