Administration: Discovery
Configuring LLDP
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• CDP and LLDP end devices, such as IP phones, learn the voice VLAN 
configuration from CDP and LLDP advertisements. By default, the device is 
enabled to send out CDP and LLDP advertisement based on the voice 
VLAN configured at the device. Refer to the Voice VLAN for details. 
NOTE CDP/LLDP does not distinguish if a port is in a LAG. If there are multiple ports in a 
LAG, CDP/LLDP transmit packets on each port without taking into account the fact 
that the ports are in a LAG.
The operation of CDP/LLDP is independent of the STP status of an interface.
If 802.1x port access control is enabled at an interface, the device transmits and 
receives CDP/LLDP packets to and from the interface only if the interface is 
authenticated and authorized. 
If a port is the target of mirroring, then CDP/LLDP considers it down.
NOTE CDP and LLDP are link layer protocols for directly-connected CDP/LLDP capable 
devices to advertise themselves and their capabilities. In deployments where the 
CDP/LLDP-capable devices are not directly connected and are separated with 
CDP/LLDP-incapable devices, the CDP/LLDP-capable devices may be able to 
receive the advertisement from other device(s) only if the CDP/LLDP-incapable 
devices flood the CDP/LLDP packets they receive. If the CDP/LLDP-incapable 
devices perform VLAN-aware flooding, then CDP/LLDP-capable devices can hear 
each other only if they are in the same VLAN. A CDP/LLDP-capable device may 
receive advertisements from more than one device if the CDP/LLDP-incapable 
devices flood the CDP/LLDP packets. 
Configuring LLDP
This section describes how to configure LLDP. It covers the following topics:
• LLDP Overview
• LLDP Properties
• LLDP Port Settings
• LLDP MED Network Policy
• LLDP MED Port Settings
• LLDP Port Status
• LLDP Local Information