Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Administration Guide

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Software Configuration Guide—Release IOS XE 3.6.0E and IOS 15.2(2)E
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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.
Note For complete syntax and usage information for the commands used in this chapter, see the command
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:
• 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
About LLDP, LLDP-MED, and Location Service
This section describes this information:
• LLDP, page 31-1
• LLDP-MED, page 31-2
• Location Service, page 31-3
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.

Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Specifications

General

Series	Catalyst 4500 Series
Category	Switch
Layer Support	Layer 2, Layer 3
Form Factor	Modular chassis
Stackable	No
Chassis Slots	3, 6, 7, 10
Power Supply Options	AC, DC
Redundancy	Power supply, Supervisor engine
Network Management	Cisco IOS Software CLI, SNMP, Cisco Prime Infrastructure
Features	Security, QoS
Port Density	Up to 384 ports per chassis
Security Features	802.1X, ACLs, DHCP Snooping, Dynamic ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard
Supervisor Engine	8-E