Supported Cisco Switches
Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
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Cisco Active Network Abstraction VNE Reference
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Supported Topologies for Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches Supported Network Resource Management Components for Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series Switches
The following Network Resource Management components support Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
Switches:
Table113 Supported Topologies for Cisco Catalyst 4500 Series
Topology Type Topology Discovery Technique Topology Verification Technique Additional Information
Physical Layer CDP CDP The ports are tested on separate VNEs
by checking the VNE management IP.
CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol)
includes any upper-layer techniques,
such as MAC in Ethernet. In this
technique the matching criteria is the
CDP neighboring information.
Physical Layer Static — You can create a static link between
managed network elements by
selecting the two end ports of the
network elements. To create a static
topological link, select the exact
location of the two end ports (at both
ends of the link).
For information on creating a Static
link, see Cisco Active Network
Abstraction 4.0 User and
Administration Guide on Cisco.com:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/
ps6776/products_user_guide_list.html
Ethernet MAC address Ethernet counters •MAC: Ethernet port MAC is
determined using bridge and ARP
tables. This technique discovers
links between routers and links
between router and switch. It does
not discover links between
switches.
•Ethernet Counters: Based on the
unicast packets traffic signature.
MPLS Not supported Not supported —
BGP BGP information BGP information BGP information includes the local or
remote BGP Identifier and autonomous
system.
VPN (VRF) Not supported Not supported —
Tunnel Not supported Not supported —