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Chapter 12 Monitoring Carrier Ethernet Services
Viewing Spanning Tree Protocol Properties

In Physical Inventory

To view LLDP on a Layer 2 port:
Step 1 In Prime Network Vision, double-click the device with the Layer 2 port with LLDP information you want
to view.
Step 2 In the inventory window, select the required port under Physical Inventory.
The LLDP information is displayed in the Discovery Protocols area in the Prime Network Vision co ntent
pane:
• Discovery Protocol Type—LLDP
• Info—Tx (Enabled or Disabled), Rx (Enabled or Disabled) .
Viewing Spanning Tree Protocol Properties
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is a link management protocol that provides pat h redun dan cy whil e
preventing undesirable loops in the network.
To view Spanning Tree properties:
Step 1 In Prime Network Vision, double-click the element whose STP properties you want to view.
Step 2 In the inventory window, choose Logical Inventory > Spanning Tree Protocol.
Step 3 STP properties are displayed in logical inventory as shown in Figure 12-3.
LLDP Neighbors Table
Local Port Local port.
Local Port ID Local port identifier.
Local Port Name Local port name.
Remote System Name Remote system name.
Remote Chassis ID Remote chassis identifier.
Remote Port ID Remote port identifier.
Remote Port Name Remote port name.
Remote Management IP Remote management IP address.
Table 12-4 Link Layer Discovery Protocol Properties (continued)
Field Description