Location Identification TLV

The Location Identification TLV provides for advertisement of

 

location identifier information to Communication Endpoint

 

Devices, based on configuration of the Network Connectivity

 

Device it's connected to. You can set the Location Identification

 

content in Location Identification Parameters. If Location

 

Identification TLV is included and Location Identification

 

Parameters isn't set, a default value is used in Location

 

Identification TLV.

 

 

Extended Power-Via-MDI TLV

The Extended Power-Via-MDI TLV is intended to enable

 

advanced power management between LLDP-MED Endpoint

 

and Network Connectivity Devices, and it allows advertisement

 

of fine grained power requirement details, Endpoint power

 

priority, as well as both Endpoint and Network Connectivity

 

Device power status.

 

 

Inventory TLV

The Inventory TLV set contains seven basic Inventory

 

management TLVs, that is, Hardware Revision TLV, Firmware

 

Revision TLV, Software Revision TLV, Serial Number TLV,

 

Manufacturer Name TLV, Model Name TLV and Asset ID TLV.

 

If support for any of the TLVs in the Inventory Management set

 

is implemented, then support for all Inventory Management

 

TLVs shall be implemented.

 

 

LLDP-MED is configured on the Global Config, Port Config, Local Info and Neighbor Info pages.

14.4.1 Global Config

On this page you can configure the LLDP-MED parameters of the device globally. Choose the menu LLDP→LLDP-MED→Global Config to load the following page.

Figure 14-6 LLDP-MED Global Configuration

The following entries are displayed on this screen:

¾LLDP-MED Parameters Config

Fast Start Count: When LLDP-MED fast start mechanism is activated, multiple

LLDP-MED frames will be transmitted based on this parameter.

Device Class:LLDP-MED devices are comprised of two primary device types: Network Connectivity Devices and Endpoint Devices. In turn, Endpoint Devices are composed of three defined Classes: Class I, Class II and Class III. Bridge is a Network Connectivity Device.

14.4.2 Port Config

On this page you can configure all ports' LLDP-MED parameters.

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TP-Link TL-SG3424P Location Identification TLV, Extended Power-Via-MDI TLV, Inventory TLV, ¾ LLDP-MED Parameters Config

TL-SG3424P specifications

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