•A reporting mechanism saving time for tracking errors that create costly downtime for the following:
•Unmatching duplex states between devices
•Unmatching (IEEE 802.1Q) native VLAN IDs between connecting ports
•Expanded commands providing detailed output on VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP) management domain and duplex modes of neighbor devices, CDP-related counters, and VLAN IDs of connecting ports
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增加几个TLV:
Table 1 Type-Length-Value Definitions for Cisco Discovery Protocol v2
TLV Definition
Device-ID TLV
Identifies the device name in the form of a character string.
Address TLV
Contains the network addresses of both receiving and sending devices.
Port-ID TLV
Identifies the port on which a Cisco Discovery Protocol packet is sent.
Capabilities TLV
Identifies the device type, which indicates the functional capability of the device; for example, a switch.
Version TLV
Contains information about the software release that is running on the device.
Platform TLV
Identifies the hardware platform of the device; for example, Cisco 4500.
IP Network Prefix TLV
Contains a list of network prefixes to which the sending device can forward IP packets. A prefix includes the interface protocol and port number; for example, Eth 1/0.
VTP Management Domain TLV
Advertises the system's configured VTP management domain name. Used by network operators to verify VTP domain configuration in adjacent network nodes.
Native VLAN TLV
Indicates, per interface, the assumed VLAN for untagged packets on the interface. Cisco Discovery Protocol learns the native VLAN for an interface.
This field is implemented only for interfaces that support the IEEE 802.1Q protocol.
Full/Half Duplex TLV
Indicates the duplex configuration of the Cisco Discovery Protocol broadcast interface. Used by network operators to diagnose connectivity problems between adjacent network devices.