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Chapter 12 Monitoring Carrier Ethernet Services
Viewing Link Layer Discovery Protocol Properties
In Physical Inventory
To view CDP on a Layer 2 port:
Step 1 In Prime Network Vision, double-click the device with the Layer 2 port with the CDP information you
want to view.
Step 2 In the inventory window, select the required port under Physical Inventory.
The CDP information is displayed in the Discovery Protocols area in the Prime Network Vision content
pane:
• Discovery Protocol Type—CDP
• Info—Up or Down
Viewing Link Layer Discovery Protocol Properties
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) stores and maintains the local device information, including a
list of devices directly connected to the device.
In Logical Inventory
To view LLDP properties:
Step 1 In Prime Network Vision, double-click the device with the LLDP information you want to view.
Step 2 In the inventory window, choose Logical Inventory > Link Layer Discovery Protocol.
The LLDP properties are displayed in logical inventory as shown in Figure 12-2.