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• Chassis ID – An octet string indicating the specific identifier for the particular chassis in this
system.
• System Name – A string that indicates the system’s administratively assigned name (see
“Displaying System Information” on page 649).
• System Description – A textual description of the network entity. This field is also displayed by
the show system command.
• System Capabilities Supported – The capabilities that define the primary function(s) of the
system.
• System Capabilities Enabled – The primary function(s) of the system which are currently
enabled. Refer to the preceding table.
• Management Address – The management address associated with the local system. If no
management address is available, the address should be the MAC address for the CPU or for
the port sending this advertisement.
Interface Settings
The attributes listed below apply to both port and trunk interface types. When a trunk is listed, the
descriptions apply to the first port of the trunk.
• Port/Trunk Description – A string that indicates the port or trunk description. If RFC 2863 is
implemented, the ifDescr object should be used for this field.
• Port/Trunk ID – A string that contains the specific identifier for the port or trunk from which this
LLDPDU was transmitted.
Port component EntPhysicalAlias when entPhysicalClass has a value ‘port(10)’ or ‘backplane(4)’
(IETF RFC 2737)
MAC address MAC address (IEEE Std 802-2001)
Network address networkAddress
Interface name ifName (IETF RFC 2863)
Locally assigned locally assigned
TABLE 172 System Capabilities
ID Basis Reference
Other —
Repeater IETF RFC 2108
Bridge IETF RFC 2674
WLAN Access Point IEEE 802.11 MIB
Router IETF RFC 1812
Telephone IETF RFC 2011
DOCSIS cable device IETF RFC 2669 and IETF RFC 2670
End Station Only IETF RFC 2011
TABLE 171 Chassis ID Subtype (Continued)
ID Basis Reference