Cisco Discovery Protocol

In this section:

  1. Cisco Discovery Protocol overview
    Using multicast announcements to share information about Cisco devices, Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a proprietary Layer 2 protocol that is equivalent to the RUCKUS protocol Foundry Discovery Protocol (FDP).
  2. Enabling CDP packet interception
    A RUCKUS device can be enabled to intercept and display Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) packets.
  3. Displaying CDP packet information
    After enabling CDP packet interception, you can view CDP packet information.
  4. Clearing CDP statistics and neighbor information
    Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) update information and statistics can be cleared.