802.3 capabilities

Except for Power-via-MDI information, the RUCKUS device will advertise the following 802.3 attributes when LLDP is enabled on a global basis:

  • Link aggregation information
  • MAC/PHY configuration and status
  • Maximum frame size
  • Power-via-MDI information (not automatically advertised)

Link aggregation TLV

The link-aggregation time, length, value (TLV) indicates the following:

  • Whether the link is capable of being aggregated
  • Whether the link is currently aggregated
  • The LAG interface

RUCKUS devices advertise link aggregation information about standard link aggregation (LACP) as well as static trunk configuration.

By default, link-aggregation information is automatically advertised when LLDP is enabled on a global basis. To disable this advertisement, enter a command such as the following.

device(config)#no lldp advertise link-aggregation ports e 1/2/12

The link aggregation advertisement will appear similar to the following on the remote device, and in the CLI display output on the RUCKUS device (show lldp local-info ).

Link aggregation: not capable

MAC and PHY configuration status

The MAC and PHY configuration and status TLV includes the following information:

  • Auto-negotiation capability and status
  • Speed and duplex mode
  • Flow control capabilities for auto-negotiation
  • maximum port speed advertisement
  • If applicable, indicates if the above settings are the result of auto-negotiation during link initiation or of a manual set override action

The advertisement reflects the effects of the following CLI commands:

  • speed-duplex
  • flow-control
  • gig-default
  • link-config

By default, the MAC/PHY configuration and status information are automatically advertised when LLDP is enabled on a global basis. To disable this advertisement, enter a command such as the following.

device(config)#no lldp advertise mac-phy-config-status ports e 1/2/4 to 1/2/12

The MAC/PHY configuration advertisement will appear similar to the following on the remote device, and in the CLI display output on the RUCKUS device (show lldp local-info ).

+ 802.3 MAC/PHY       : auto-negotiation enabled
   Advertised capabilities: 10baseT-HD, 10baseT-FD, 100baseTX-HD, 100baseTX-FD,
   fdxSPause, fdxBPause, 1000baseT-HD, 1000baseT-FD
   Operational MAU type: 100BaseTX-FD

Maximum frame size

The maximum frame size TLV provides the maximum 802.3 frame size capability of the port. This value is expressed in octets and includes the four-octet Frame Check Sequence (FCS). The default maximum frame size is 1522. The advertised value may change depending on whether the aggregated-vlan or jumbo CLI commands are in effect.

By default, the maximum frame size is automatically advertised when LLDP is enabled on a global basis. To disable this advertisement, enter a command such as the following.

device(config)#no lldp advertise max-frame-size ports e 1/2/4 to 1/2/12

The maximum frame size advertisement will appear similar to the following on the remote device, and in the CLI display output on the RUCKUS device (show lldp local-info ).

Maximum frame size: 1522 octets

Power-via-MDI

The power-via-MDI TLV provides general information about Power over Ethernet (POE) capabilities and status of the port. It indicates the following:

  • POE capability (supported or not supported)
  • POE status (enabled or disabled)
  • Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) power pair - indicates which pair of wires is in use and whether the pair selection can be controlled. The RUCKUS implementation always uses pair A, and cannot be controlled.
  • Power class - Indicates the range of power that the connected powered device has negotiated or requested.
Note: The power-via-MDI TLV described in this section applies to LLDP. There is also a power-via-MDI TLV for LLDP-MED devices, which provides extensive POE information. Refer to Extended power-via-MDI information.

To advertise the power-via-MDI information, enter a command such as the following.

device(config)#lldp advertise power-via-mdi ports e 1/2/4 to 1/2/12

The power-via-MDI advertisement will appear similar to the following on the remote device, and in the CLI display output on the RUCKUS device (show lldp local-info ).

+ 802.3 Power via MDI: PSE port, power enabled, class 0
    Power Pair         : A (not controllable)