I'm not a dedicated networking guy, but I'm frequently called on to figure out whether a given network jack in my building is active, and to retrieve its CDP data if it is. At the moment I've got an ...

I am working on a LAN that is predominantly Cisco hardware; Core and Access layer switches and wireless APs. CDP is enabled on all the devices so that they can discover each other. PoE enabled ...

LLDP provides for the communication of IEEE 802.3af power levels and VLAN information in a similar manner to that which Cisco pioneered with CDP. LLDP is supported in most of Cisco’s newer switches ...