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Configuring LLDP-MED on MX Series Routers in Enhanced LAN Mode

date_range 30-Nov-23

Link Layer Discovery Protocol–Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) is an extension of LLDP. Starting with Junos OS Release 14.2, the router uses LLDP-MED to support device discovery of VoIP telephones and to create location databases for these telephone locations.

LLDP-MED is turned on by default on MX Series routers.

This topic describes:

Enabling LLDP-MED on Interfaces

LLDP-MED is enabled on all interfaces by default. If it is disabled, you can enable LLDP-MED by configuring it on all interfaces or on specific interfaces.

To configure LLDP-MED on all interfaces or on a specific interface:

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[edit protocols lldp-med]
user@router# set interface (LLDP-MED) ge-0/0/2.0                     

Configuring Location Information Advertised by the Router

You can configure the location information that is advertised from the router to the LLDP-MED device. You can specify a civic-based location (geographic location) or a location based on an ELIN (Emergency Location Identification Number):

  • To specify a location by geography:

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    [edit protocols lldp-med]
     
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based country-code US                             
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based ca-type 1 ca-value “El Dorado County”                             
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based ca-type 2 ca-value CA
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based ca-type 3 ca-value Somerset 
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based ca-type 6 ca-value “Mount Aukum Road”
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based ca-type 19 ca-value 6450
    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location civic-based ca-type 21 ca-value “Holiday Market” 
  • To specify a location using an elin string:

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    user@router# set interface ge-0/0/2.0 location elin 4085551212

Configuring for Fast Start

You can specify the number of LLDP-MED advertisements sent from the router in the first second after it has detected an LLDP-MED device. The default is 3; to set it to another value:

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[edit protocols lldp-med]
user@router# set fast-start 6 
Note:

If an interface is configured as a VoIP interface, then the router does not wait for an attached phone to identify itself as an LLDP-MED device before it performs an LLDP-MED fast start after a graceful Routing Engine switchover (GRES) or a reboot. Instead, it immediately performs an LLDP-MED fast start after a GRES or reboot. This behavior prevents certain models of IP phones from resetting after a GRES.

Change History Table

Feature support is determined by the platform and release you are using. Use Feature Explorer to determine if a feature is supported on your platform.

Release
Description
14.2
Starting with Junos OS Release 14.2, the router uses LLDP-MED to support device discovery of VoIP telephones and to create location databases for these telephone locations.
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