802.1X Authentication,
Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP),
and Avaya IP Telephones
Abstract
The purpose of this document is to discuss 802.1X Authentication and Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) in Avaya IP Telephones. As of H.323 Release 2.6 for 46xx, H.323 Release 1.0 for 96xx, SIP Release 2.0 for 96xx, and H.323 Release 1.0 for 16xx Avaya IP Telephones, an 802.1X Supplicant is supported. Pass-through of 802.1X messages to support authentication of a PC attached to the phone is also supported. As of H.323 Release 2.6 for 46xx, H.323 Release 1.2 for 96xx, and SIP Release 2.0 for 96xx Avaya IP Telephones, support for LLDP has been added as well. This document outlines the features and their functionality and use.
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Table of Contents
1 |
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................. |
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2 |
802.1X PORT-BASED NETWORK ACCESS CONTROL.............................................. |
4 |
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2.1 |
802.1X PASS THROUGH (PC AUTHENTICATION) ............................................................. |
5 |
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2.2 |
802.1X SUPPLICANT OPERATION (TELEPHONE AUTHENTICATION) ................................. |
5 |
3 |
LINK LAYER DISCOVERY PROTOCOL (LLDP) ........................................................ |
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3.1 |
LLDP ON AVAYA IP TELEPHONES................................................................................... |
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3.2 |
LLDP FOR MEDIA ENDPOINT DEVICES (LLDP MED)..................................................... |
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3.3 |
AVAYA PROPRIETARY LLDP TLVS ................................................................................ |
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4 |
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES........................................................................................... |
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Definitions |
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Acronym |
Definition |
ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
CNA |
Converged Network Analyzer |
DHCP |
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol |
EAP |
Extensible Authentication Protocol |
EAPoL |
Extensible Authentication Protocol over LAN |
HTTP |
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol |
IEEE |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
LAN |
Local Area Network |
LLDP |
Link Layer Discovery Protocol |
LLDP MED |
Link Layer Discovery Protocol for Media Endpoint Devices |
MAC |
Media Access Control |
MIB |
Management Information Base |
OID |
Object Identifier |
PoE |
Power over Ethernet |
QoS |
Quality of Service |
SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
TFTP |
Trivial File Transfer Protocol |
TIA |
Telecommunications Industry Association |
TLS |
Transport Layer Security |
TLV |
Type-Length-Value |
VLAN |
Virtual Local Area Network |
Revised by: JWS |
Application Note |
3 of 9 |
Date (04/14/09) |
©2006, 2008 Avaya Inc. All Rights Reserved. |
802.1x-LLDP.doc |
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