summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/network/lldpd/slack-desc
blob: b4b45dba525c56a29be781a48e99de2c006341ca (plain)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
# HOW TO EDIT THIS FILE:
# The "handy ruler" below makes it easier to edit a package description.
# Line up the first '|' above the ':' following the base package name, and
# the '|' on the right side marks the last column you can put a character in.
# You must make exactly 11 lines for the formatting to be correct.  It's also
# customary to leave one space after the ':' except on otherwise blank lines.

     |-----handy-ruler------------------------------------------------------|
lldpd: lldpd (an implementation of IEEE 802.1ab (LLDP))
lldpd:
lldpd: LLDP allows you to know exactly on which port is a server (and
lldpd: reciprocally). It is an industry standard protocol designed to
lldpd: supplant proprietary Link-Layer protocols such as EDP or CDP. The goal
lldpd: of LLDP is to provide an inter-vendor compatible mechanism to deliver
lldpd: Link-Layer notifications to adjacent network devices.
lldpd:
lldpd: lldpd is an ISC-licensed implementation of LLDP for various Unixes. It
lldpd: also supports some proprietary protocols.
lldpd: