[ovs-discuss] LLDP handing in OVS

Ben Pfaff blp at ovn.org
Fri Jun 9 16:42:38 UTC 2017


On Fri, Jun 09, 2017 at 03:12:45PM +0200, sothy shan wrote:
> I am playing in writing funny SDN controller and play with LLDP message.
> To test my SDN controller, I am using mininet with ovs (2.0.2) .
> 
> I send LLDP message. The message I sent is given below except Ethernet
> headers.
> 
> Chassisi TLV: 01 09 04 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03  (from data path id) In this
> case, I didnt take 48 bit, took 64 ok??
> Port TLV: 02 07 03 62 03 03 c7 99 e1   (mac addres of port )
> ttl: 03 02 00 78
> 
> My question if I send only three data, OVS will repond ? it needed to some
> data?.

For the most part, OVS doesn't implement LLDP--that's the responsibility
of a controller.


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