Enabling or disabling Avaya TLV transmit flags

Use this procedure to enable or disable the transmission of optional proprietary Avaya TLVs from switch ports to Avaya IP phones.

Procedure steps

  1. From the navigation pane, double-click Edit.

  2. In the Edit tree, click Diagnostics.

  3. In the Diagnostics work area, click 802.1AB .

  4. In the 802.1AB tree, click Avaya.

  5. In the work area, click the Port Config tab.

  6. To select a port, click the PortNum.

  7. In the port row, double-click the cell in the TLVsTxEnable column.

  8. Select a checkbox to enable a TLV.

    OR

    Clear a checkbox to disable a TLV.

  9. Click Ok.

  10. On the toolbar, click Apply.

Variable definitions

Variable Value
poeConservationLevel Enables or disables the TLV for requesting a specific power conservation level for an Avaya IP phone connected to the switch port.
ImportantImportant

Only Ethernet ports on switches that support PoE can request a specific power conservation level for an Avaya IP phone.

callServer Enables or disables the TLV for advertising call server IPv4 addresses to an Avaya IP phone connected to the switch port.
fileServer Enables or disables the TLV for advertising file server IPv4 addresses to an Avaya IP phone connected to the switch port.
framingTlv Enables or disables the frame tagging TLV for exchanging Layer 2 priority tagging information between the switch and an Avaya IP phone.