Configuring the PoE conservation level request TLV

Use this procedure to request a specific power conservation level for an Avaya IP phone connected to a switch port.

Procedure steps

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

  2. In the Edit tree, click Diagnostics.

  3. In the Diagnostics tree, click 802.1AB

  4. In the 802.1AB tree, click Avaya

  5. In the Avaya work area, click the Local Port tab.

  6. Click PortNum to select a port.

  7. In the port row, configure as required.

  8. On the toolbar, click Apply.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the variables associated with configuring the PoE conservation level request TLV.

Variable Value
PoeConsLevelRequest Specifies the power conservation level to request for a vendor specific PD.

RANGE:

0–255

DEFAULT:

0

With the default value of 0, the switch does not request a power conservation level for an Avaya IP phone connected to the port.

Configuring the 802.1Q framing TLV

Use this procedure to configure the frame tagging mode for exchanging Layer 2 priority tagging information between the switch and an Avaya IP phone.

Procedure steps

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

  2. In the Edit tree, click Diagnostics.

  3. In the Diagnostics tree, click 802.1AB.

  4. In the 802.1AB tree, click Avaya.

  5. In the Avaya work area, click the Local Port tab.

  6. Click PortNum to select a port.

  7. In the port row, configure as required.

  8. On the toolbar, click Apply.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the variables associated with configuring 802.1Q framing TLV.

Variable Value
Dot1QFramingRequest
Specifies the frame tagging mode. Values include:
  • tagged—frames are tagged based on the tagging value the Avaya IP phone receives with the LLDP-MED Network Policy TLV.

  • non-tagged—frames are not tagged with 802.1Q priority.

  • auto—an attempt is made to tag frames based on the tagging value the Avaya IP phone receives with the LLDP-MED Network Policy TLV. If there is no LLDPMED Network Policy information available, an attempt is made to tag frames based on server configuration. If that fails, traffic is transmitted untagged.

DEFAULT:

Auto