Cisco Discovery Protocol Features Roadmap

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Cisco Discovery Protocol Features Roadmap

Cisco Discovery Protocol Features Roadmap

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First Published: September 5, 2008

Last Updated: September 5, 2008

This feature roadmap lists the Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) features documented in the Using Cisco Discovery Protocol section in the Cisco IOS Network Management Configuration Guide and maps them to the documents in which they appear. The roadmap is organized so that you can select your release train and see the features in that release. Find the feature name you are searching for and click on the URL in the "Where Documented" column to access the document containing that feature.

Feature and Release Support

Table 1 lists CDP feature support for the following Cisco IOS software release trains:

•Cisco IOS 11.2

•Cisco IOS 12.2T

•Cisco IOS XE Release 2.1, page 2

Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and software image support. Cisco Feature Navigator enables you to determine which Cisco IOS and Catalyst OS software images support a specific software release, feature set, or platform. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.

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Note Table 1 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release train also support that feature.

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Table 1 lists the most recent release of each software train first and the features in alphabetical order within the release.

Table 1 Cisco Discovery Protocol Features

Release	Feature Name	Feature Description	Where Documented
Cisco IOS 11.2
11.2	CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) Version 2	Cisco Discovery Protocol is a Layer 2 media independent and network independent protocol that runs on Cisco devices and enables networking applications to "learn" about nearby, directly connected devices. This protocol facilitates the management of Cisco devices and allows systems using different network-layer protocols to learn about one another.	Using Cisco Discovery Protocol
Cisco IOS 12.2T
12.2(8)T	Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) over ATM	The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) over ATM feature introduces support for CDP over ATM point-to-point permanent virtual circuits (PVCs). Prior to this release, CDP discovery messages were not supported over ATM interfaces.	Using Cisco Discovery Protocol

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