# Cisco Discovery Protocol

Device>Configure>Cisco Discovery Protocol

The CiscoView Cisco Discovery Protocol window displays information about how devices are connected to ports on the switch.

Port (cdpCacheIfIndex)

Index value of the local interface. For 802.3 repeaters for which the repeater ports do not have ifIndex values assigned, the port value is a unique value and greater than any ifIndex value supported by the repeater.

Device ID (cdpCacheDeviceId)

Unique value for each device from which CDP messages are being received. A zero-length string indicates that no device ID field was reported in the most recent CDP message.

Device Port (cdpCacheDevicePort)

Port identification number referenced in the most recent CDP message.

Address (cdpCacheAddress)

Network-layer address of the device’s SNMP agent as reported in the most recent CDP message.

Address Type (cdpCacheAddressType)

Type of address (Cisco Network Protocol) specified in the Address field.

Platform (cdpCachePlatform)

Device’s hardware platform as reported in the most recent CDP message. A zero-length string indicates that no platform field was reported in the most recent CDP message.

Capabilities (cdpCacheCapabilities)

Device’s functional capabilities as reported in the most recent CDP message.

Version (cdpCacheVersion)

Software version string as reported in the most recent CDP message.

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