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Subject: [dpdk-dev] Link discovery using DPDK-based NICs
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Hi all,

I wonder if there is any means in DPDK to perform link discovery.
I know that DPDK is all about packet I/O, but maybe there is some library
with useful functions that an application could use for link discovery
(e.g., using LLDP).
Any suggestions are much appreciated.

Thanks,
-- 
Georgios Katsikas
Industrial Ph.D. Student
Network Intelligence Group
Decision, Networks, and Analytics (DNA) Lab
RISE SICS
E-Mail:  georgios.katsikas@ri.se